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HTeaO Debuts in Arizona

HTeaO, the nation’s leading iced tea franchise, is bringing its ultra-premium beverages to Arizona with the opening of its first location in Glendale. Scheduled to open on Saturday, July 19, the store will be located in the Westgate Entertainment...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Visits Oak Ridge Fire Command Post, Reaffirms Support for Navajo Nation Recovery Efforts

Details By Native News Online Staff July 07, 2025 On Saturday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs visited the Oak Ridge Fire Incident Command Post at the Navajo Division of Transportation to receive updates on the fire’s status and offer her continued...

Arizona business leaders detail impact of charitable board participation 

Arizona business leaders detail impact of charitable board participation 

According to the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, Arizona is home to a vibrant nonprofit sector comprising over 28,000 registered tax-exempt organizations, with the vast majority of these — over 24,500 — registered as...

Trump admin freeze on education funds blocks millions to Arizona

Trump admin freeze on education funds blocks millions to Arizona

Sen. Ruben Gallego Submitted photo/Daniel Rios Rep. Greg Stanton Eric Connolly/U.S. House Office of Photography School leaders in Arizona and across the country are facing deep uncertainty after the Department of Education missed a July 1 deadline...

Arizona students evacuated from Israel during Birthright trip recount brush with war

Arizona students evacuated from Israel during Birthright trip recount brush with war

By Johnny Fogel | Cronkite News PHOENIX — At sunrise, sirens blared. Students jolted awake, barefoot and disoriented, racing down stairwells into bomb shelters. Some still wore pajamas. Their long-awaited heritage trip to Israel had become a crash...

The 'Colorado way' put Democrats in power there. Could it work in Arizona, too?

The 'Colorado way' put Democrats in power there. Could it work in Arizona, too?

A group of Democrats gathered in Denver earlier this year to talk about a possible path forward for the party. They were touting what’s come to be known as the Colorado Way, which Democrats have been using for more than a decade to turn this once...

Arizona students evacuated from Israel during Birthright trip recount terror of missiles, sirens and brush with war

Arizona students evacuated from Israel during Birthright trip recount terror of missiles, sirens and brush with war

Liah Dolgin, right, sits with fellow students in a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv during a missile alert in June. The Arizona State University student was among dozens of American participants sheltering during air raid sirens while on a Birthright...

Letter: Climate change gaslighting

Letter: Climate change gaslighting

July 6th the Star published D. Wolfe’s LTR stating, “there is zero proof human carbon emissions are the cause (of climate change)”. He cites a chart presented by Joe Rogan. What he failed to disclose is the chart was produced by The Committee for...

Staying safe in Arizona’s extreme heat while pregnant

Staying safe in Arizona’s extreme heat while pregnant

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Southern Arizona faces extreme heat warnings frequently throughout the summer, making it even more important to keep an eye out for the most vulnerable in the community. Pregnant women are more likely to suffer from heat...

Science AFP Joe Rogan misleads on 'climate cooling' in Bernie Sanders interview

Science AFP Joe Rogan misleads on 'climate cooling' in Bernie Sanders interview

A clip of Joe Rogan questioning the idea of a "climate emergency" during an interview with US Senator Bernie Sanders circulated widely online after the podcast episode aired in late June 2025. But the host's interpretation of research on Earth's...

Senator Lankford and Congressman Brecheen urge EPA to Investigate Environmental Risks of Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Senator Lankford and Congressman Brecheen urge EPA to Investigate Environmental Risks of Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Washington, D.C. — This month, Oklahoma's senior U.S. Senator James Lankford and Second District Congressman Josh Brecheen urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the environmental and public health risks of the abortion...

Inside Arizona's only off-grid, solar-powered winery

Inside Arizona's only off-grid, solar-powered winery

Rune Wines, located in Sonoita, Arizona, is an off-grid, solar-powered winery offering hiking trails and scenic views. Owner James Callahan started Rune Wines in 2013, focusing on sustainability and using solar power for operations. Rune Wines has...

Arizona housing market: Cautious optimism meets complex realities

Arizona housing market: Cautious optimism meets complex realities

If the Arizona housing market had a crystal ball, its forecast would read: “cautious optimism.” Experts across the housing industry, from builders to bankers, forecast a 2% to 5% increase in existing home sales, even as the country deals with...

Judge gives ultimatum for endangered Arizona squirrel protections

Judge gives ultimatum for endangered Arizona squirrel protections

Joe Duhownik TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) — Federal officials have less than two years to decide whether to expand critical habitat for what some call the most endangered terrestrial animal in the U.S. After a 2017 petition, three lawsuits and more than 30...

Educating for sustainability: From access to student success

Educating for sustainability: From access to student success

GLOBAL With the advent of AI, quantum computing, genetic engineering and a plethora of other paradigm-shifting innovations, tertiary education is at a turning point. It is against this backdrop that Educating for Sustainable Development (ESD) is...

Prairie dog die-off in northern Arizona could signal plague, officials say

Prairie dog die-off in northern Arizona could signal plague, officials say

Coconino County health officials say they’re investigating a reported prairie dog die-off northeast of Flagstaff, and that could signal the presence of plague. Prairie dogs are highly susceptible to plague, which is caused by the same bacteria...

Local opinion: I've spent my life fighting for Southern Arizona, and I'm ready to deliver in Congress

Local opinion: I've spent my life fighting for Southern Arizona, and I'm ready to deliver in Congress

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Daniel Hernandez I’ve never forgotten where I come from because I couldn’t, even if I tried. I’m the proud son of a Mexican immigrant and a union construction worker. Growing up, we didn’t...

5 key ways the Big Beautiful Bill will change Arizona

5 key ways the Big Beautiful Bill will change Arizona

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law in a Fourth of July ceremony, making tax cuts he passed during his first term permanent. It offsets those revenue losses to the government with steep cuts to services like the...

The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections

The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections

Election Day in New York City was a scorcher. Temperatures at Kennedy Airport reached 102 degrees last Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest June day since 1948. Average June temperatures in Central Park rarely exceed 75 degrees. The...

North America’s Oldest Pterosaur Unearthed in Arizona’s Triassic Time Capsule

North America’s Oldest Pterosaur Unearthed in Arizona’s Triassic Time Capsule

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs and were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight. In a paper published on July 7 in Proceedings...

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