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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/21/2026 > mark-kelly-donations-trump-sedition-feud

Donations keep flowing for Mark Kelly since Trump 'sedition' accusation

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1206+ words) WASHINGTON " Sen. Mark Kelly's campaign war chest has continued to explode since President Donald Trump accused him of sedition last fall." Kelly raised about $13 million in the first three months of 2026. That's on top of $12. 5 million in the previous quarter,…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/20/2026 > arizona-workplace-heat-safety-guidelines

Arizona adopts new workplace heat safety guidelines

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (963+ words) PHOENIX " Arizona is implementing new workplace heat safety guidelines as summer approaches. They address shade, breaks and water access, but advocates say without enforceable standards, they fall short of protecting workers." The state has experienced longer periods of extreme heat,…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/17/2026 > ice-opening-a-new-office-in-flagstaff-residents-worry-about-tactics-tourism-and-terror

Flagstaff residents are worried about a new ICE office

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1821+ words) FLAGSTAFF " Surrounded by boxes of information packets, a Keep Flagstaff Together volunteer kneeled in front of a young boy in a parking lot in the afternoon on April 8. She sounded out words and repeated a phrase with him. "We have…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/15/2026 > election-denial-arizona-2026-elections

Election denial looms large in statewide Arizona contests

6+ day, 52+ min ago  (1596+ words) WASHINGTON " Republicans angling to replace Arizona's governor, attorney general and secretary of state all have a history of amplifying President Donald Trump's disproved claims about fraud in the 2020 election. One frontrunner for governor led the charge in Congress to overturn…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/15/2026 > aps-reaches-7-million-settlement-with-ag-mayes-over-heat-disconnections-reinstates-95-degree-policy

APS agrees to $7 million settlement with AG Mayes after heat disconnection investigation

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (756+ words) PHOENIX " Sweeping changes are coming to the APS heat-related disconnection policy two years after the death of customer Kate Korman. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a $7 million settlement with the state's largest energy provider during a press conference Wednesday…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/14/2026 > heating-cooling-aid-liheap

Arizona senators push to revamp energy aid formula they say favors cold-weather states

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1055+ words) WASHINGTON " Arizona's U. S. senators are renewing calls to revamp a decades-old federal program that helps low-income households manage energy costs, arguing that it shortchanges residents of states where extreme heat rather than frigid winters is the big problem. Sens. Ruben Gallego…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/03/2026 > tommy-lloyd-signs-extension-arizona-men-basketball

Tommy Lloyd signs five-year extension with Arizona men's basketball

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (429+ words) INDIANAPOLIS " Amid the excitement of the Men's Final Four, Tommy Lloyd quieted a fast-moving rumor: He will remain the coach of the Arizona men's basketball team, he said Friday." "Arizona basketball needs to become a locomotive where everything surrounding it…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/03/2026 > a-new-ice-detention-center-in-marana-raises-fears-among-residents-people-shouldnt-have-to-live-like-this

ICE is adding another immigration detention center in Arizona.

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (647+ words) MARANA " An abandoned, run-down prison just outside of Tucson has sat untouched for years. Now, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security plans to fill the former Marana prison with a new kind of inmate: immigrants in the country illegally." "We've already…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/03/2026 > ncaa-women-final-four-tourney-town-phoenix

Fans gather at NCAA Women's Final Four Tourney Town in Phoenix

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (800+ words) PHOENIX " Walking down East Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, the energy of the Women's Final Four was impossible to ignore. Buildings were wrapped in the event's graphics, barricades carried the tournament's branding and fans wearing team gear filled…...

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cronkitenews. azpbs. org > 04/03/2026 > arizona-1997-ncaa-men-basketball-title

A look back at Arizona's 1997 NCAA men's basketball title

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (993+ words) PHOENIX " They were affectionately called the Cardiac Cats for a reason. The 1997 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team was not considered a major threat to win the NCAA title. Most analysts considered the team too young to reach such a peak....