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.
Phoenix plans to install red-light cameras at 10 intersections, plus deploy eight portable speed enforcement cameras by fall 2025.
➤ Proposition 311 would pay $250,000 to the spouse or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty as the result of a criminal act. Here’s what you should know.
➤ Today, you can expect it to be hot with a high near 97 degrees. Expect it to be clear at night with a low near 65 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
Will it be cold and snowy this winter?
William Chase (right) and Stefani Rosales go for a walk in the snow at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff on Feb. 22, 2022.
Mark Henle/The Republic
What’s the forecast for Arizona this fall? National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s forecast shows what to expect.
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.
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On this day in 1925: Johnny Carson, America’s legendary “King of Late Night TV,” was born in Corning, Iowa. The award-winning TV host, producer, writer and comedian was best known for hosting NBC’s “The Tonight Show” from 1962 to 1992, a program that launched the careers of many A-list entertainers.
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In 1941: The Senate passed a $5.98 billion supplemental Lend-Lease Bill, granting President Franklin D. Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks and food to the war effort in Europe without violating the nation’s official position of neutrality during World War II.
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In 1956: Tens of thousands of Hungarians gathered in Budapest to demand an end to Communist rule. Soviet Russians sent in tanks and shut down the revolt after several brutal days of bitter fighting. Thirty-three years later, on this same date, Hungary declared itself a republic.
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In 1956: The world’s first commercial nuclear power station, Calder Hall in Sellafield, England, began producing electricity.
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In 1983: Hezbollah militants targeted the barracks of U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, Lebanon, with a suicide truck bombing that killed 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French troops.
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In 2001: Apple introduced the first iPod, which revolutionized the way people listened to music and ushered in a new era of portable digital media.