AZ Briefing
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AZ Briefing
YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP
Fri Jan 24 2025
Lorenzino Estrada | Digital Producer
Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day.
A group that represents residential developers is suing the Hobbs administration over what it says are illegal rules that stopped some new construction because of concerns Arizona’s groundwater cannot keep up.
More on the lawsuit filed in Maricopa County on behalf of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona.
Other big stories
➤ These are the pets up for adoptionin Phoenix-area shelters this week. Meet Riggs, Molecule, Gina and Colby Kringle .
➤ Many of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and administration policies will directly affect Arizonans’ lives. Here’s a rundown of Week 1.
➤ The superintendent of Isaac Elementary School District has resigned, emergency cash is being sought and some worry about covering costs like payroll while another Phoenix district is proposing the closure of two schools.
➤ A woman accused of killing her rideshare driver on Tuesday was on her way to a medical appointment. Detailed court records describe what happened.
➤ Remember when it rained? As metro Phoenix is in the midst of a historic dry spell, here’s a look back at the best rain images from Arizona Republic photographers.
➤ Today, you can expect a sunny morning followed by high clouds with a high near 68 degrees. Expect it to be partly cloudy and chilly at night with a low near 41 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
Lunar New Year: Celebrate at Phoenix Chinese festival
Qiang Zhang creates sugar paintings for visitors at the Phoenix Chinese Week Culture and Cuisine Festival on Feb. 4, 2024, in Phoenix.
Megan Mendoza/The Republic
Dragon dances, authentic food and tea ceremonies: Welcome the Lunar New Year at this Phoenix park. Here’s everything to know about the free festival before you go.
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Today in history
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.•On this day in 1908: The Boy Scout movement began in England when Robert Baden-Powell, a lieutenant general in the British Army, published the first installment of “Scouting for Boys,” a handbook designed to train children in basic survival skills, wood crafting, self-improvement and discipline. The manual became a huge success, and scores of impromptu Scout troops popped up across the country shortly thereafter.•In 1940: The film adaptation of “The Grapes of Wrath,” based on John Steinbeck’s 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, had its world premiere in New York City. It is widely considered as one of the greatest films of all time, garnering seven Academy Award nominations.•In 1984: Apple launched its Macintosh personal computer for sale in the U.S., two days after its famous Super Bowl commercial. The first mass-market, all-in-one desktop personal computer that featured a graphical user interface with a mouse, the Macintosh retailed for $2,495.•In 2003: The Department of Homeland Security officially began operations as former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn in as the agency’s first secretary.•In 2006: Disney announced that it would acquire Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion in an all-stock transaction.•In 2018: Larry Nassar, a disgraced former physician for the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team and Michigan State University, was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexual assault. Nassar was charged with sexually abusing and assaulting hundreds of young athletes in his care in what became the largest sex abuse scandal in the sport’s history.
– Hoang Tran, USA TODAY Network
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