Capitals, coach Laviolette part ways after missing playoffs
Stephen Wyno The Washington Capitals and coach Peter LaViolette have decided to part ways after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. General manager Brian McClellan announced Friday, less than 24 hours after the Capitals’ season ended, a decision he described as mutual: Laviolette’s contract was due to expire. […]
Haboobs, swamp box and ki-yotes: Arizona residents favor protecting the ways they speak
Caught in a hubbub? Have you ever driven on a side road? Have you used Swampbox? These are some of the terms you may hear while in State 48 and the majority of residents want them preserved. A Writing Tips Institute survey found that 57% of Arizonas surveyed supported the idea that the Arizona dialect […]
Plate-reading cameras help officers in multitude of ways
SR 347 [Brian Petersheim Jr.] Among the anti-crime tools at the Maricopa Police Department’s disposal are license plate reading cameras. Police officers have access to data from 1,360 such cameras throughout Arizona, according to Maricopa Emergency Services spokesperson Monica Williams. Maricopa has 32 license plate cameras. Camera company Flock Safety says its products are used […]
Cartels find creative ways to smuggle drugs into the US
Ali Bradley and Katie Smith 10 hours ago (new nation) — Drug cartels remain innovative in their approach to cross-border drug trafficking, creating pathways for fentanyl and other substances to enter the United States. Coconuts, crutches, car batteries, coffee cans, and carrots all have one thing in common. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials […]
Farmers in dry western U.S. face new ways to save water
Lone Rock Beach on Lake Powell is a popular recreational area that was formerly underwater. His second-largest reservoir in the United States has slumped to its lowest level on record since the lake was created by damming the Colorado River in 1960. Rising water demand and climate change are shrinking the Colorado River, jeopardizing the […]
Cartels find creative ways to smuggle drugs into the U.S.
Ali Bradley and Katie Smith 54 minutes ago This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows cocaine seized by customs officers from a traveler who was smuggling drugs into the wheels of a wheelchair at New York’s Kennedy International Airport. A woman traveling with a non-spinning wheelchair from Punta Her Cana, Dominican Republic, […]
Voters with disabilities have many ways to cast ballots in Maricopa County
A voting device for Arizonas with disabilities is required at every polling place in the state. On Oct. 31, his Ability360 in Phoenix conducted a practice session for his ImageCast X accessible voting device. (Photo by Justin Spangenthal / Cronkite News) Available at all polling places in Maricopa County, the ImageCast X accessible voting device […]
SCOTUS decision could impact Arizona water ways | News
TUCSON (KVOA) – The Supreme Court began a new term earlier this month in a case that may affect Arizona’s waterways. The Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency challenges the definition at the core of the Clean Water Act that is considered Water of the United States (WOTUS). A 1972 law prevents the discharge of hazardous […]
