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States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (841+ words) One of dozens of AI cameras installed for the utility Arizona Public Service had spotted early signs of what came to be known as the Diamond Fire. Firefighters raced to the scene and contained the blaze before it grew past…...
Man rises from homelessness to first-time graduate: "I'm going to survive and grow'
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (356+ words) PHOENIX (KNXV) - A series of unfortunate events left an Arizona man without a roof over his head at nearly 60 years old, but he's now rising again and working to graduate for the first time. Addist Bennett suffered a hernia on…...
Teen sentenced after planning ISIS-inspired attack on Phoenix Pride parade
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (208+ words) PHOENIX (AZFamily/Gray News) - A teen convicted of planning an ISIS-inspired terror attack on an Arizona pride parade will spend just under two years in prison, a judge ruled. Marvin Aneer Jalo was 17 when he was arrested in October 2024 at…...
Fentanyl Awareness Day highlights rising overdose deaths in Colorado
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (181+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -National Fentanyl Awareness Day is Wednesday, April 29, , a day dedicated to educating people about the drug. The Drug Enforcement Administration has been trying to raise awareness as it fights against the dangers of fentanyl. While overdose…...
Crews battle 2-alarm landfill fire in Surprise
1+ week, 2+ day ago (62+ words) KJCT Crews battle 2-alarm landfill fire in Surprise Justice Department drops criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell WWSB ABC7 News at 6: 00pm - Woman found asleep in Tesla with autopilot on, arrested for DUI on I-75 Kellogg's is bringing back cereal box…...
Mesa County embraces AI technology to improve efficiency and services
2+ week, 6+ day ago (73+ words) KJCT Mesa County embraces AI technology to improve efficiency and services Grand Junction dispatchers honored during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week "It's been so painful: Murder charges dropped in Grand Junction pipe bombing case after 30 years At least 19 injured in…...
2 high school teachers accused of sexual misconduct with same teenage student: "It's not an achievement'
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (950+ words) PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) " Two women who taught at a high school near Phoenix are accused of sexual misconduct with the same student. Both teachers were placed on administrative leave in August 2025 after the allegations came to light. One…...
Maverick Classic and Beer Fest draws hundreds of cyclists to Grand Junction - Clone
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (387+ words) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The annual Maverick Classic and Beer Fest brought cycling and local flavor to Grand Junction over the weekend. The multiday event drew hundreds of cyclists to compete on CMU's home turf, from downtown criterium races to…...
Fraternity leader indicted for hazing in university student's alcohol poisoning
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (645+ words) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) " A former university fraternity leader has been indicted in Arizona nearly two months after a student died from alcohol poisoning at a house party. The Coconino County Attorney's Office announced Friday that a grand jury…...
Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) We are in agony," she told NBC News colleague Hoda Kotb in a portion of the interview aired Wednesday on the Today" show. She said she wakes up in the middle of each night thinking of what her mother went…...