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Arizona gets $156M grant from federal Solar For All program
PHOENIX – The Biden administration gave Arizona a nice Earth Day present on Monday in the form of a $156.12 million grant from the federal Solar For All program.
The state will use the funding to develop programs to help residents in low-income and disadvantaged communities benefit from residential solar energy.
“For years, the benefits of household solar – such as the significant savings on energy bills – have been out of reach for too many in Arizona,” Martha Guzman, Pacific Southwest regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a press release.
In all, the EPA announced 60 state-level, tribal and multistate Solar For All grants on Monday totaling $7 billion. The funding comes from the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which was created through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
The projects are expected to eventually reduce emissions by the equivalent of 30 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and save households $350 million annually, according to senior administration officials.
Arizona tribes also get millions for solar
The state grant isn’t the only one that will help Arizona residents. The Hopi Utilities Corporation is getting $25.6 million to deploy residential solar systems to homes on Hopi land in northeastern Arizona.
Arizona’s tribes will also benefit from a $62.45 million award to bring solar energy to thousands of Native American households across the U.S.
“Arizona is particularly positioned to deliver more for our communities on clean energy,” Sandy Bahr, director for Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, said in a statement. “This grant funding can help us do that and assist our state with taking full advantage of our 300 days of sunshine and deliver utility bill savings to those with low incomes and those who are disproportionately harmed by climate change.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Person accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona
PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals
In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Arizona State CB Keith Abney
Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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