Traveling Through Time, Forwards and Backwards

Time travel is a concept most people associate with H.G. Wells, Star Trek, or Back to the Future. But in fact, time travel is possible…it’s just a question of how fast, and in what direction.

Closure of detox center could lead to exposure deaths near Navajo Nation

Police in Page, Arizona, are worried about people freezing to death after a detox center on the border of the Navajo Nation closed.

Ram roundup expected to help wildlife after Wallow Fire

Arizona Game and Fish is working to reintroduce Rocky Mountain Big Horn rams to the herd after the Wallow Fire.

NYE Fireworks - Keeping it Legal & Safe

Public safety advocates are spreading the word that although it's legal to buy fireworks any place in Arizona, it's illegal to use them in many places.  From Phoenix, KJZZ's Lynn Kelly reports.

In Texas, a push to stop scammers targeting immigrants

The logjam in Washington over immigration reform has led to an unintended consequence: Fraud. For years, the federal government in San Antonio has targeted so-called “notarios,” or scammers who promise miracles to immigrants who need legal papers.

Sweat lodge tragedy highlights lack of self-help industry regulations

Few, if any, standards safeguard the self-help industry. And that led to tragedy for three people who died in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony in 2009.

CPS Task Force Suggests Reforms

Governor Jan Brewer is reviewing recommendations for improving Arizona's Child Protective Services system.  Brewer had created a task force to address problems within CPS.

Pundits Review Arizona Politics 2011 and Preview 2012

Political observers Chip Scutari, Jaime Molera and Barry Dill talk with Host Steve Goldstein about Arizona politics in 2011--including why the state's Independent Redistricting Commission was worth

Save budget surplus for a rainy day, state superintendent says

Arizona is taking in more money than had been expected this year and that has led to a projected budget surplus for fiscal year 2012. But  State Schools Superintendent John Huppenthal is not asking for more dollars for education.

Julie Erfle: How do you define 'American'?

If someone asked you, “How do you define American?” what would you say?


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