Summer 2024 has been Phoenix’s hottest ever. In spite of that, fewer people appear to have died as a result of heat in Maricopa County this year compared to last. A new survey released by the Arizona Department of Education shows many teachers who didn’t return this year, left due to student behavior and discipline issues. The Apache trout, Arizona’s state fish, was removed from the federal endangered species list Wednesday. Plus the latest health, business, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.