AZ could oversee toxic coal waste disposal; What to know for Suns-Pelicans Game 5; Where to eat near Suns Footprint Center
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality could take oversight of toxic coal waste disposal from the feds after Gov. Ducey signs a bill. What do opponents have to say?
Suns vs. Pelicans NBA playoffs series Game 5. Here's everything you need to know about Tuesday's game in Phoenix.
Going to a Suns game? Try these awesome downtown Phoenix restaurants near Footprint Center.
Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a high near 99 degrees. Partly cloudy at night, with a low near 69 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1901, notorious Arizona outlaw Black Jack Ketchum was hanged in Clayton, New Mexico. The rope broke and Ketchum’s head came off.
In 1925, a monument honoring Charles D. Poston as the “Father of Arizona” was dedicated on Poston Butte, near Florence.
In 1930, The Winslow Daily Mail announced that with plans underway in other states to complete their paving, only the Arizona section or Route 66 would remain unpaved.
In 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)
In 2000, Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signed the nation’s first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.
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