Today: July 07, 2024
Today: July 07, 2024

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Environment|Health

Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer

Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds increasingly are posing risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs during the searing summers in Southwest cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas

Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
News|World

Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border

Three Mexican migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border

Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border
Environment|Health

At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees

At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where the temperatures this week hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), Arizona’s Maricopa Department of Public Health reported this week

At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees
Environment|Health|News

Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures

Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records

Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
Environment|News

Over 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate

Over 75 million people in the United States are under extreme heat alerts as a heat wave moves eastward

Over 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate
Environment|News

Severe, chaotic weather around US with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies

Extreme weather that ranged from triple digit temperatures in the Southwest to unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest was forecast over the U.S. into the early week

Severe, chaotic weather around US with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies
Environment|Health

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100

The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwestern U.S. with triple-digit temperatures as Phoenix firefighters employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100
Environment|Health

After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics

Officials in America’s hottest big metro are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting the triple digits this spring

After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
Environment|Health

Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate

The victims of last summer's staggering 31-day streak of daily temperatures reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit and over were old and young, male and female, homeless and well-to-do, Black, white, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American

Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate
Economy|Entertainment|Environment|Science

Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'

Best-selling novelist Amy Tan of “The Joy Luck Club” fame combines entries from her nature journal with astonishing illustrations thanks to lessons in bird illustration in “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” to share a birdwatching obsession that dates back to before the COVID-19 pandemic

Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'
News|Political

Rudy Giuliani processed in Arizona in fake electors scheme to overturn Trump's 2020 loss to Biden

Rudy Giuliani has been processed in the criminal case over the effort to overturn Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden

Rudy Giuliani processed in Arizona in fake electors scheme to overturn Trump's 2020 loss to Biden
News|Political

A judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissal

The judge overseeing the case of an Arizona rancher who was unsuccessfully tried in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property says he will consider whether to leave open the possibility of a new trial later

A judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissal
Health|News|Technology|World

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths this summer

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
Health|News|Political

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
News|Political

Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant

An Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border

Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
Business|Entertainment|News

Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave

Record Store Day celebrates independent retail music sellers who have endured long after megastores like Tower Records closed

Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave
News

Jury weighs case against Arizona rancher in migrant killing

The jury has been ordered to resume deliberations Friday in the trial of a 75-year-old Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property

Jury weighs case against Arizona rancher in migrant killing
Economy|Environment|News

A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story online

Nine-year-old Cal Clifford had always wanted a pet octopus

A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story online
News

Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrant

Jurors in the case of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting a migrant on his property visited the scene of the killing as the third week of the trial wrapped up

Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrant
News|Political

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point

Jurors in the case of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting a migrant on his border property will be allowed to visit the scene of the killing

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point
News|Political

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant is set to open

An Arizona rancher is set to go on trial in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant is set to open
Business|Health|News|Political

Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward

A Navajo state senator in Arizona says she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars

Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward
Environment|Health|News

Arizona's most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year

Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county report they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year

Arizona's most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year
Business|News|Political

How Apache Stronghold's fight to protect Oak Flat in central Arizona has played out over the years

Native American groups have struggled with mining interests over a decade over Oak Flat, a piece of national forest land in central Arizona

How Apache Stronghold's fight to protect Oak Flat in central Arizona has played out over the years
News|Political

Republican prosecutor in Arizona takes swipe at New York district attorney prosecuting Trump

The Republican prosecutor of Arizona’s most populous county says she opposes the extradition of a suspect in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room

Republican prosecutor in Arizona takes swipe at New York district attorney prosecuting Trump

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