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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dubbed July 19 as "Freedom Day" — referring to the freedom that would come from lifting COVID-19 restrictions on that date.
July 19, 2021
Health officials are growing concerned as the delta variant is causing cases to increase again, even though vaccines have been available for months.
July 19, 2021
In the late 1980s and early '90s, Tommy Espinoza looked around his neighborhood in south Phoenix and didn’t like what he saw. At the same time, he was putting together a community development effort for the National Council of La Raza — and he realized there was a common thread that could help them all: capital.
July 19, 2021
The federal government is expected to formally declare a shortage on the Colorado River later this summer, which would trigger automatic cutbacks. For Arizona, that would mean an 18% reduction in the amount of Colorado River water it gets.
July 19, 2021
On Friday, Republic columnist Abe Kwok responded to a new pilot program from the city of Phoenix’s Parks and Recreation Board to close select public hiking trails when the heat gets extreme. Kwok argues closing the trails doesn’t help anyone.
July 19, 2021
Title 42 was enacted under Trump during the pandemic. It allows border officers to send migrants back into Mexico on public health grounds. The Biden administration is facing growing pressure from immigrant rights advocates to end the policy completely.
July 19, 2021
Citing "pervasive material breaches" of Arizona's prison health care class action settlement, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver rescinded the settlement and ordered the Department of Corrections and prisoner attorneys to prepare for a trial. <br><small><b>→ <a href="https://kjzz.org/tags/arizona-prisons" target="_blank">More Arizona Prison News</a></small></b>
July 16, 2021
Members of an Indigenous community in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, say they are experiencing a critical water shortage after weeks without reliable access.
July 19, 2021
A federal judge ended an Obama-era program that protected young people brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. The ruling halts new approvals for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program.
July 16, 2021
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. The Show discussed the week in news with Lorna Romero, owner of Elevate Strategies; and political analyst Chris Herstam.
July 16, 2021
