KNAU STAFF
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The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2023 population estimates Thursday showing nationwide trends, with counties in the South continuing to grow and those in the Northeast and Midwest losing population.
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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has partnered with the Town of Payson to clean up contaminants in the local drinking water system.
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The federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has canceled plans to spray insecticides on the Colorado Plateau north of the Grand Canyon to kill grasshoppers and crickets.
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Democrats have blasted Republican Lake Havasu Sen. Sonny Borrelli for what they call an “offensive rant” he made last week.
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Northern Arizona Healthcare plans to open a new outpatient surgery center in Flagstaff. It's the first step in the company's “reimagining” of the care center voters rejected last year.
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Police say 48-year-old Marcus Michael of Phoenix was found dead shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday near Elden Street and Route 66. They have not said what indicates it is a murder.
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Navajo Nation health officials say they’ve confirmed the first case of hantavirus on the reservation this year.
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Attorney General Kris Mayes has sued the Internal Revenue Service after the agency determined last year’s state-issued Arizona Families Tax Rebate is subject to federal tax.
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The Biden administration will allocate $10 million in infrastructure funds to several ecosystem restoration and mine hazard reduction projects in Arizona.
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The federal government has allocated almost $500 million to projects like the Four Forest Restoration Initiative to reduce the risk of wildfire throughout the West.