Hemp Seen as Alternative Crop for Water-Challenged AZ Farms
COOLIDGE, Ariz. – Arizona cotton farmers, who soon may be looking for crops that use less water, could switch to industrial hemp. The hemp plant…
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Tree rings hint at how climate change could shift drought in Sonoran Desert
By JORDAN EVANS Cronkite News TUCSON – Tree rings going back 800 years are giving researchers at the University of Arizona a window into how…
Accidents and snow close Highway 70 between Bylas and San Carlos
BYLAS – Snow has caused several accidents on Highway 70 between Bylas and San Carlos and the road has been closed until further notice, according…
Strong Backing for Bill to Fund National Park Maintenance
WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A bipartisan push in Congress to pay for a multi-billion-dollar maintenance backlog at national parks, in Arizona and across America, fell short…
New Census Report Ranks Arizona Top-Five State In New Residents, Growth
Moves Arizona Up To Fourth-Fastest Growing State PHOENIX — More people are moving to Arizona than almost anywhere in the country, according to the latest annual…
Ducey Signs Pipeline Pact With New Mexico, Sonora
Governor Doug Ducey, on December 19, 2018, joined New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and Sonora Governor Claudia Pavlovich to sign an agreement that streamlines the…
Truck Driver gets 10 years for 6.5 tons of pot
A Mexican man who tried to drive a load of more than 13,500 pounds of marijuana into the United States through Nogales was sentenced Tuesday…
Arizona Minimum Wage Goes Up to $11 January 1, 2019
Arizona workers at the very bottom of the wage scale will get a pay raise on January 1st. Minimum wage will go up from $10.50…
Governor Ducey appoints Martha McSally to fill John McCain’s Seat
PHOENIX – Governor Doug Ducey has announced the appointment of U.S. Representative Martha McSally (AZ-02) to the United States Senate, following the resignation of U.S. Senator…
Fentanyl Deaths on the Rise in Arizona
National headlines are calling fentanyl the deadliest drug in America. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine, is now the drug most…
