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Tucson-based defense contractor Raytheon Missile Systems was
awarded more than $250 million in two Defense Department contracts
Friday, which fulfill commitments from the Army and the US Missile Defense
Agency.
Sept. 20, 2013
A grocery chain with outlets in Arizona says it will start requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods in its stores. Whole Foods is the first major retailer in the country to announce the change, but it won’t take effect until 2018.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is planning to file a lawsuit challenging the city of Bisbee's new civil union ordinance. He's also continuing efforts to challenge marshals in the polygamous community of Colorado City.
Sept. 20, 2013
We are pleased to share the voices and conversations of our community from StoryCorps Phoenix. StoryCorps Phoenix is the project that
records the stories of everyday people and archives them at the Library of Congress.
Sept. 20, 2013
Reports
indicate all of the more than 250 Arizonans who ran Monday's Boston Marathon
survived the finish line explosions without injury.
Barry
Anderson of the Runner's Den in Phoenix, says many in the Arizona group didn't
know what to think, at first.
Sept. 20, 2013
In the United Kingdom,
Tesco is the number one grocery chain. But in Arizona, California and Nevada –
not so much. So when grocery giant Tesco announced Wednesday it was selling all
its 200 U.S. stores, it didn’t come out of the blue.
Sept. 20, 2013
We are pleased to share the voices and conversations of our community from StoryCorps Phoenix. StoryCorps Phoenix is the project that
records the stories of everyday people and archives them at the Library of Congress.
Sept. 20, 2013
Pinal County’s top prosecutor wants his county to stop processing permits for medical marijuana dispensaries. Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles has told the Pinal County Board of Supervisors he is recommending against county workers accepting, processing or issuing permits for marijuana sales or cultivation.
Sept. 20, 2013
Senator John McCain wants to clarify his position on how the Boston Marathon bombing suspect should be treated while in custody. He says he does not think Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be tried as an enemy combatant, but he thinks it was a mistake to read him his Miranda rights so soon.
Sept. 20, 2013
A Muslim leader is trying to improve public perceptions about members of Arizona’s Islamic community in the wake of the Boston bombing. The faith leader also said local Muslims need to do more to report radical Islamists.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona utilities this week gave regulators a sense of how
their supply of energy is looking for this summer. They told members of the
Arizona Corporation Commission that they are ready to handle the increased demand that higher temperatures will bring.
Sept. 20, 2013
The federal government has decided against limiting the number of nesting golden eagles that Hopis can collect for religious ceremonies. The Hopi tribe had been authorized to collect 40 eaglets this year for religious use.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Scottsdale City Council wants voters to decide if the city should fund a $212 million bond program to pay for parks, libraries, roads, and other infrastructure projects. Voters will decide the four bond questions during the Nov.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona consumers are apparently feeling more confident about the economy. New figures from the Behavior Research Center show 29 percent think current business conditions are good. That's the best number in years, with the percentage who think jobs are hard to get now at just 43 percent.
Sept. 20, 2013
Congress returns to D.C. Monday after a week-long recess. For Republican Senator Jeff Flake going back to Washington may come as a relief.
Caren Teves, whose son died at the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shootings last year, outside Sen.
Sept. 20, 2013
A power plant that converts
garbage into renewable energy will soon be operating in Glendale. The project will cost $110 million. City of Glendale
officials say the waste-to-energy plant will be built on the Glendale Municipal
Landfill near the Glendale
airport.
Sept. 20, 2013