AZ Briefing: Grant Woods remembered; Program to kill Grand Canyon bison; Ariz. community colleges vaccine mandates
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A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Grant Woods was remembered Friday as an authentic Arizonan, whose passions ran from sports to civil rights, music to impish pranks.
Up to 500 bison are roaming the far northern reaches of Grand Canyon National Park, trampling archaeological and other resources and spoiling the water, park officials say. More than 45,000 people applied in a lottery for 12 spots to help cull the herd.
Arizona’s two largest community college systems will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to meet federal mandates, officials announced this week.
Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 87 degrees. Clear at night, with a low near 55 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
Today in history
On this date in 1903, the Arizona Banker’s Association was organized in Phoenix.
In 1913, Mesa residents helped officers search for the killers of the Town Marshal Henry S. Peterson. The manhunt ended successfully at Date Creek.
In 1929, Gov. John C. Phillips prevented scientists from excavating footprints of dinosaurs found in the rocks on the Navajo Reservation for removal to East Coast museums.
In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
In 2019, the House Intelligence Committee opened two weeks of public impeachment hearings with a dozen current and former career foreign service officials and political appointees scheduled to testify about efforts by President Donald Trump and others to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: From Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods remembered
