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Alan Stark/CC BY-SAPresident Donald Trump signed several executive orders Tuesday to keep coal-fired power plants open past their scheduled retirement dates, including the Cholla Power Plant in eastern Arizona. -
Carrie CannonPueblo Grande de Nevada — known as the "Lost City" — is an archeological site near Overton, Nevada. It’s a complex of villages inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans for nearly a thousand years. -
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media ServicesBorder czar Tom Homan told Arizona lawmakers Tuesday that he and the president are not at all sorry about rounding up and deporting everyone who is here illegally, regardless of whether they are guilty of any other offense. -
Gloria Gomez/Arizona MirrorA new alert system will be used for missing and endangered persons who do not meet the Amber and Silver Alert criteria, enabling a more rapid and coordinated response.
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Legislation giving Arizona's electric utilities protections from lawsuits for wildfires sparked by their equipment has been pared down as lawmakers debate the measure. -
The historically dry northern Arizona winter has made forest officials nervous for the fire season. Conditions improved after March storms brought significant snow and rain to the region. -
Tribal leaders say a coordinated alert system for missing Indigenous people could save lives in Arizona. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered the state Department of Agriculture to delay its rules mandating cage-free eggs until 2034. -
Authorities are searching for three members of a family who were traveling from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas last week as a major winter storm triggered a 22-vehicle crash on Interstate 40. -
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want the political affiliation of school board candidates listed on the ballot.
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The West Virginia Legislature passed a ban on food dyes in a confluence of interests between pro-Trump lawmakers and food safety advocates. Some grocery shoppers worry it will mean dwindling choices.
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President Trump's trade war is starting to take a toll on US importers. Double-digit tariffs on goods from dozens of countries took effect overnight.
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Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.
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Actor Elizabeth Olsen opens up about intentionally shifting her career towards more serious roles after becoming famous playing a Marvel superhero.
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President Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation program in U.S. history. Some Republicans worry about political backlash, especially in swing districts with immigrant populations.
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Very warm April afternoons are forecast through the remainder of the week. High temperatures will be running near daily record type values, mountain locations mid-upper 70s, high deserts of northeastern AZ in the low-mid 80s and central AZ mid upper 80s, 90s for the Verde Valley.
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