Good afternoon. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high of 57°. Showers are likely Saturday, with a high of 51°.
🌵 Arizona lawmakers face a Friday deadline to prevent possible disruptions to this year’s elections.
Statewide county elections officials need more schedule margin in the event of recounts during the primary election. A bill currently under consideration would move up the date of Arizona’s primary, but comes with additional provisions under negotiation between Republicans and Governor Hobbs.
🌵 A retrial of the man accused of killing Isabel Celis is underway.
Christopher Clements was tried for Celis’ murder in 2023, but jurors were unable to reach a verdict. Six-year-old Celis disappeared from her midtown home in 2012, kicking off a lengthy search. Her body was found in a remote area of Pima County in 2017. Clements is already serving a life sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez.
- AZPM: Man serving life in prison for 2014 death of Tucson teen faces retrial in killing of 6-year-old girl
- Arizona Daily Star: Retrial of man accused of killing Isabel Celis set to begin
🌵 Four Arizonans are among those who have fallen ill due to the latest listeria outbreak.
California-based Rizo Lopez Foods has recalled multiple cheese and dairy items, including some Food City and Whole Foods branded products. Check the FDA website for a list of affected items, which includes many Mexican-style cheeses.
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🌵 Reid Park Zoo’s new zebra foal has died.
The zoo says the zebra’s mother may have been startled by a gust of wind, prompting the foal to run into a fence. It is the third time in the past 10 years that a zebra foal has died in a similar manner at Reid Park. Zebras’ primary defense mechanism is running from potentially dangerous situations, and zookeepers must work to desensitize newborns living in captivity.
- KOLD: For the third time in a decade, zebra foal dies at Reid Park Zoo
- Reid Park Zoo: Grevy’s Zebra Foal Dies at Reid Park Zoo
🌵 Lastly, new pictures of Southern Arizona’s newest jaguar have emerged.
The big cat was spotted by wildlife cameras operated by the Sky Island Alliance in November 2023, in the Whetsone Mountains west of Kartchner Caverns State Park. It is the same jaguar seen by a wildlife camera in the Huachuca Mountains in December.