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The Best Mountain To Hike In Arizona Isn't Actually Camelback
The Travel
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July 2, 2025
Arizona ranks among the top states with the best hiking opportunities, and it's easy to see why. The Grand Canyon State's landscape varies between vast deserts, breathtaking red rock mountains, and endless canyons, making it a playground for...
Hiking influencer Hannah Moody’s cause of death revealed after being found dead on Arizona trail
New York Post
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June 28, 2025
Hiking influencer Hannah Moody’s cause of death has been revealed more than a month after she was found dead near an Arizona trail. The 31-year-old, who frequently shared videos of her hiking adventures with her nearly 50,000 Instagram followers,...
Arizona advances Phoenix-Tucson passenger rail study with federal approval
Pinal Today - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is advancing its study on the feasibility of a passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson. The Federal Railroad Administration has approved ADOT's initial submissions for the Corridor...
Today, July 17, We Celebrate Servant of God Francis Garces and Companions
ACI Africa
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July 17, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa, 17 July, 2025 / 11:15 am (ACI Africa). A contemporary of the American Revolution and of Blessed Junipero Serra, Francisco Garcés was born in 1738 in Spain, where he joined the Franciscans. After ordination in 1763, he was sent...
How Game and Fish makes sure Arizonans are 'bear aware' this summer
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 4, 2025
Northern Arizona is a popular destination for summer getaways. It’s also home to black bears. As travelers vacation for the holiday weekend, Game and Fish is reminding them to be “Bear Aware.” Black bears are typically shy and avoid humans, but...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs Chase Field tax recapture bill
Arizona Sports
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June 27, 2025
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed House Bill 2704, which will allocate $500 million in public funding for Chase Field renovations, into law on Friday, a major victory for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The bill will move along with the state budget,...
Death of Vanished Arizona Teen Found Dismembered Finally Revealed
Law Enforcement Today
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PINAL COUNTY, AZ - The official cause of death for Emily Pike, a 14-year-old runaway, has been revealed by authorities. The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office ruled that Pike died of "homicidal violence with blunt head trauma." Pike went...
Holiday camping begins as Stage 2 fire restrictions continue
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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July 5, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The long holiday weekend is sending campers to the Great Outdoors, but it’s a big problem if those people aren’t abiding by the fire restrictions in place. Stage II fire restrictions has been around for months. That means...
Hiking Influencer Hannah Moody's Cause of Death Revealed
E! News - Canada
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June 28, 2025
Hannah Moody's cause of death has been revealed one month after her passing. The hiking influencer—who was found dead along a trail in Scottsdale, Ariz., last month—died on May 22 of "environmental heat exposure," according to a report on the...
Wendy Rogers shares views on rural Arizona and more in recent tweets
Pinal Today - Arizona
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July 4, 2025
Wendy Rogers, Arizona State Senator from 7th District (R) | Official U.S. Senate headshotWendy Rogers, Arizona State Senator from 7th District (R) | Official U.S. Senate headshot Wendy Rogers, a prominent figure known for her active engagement on...
Arizona softball signs Big East Player of the Year Grace Jenkins
AZ Desert Swarm - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
The two weeks immediately after the transfer portal opened were stressful for Arizona softball fans as nine active players and a former commit opted to leave. Since then, head coach Caitlin Lowe and her staff have brought in several...
Arizona baseball promotes John DeRouin to succeed Kevin Vance as pitching coach
The Arizona Daily Star
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As expected, John DeRouin has been promoted to the position of pitching coach for Arizona. The program announced the move Friday, 11 days after Kevin Vance left to become the head coach at San Diego State. DeRouin had been Vance’s top aide the...
Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness
Arizona Mirror
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June 27, 2025
In Arizona, we are witnessing a dangerous pattern that cycles people between eviction, homelessness, and incarceration. It’s a system we call the Eviction-to-Prison Pipeline — and it’s tightening across the state through city ordinances, ballot...
Arizona Lottery Caps Fast Play Ticket Purchases at $50,000 to Protect Players
Casino Beats
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June 27, 2025
Written by Stuart Hughes Stuart Hughes Stuart is a freelance journalist and marketing content and copywriter who graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University. His writing covers topics such as Sports Betting and iGaming news stories,...
Arizona jury convicts 'cyberstalker' who harassed former government official for months
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
Prosecutors said the defendant spent months sending profane messages and voicemails to a government official in Arizona. TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal jury has convicted an Oregon man of harassing and stalking a former U.S. government official in...
Record-Breaking July 4th Travel Collides with Dangerous Heat, Storms
CBN News
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July 4, 2025
A record-setting 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July holiday this year, the most ever recorded for Independence Day. The increase is fueled by strong demand for summer travel, lower gas and airfare prices, and a...
Arizona gas prices down ahead of July 4 as AAA predicts record-breaking holiday travel
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
A modest dip in Arizona gas prices this week may offer a little relief at the pump, but the Independence Day rush could quickly erase those savings. The state is going against national trends, but the looming holiday and summer demand may push...
This New Jersey city tops Fourth of July travel lists this year
The Manual - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
Looking for the perfect Fourth of July getaway? Travelers across the country are flocking to Asbury Park, New Jersey, which has officially topped this year’s Fourth of July travel lists, according to a new report from HomeToGo, the world’s largest...
Love pours in for stunning NFL Wag as she turns heads in sizzling bikini shots on vacation – ‘a lucky man’
The U.S. Sun
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July 4, 2025
JAKE Browning’s stunning fiancee Stephanie Niles has set social media ablaze with a sizzling series of bikini pics. She's got everyone talking after sharing snaps of her getaway to Croatia. 8 Stephanie Niles has got her fans talking after...
How budget bill could impact healthcare systems in southern Arizona
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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July 4, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - As “The Big Beautiful Bill” makes its way to President Donald Trump’s desk, officials in Arizona are preparing for what they are calling a weaker healthcare system moving forward. “It’s really anything but (beautiful)....