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New research from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
finds it's getting tougher to keep kids away from tobacco, and the Centers for
Disease Control say more than one in six Arizona
teens either smokes or chews tobacco products.
Sept. 20, 2013
Mail heading for Tucson will be processed in Phoenix starting this year. The U.S. Postal Service originally planned on the change next year, but moved up the date, as part of a its plan to save money.
Sept. 20, 2013
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity will be on its own
for a little while starting next week. Jim Bell, a professor for Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration, told us why and what it will be doing in the interim.
Sept. 20, 2013
April marks the start of Ozone Season in the Valley, which runs through
September -- a longer-than-average season for higher levels of ozone
pollution.
Ozone is produced when heat and sunlight interact with vehicle emissions
and other chemicals in the air, so the long, hot days of summer are
prime conditions for producing elevated ozone levels.
Sept. 20, 2013
One day after his release,
Louis Taylor says he’s trying to adjust to his freedom. Taylor was released from prison on Tuesday,
after serving 40 years behind bars.
Louis Taylor breaks down as he talks about when he was convicted in 1973 of setting the Pioneer Hotel fire
and responsible for the deaths of 29 people who died in the blaze.
Sept. 20, 2013
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