Michel Marizco
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More snow expected for northern Arizona this week
A winter storm continued to bring snowy conditions to northern Arizona over the weekend. Since Saturday night, Flagstaff reported about 10 inches of fresh snow. Another 3 to 5 inches was forecasted Sunday.Temperatures Monday will reportedly will not be as cold — but still about 10 to 20 degrees below normal.“So, it looks like the temperatures, roughly in the 30s for most areas → Read More
More snow expected for northern Arizona this week
A winter storm continued to bring snowy conditions to northern Arizona over the weekend. Since Saturday night, Flagstaff reported about 10 inches of fresh snow. Another 3 to 5 inches was forecasted Sunday.Temperatures Monday will reportedly will not be as cold — but still about 10 to 20 degrees below normal.“So, it looks like the temperatures, roughly in the 30s for most areas → Read More
This January is Flagstaff's 3rd snowiest on record
Highways across northern Arizona remain closed as snow continues to fall across the state. State highways near the Grand Canyon and Camp Verde were closed Monday morning due to snowfall.And thanks to an accumulation of snow on Sunday and Monday, Flagstaff just reached its third snowiest month of January. The National Weather Service announced the new record in an online post, → Read More
This January is Flagstaff's 3rd snowiest on record
Highways across northern Arizona remain closed as snow continues to fall across the state. State highways near the Grand Canyon and Camp Verde were closed Monday morning due to snowfall.And thanks to an accumulation of snow on Sunday and Monday, Flagstaff just reached its third snowiest month of January. The National Weather Service announced the new record in an online post, → Read More
Winter storm leaves parts of northern AZ in more than foot of snow
A winter snowstorm that blanketed parts of northern Arizona with more than a foot of snow, and it’s not over yet.The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that wasn’t expected to expire until late Tuesday night, and flurries were still falling across Flagstaff earlier in the day. Paige Swenson is a meteorologist with the Weather Service. → Read More
Murder trial in 2018 killing of U.S. marshal set for next year
A Tucson man will go to trial next year for the 2018 murder of a U.S. marshal. Ryan Phillip Schlesinger had a documented history of harassing law enforcement in Tucson. At one point, federal prosecutors say he visited the parents of a Tucson police officer and warned the officer that "crossing him" was the biggest mistake of her life. → Read More
Arizona 2022 election: Arizona congressional districts results
The partisan makeup of Arizona's U.S. House delegation and control of Congress itself are up for grabs Tuesday, with Republicans hoping to shift the state's 5-4 Democratic tilt by picking up two and possibly three seats. → Read More
Flagstaff's minimum wage is going up in January. Here's by how much
Minimum wage is increasing in Flagstaff on New Year’s Day, officials announced this week. There’s some history to Flagstaff’s minimum-wage increase. In 2016, voters approved a measure that, starting next year, will bump up the wage annually by the increase in the cost of living.And data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the consumer-price index increased by → Read More
Pipeline Fire: Get the latest on the wildfire burning near Flagstaff
June 13: 3 fires burning near Flagstaff The winds are playing hell games with the fires. Smoke from Pipeline is now south east of the original path and smoke from Haywire just blew upward. pic.twitter.com/sY1XeyJ783— Michel Marizco (@MichelMarizco) June 13, 2022 → Read More
Pipeline Fire: Get the latest on the wildfire burning near Flagstaff
June 13: 3 fires burning near Flagstaff The winds are playing hell games with the fires. Smoke from Pipeline is now south east of the original path and smoke from Haywire just blew upward. pic.twitter.com/sY1XeyJ783— Michel Marizco (@MichelMarizco) June 13, 2022 → Read More
Pipeline Fire: The latest on the wildfire near Flagstaff
June 16: Coconino National Forest officials request to close down the forest rejectedRegional officials have rejected a request from the Coconino National Forest to fully close down the forest. The decision means no Stage 3 fire restrictions in spite of the powerful wind-driven fires that have ripped through northeastern Flagstaff and evacuated neighborhoods twice in two → Read More
Tunnel Fire embers cross the fire line in strong winds Friday morning
April 22: Tunnel Fire embers cross the fire line in strong winds Friday morningHear Michel Marizco discuss the Tunnel Fire with host Lauren Gilger on The Show Your browser does not support the audio element.Fire crews were finally able to engage the Tunnel Fire with air assets Thursday but are facing a new push from strong winds descending on the 20,000-acre wildfire. → Read More
Fires explode across northern Arizona as winds top 50 mph
Wildfires driven by strong winds have erupted in northern Arizona.In Coconino County, the Tunnel Fire exploded to at least 6,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon. Neighborhoods on Flagstaff’s northeast side were evacuated. The fire is not contained, and U.S. Forest Service officials said they still don’t know whether any homes have been destroyed. → Read More
Evacuations underway in Yavapai County from 500-acre Crooks Fire
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Yavapai County Monday evening due to a growing wildfire.The evacuations were ordered in the Prescott area near Mount Union and Camp Kippa. An emergency shelter was set up at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service announced the evacuations through their social media accounts. → Read More
Evacuations underway in Yavapai County from 500-acre Crooks Fire
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Yavapai County Monday evening due to a growing wildfire.The evacuations were ordered in the Prescott area near Mount Union and Camp Kippa. An emergency shelter was set up at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service announced the evacuations through their social media accounts. → Read More
Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott Retiring
The chief of the Border Patrol announced he is retiring at the end of the week. Rodney Scott was favored by former President Donald Trump and showed a lot of support for Trump’s border wall. Scott kept that loyalty to Trump after president Joe Biden took office. Scott refused to stop using the phrase illegal alien to describe undocumented immigrants. A traditional phrase that → Read More
Pima County Supervisors Vote to Drop Mask Mandate
County supervisors had passed a mask mandate last December. And in March, officials had decided that Gov. Doug Ducey didn’t have the legal authority to stop the county health department from keeping the mandate in place.With just one supervisor opposed, the board voted Friday to ease its mask rule. → Get The Latest News On COVID-19 In ArizonaSupervisor Matt Heinz voted to → Read More
KJZZ Wasn't Always KJZZ. Here's How The Station Got Its Name
It isn't just the 50th anniversary of NPR’s All Things Considered. It’s also the year KJZZ turns 70. And before it settled on its name, the station had several others. → Read More
Tucson City Council To Vote On Mandatory Curfew
Tucson’s mayor has asked the City Council to consider a three-week curfew starting Tuesday night at 8 p.m.Mayor Regina Romero said she made the decision to put a curfew in place as cases climbed to the highest they’ve been in Pima County since summer."We are hoping this particular measure in our community will help slow the surge of cases," she said → Read More
Tribal Officer Killed In Southern Arizona
The FBI is investigating the killing of a tribal police officer in southern Arizona. A Tohono O’odham police officer was killed Thursday near the Desert Diamond Casino south of Ajo.An FBI spokeswoman said a suspect was being treated for injuries at a hospital.Border Patrol Sector Chief in Tucson Roy Villareal said in a statement that a Border Patrol agent assisted tribal → Read More