Wildlife crossings proposed over northern Arizona highways

Forest officials in northern Arizona have proposed three wildlife crossings over local highways.They say the project would reduce traffic collisions with animals and increase wildlife connectivity across the landscape by allowing animals to cross safely.Two crossings would be installed on Interstate 17 near Flagstaff: south of Kachina Village and north of the Willard Springs Exit.The…

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NASA employee used COVID funds to grow pot and pay off his real estate debt, feds say

A NASA employee was caught using COVID-19 relief loans to support an illegal marijuana-growing endeavor and erase his real estate debt, federal prosecutors said. Armen Hovanesian, 32, who works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, an agency research center run by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, had applied for COVID-19 relief loans to help…

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Current Mortgage Interest Rates

By: Mortgage rates today: Monday, July 24, 2023On Monday, July 24, 2023, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped three basis points to 6.88% APR. The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage went up two basis points to 6.106% APR, and the average rate on a 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage grew four…

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