Articles by Jim Cross
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Counting the homeless in metro Phoenix could change their lives
Jim Cross | February 24, 2015 7:02 amVolunteers walked the streets of Avondale, Mesa and everywhere in between Tuesday to get a better count of the homeless in the Valley.
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Arizona congressman: Blame possible DHS shutdown on Democrats
Jim Cross | February 24, 2015 6:02 amAn Arizona congressman said the blame rests with Senate Democrats should Congress fail to keep the lights on at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Light snowpack could mean bad news for Arizona wildfire watchers
Jim Cross | February 23, 2015 9:02 amThe Arizona high country is getting hit with a winter storm but it may be too little too late to put a dent if a large wildfire erupted.
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Volunteers wanted to clean up Salt River over weekend
Jim Cross | February 20, 2015 12:02 pmMillions of visitors pass through Tonto National Forest’s recreational areas and lots of them leave a mess.
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Warm February puts smiles on faces in Phoenix
Jim Cross | February 20, 2015 8:02 amThe groundhog that predicted six more weeks of winter was far away from the Valley at the time.
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ADOT in homestretch of massive Northern Arizona repair project
Jim Cross | February 16, 2015 8:02 amAlmost exactly two years ago — on Feb. 20, 2013 — a landslide buckled 500 feet of U.S. Highway 89 south of Page, Arizona.
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Thousands of Arizonans without health insurance could be fined
Jim Cross | February 13, 2015 5:02 amThousands of Arizonans could take a hit on their annual income taxes for failing to have health insurance in 2014.
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Arizona congressman blames government for war-weary Americans
Jim Cross | February 13, 2015 5:02 amAn Arizona congressman blamed the United States government for the number of war-weary Americans just days after President Barack Obama announced he wants to increase military action in the Middle East to combat the Islamic State.
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NAU bug specialist’s work could be key to fewer wildfires
Jim Cross | February 12, 2015 8:02 amNAU entomologist Rich Hofstetter is using the bugs’ own natural enemy, a fungus, in the latest bark beetle battle.
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Organizers struggle to make memorial to Yarnell firefighters a reality
Jim Cross | February 10, 2015 7:02 amPHOENIX — The Yarnell Hill Memorial Site Board has launched a website to take in online donations to help build a memorial to the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots killed on duty. Prescott Fire Division Chief Darrell Willis, who sits on the memorial’s board, said the Arizona State Legislature gave the fund $500,000 to buy the […]