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The Show for June 30, 2026: Feeding a struggling Yuma, Mexican ceramics and more
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (1943+ words) The unemployment rate in Yuma County is in the double digits " higher than the rest of the state. The head of a food bank there on what that means for residents. Plus, we meet a local art collector who has…...
A painter who grew up in Europe falls in love with the Arizona desert
22+ hour, 22+ min ago (1334+ words) Painter Emma Florance grew up in England and Switzerland " very different parts of the world from Phoenix. So now, living in Arizona for the first time, she's got mixed feelings about this desert city. And that's what she tackles in…...
Teen retraces great-grandfather's escape route from an Indigenous boarding school in documentary
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1192+ words) Native Americans have a long history as runners " but, for one high school student in rural Nevada, it was personal. Ku Stevens" great-grandfather escaped an Indigenous boarding school when he was just 8 years old, running 50 miles across dangerous terrain to…...
Arizona Fourth of July 2026 guide: 25 events in metro Phoenix and around Arizona
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (119+ words) KJZZ Cities all over Arizona are getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July with festivals, fireworks displays, drone shows and more. Here's a guide to the 25 biggest events " many of them free " that are scheduled for July 4 all over…...
Pride events across Arizona are struggling " but Bisbee just had its biggest one yet
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (588+ words) Pride organizations across Arizona are struggling right now. Phoenix Pride filed for bankruptcy. Tucson Pride canceled their festival and dissolved the organization. Flagstaff Pride scaled back their yearly festival. It's a trend that's affected Pride organizations across the country " as…...
Glendale unveils contents of time capsule buried in 1985
1+ week, 1+ day ago (182+ words) During a remodeling project at Glendale's City Hall, workers discovered a time capsule from 1985. The contents of the 1985 time capsule were shown off at Bicentennial South School. Patrick Banger is the city manager. "We had some things such as phone…...
Blaise Lantana, who has been KJZZ's music director for past 32 years, is signing off
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1010+ words) LAUREN GILGER: Well, it's sad, but it's true. Blaise Lantana, who has been KJZZ's music director these past 32 years, is leaving the airwaves. She's been a nightly fixture here since 1994, playing jazz into the wee hours, music by Miles Davis…...
Wild West Fiddle Project unearths the multicultural sounds of pre-statehood Arizona
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1399+ words) LAUREN GILGER: Let's hear a little fiddle music, Arizona fiddle music, in fact. Our next guest this morning uncovered our state's rich musical heritage and found out what it might have sounded like if you went to a country dance…...
An art exhibit reveals the hidden history of northern Arizona's Black lumberjacks
1+ week, 4+ day ago (650+ words) "If you look at this image, it states 'The Arizona Lumber Mill, hiring Negroes since 1891.' So we know that African Americans were working here in the lumber mill since the late 1800s," he says. The mill, at the base of what…...
Cesar Chavez sculptor says he wants another chance to honor farmworkers in Phoenix park
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1573+ words) Tributes to the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez have been taken down all over the country in the wake of allegations that he sexually abused underage girls for years. And one of those was a statue that sat in…...