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Weather Alert

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
150, 151, AND 152...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 150, 151 and 152. This
includes locations below 5000 feet in Cochise, Graham, Greenlee,
Santa Cruz, Central Pima, Eastern Pima and Southeast Pinal
counties.

* TIMING...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MST this evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45-50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop or are ongoing will have the
potential to spread rapidly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are expected to develop. A
combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and dry
vegetation will create the potential for rapid and erratic fire
growth.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of the Red Flag Warning for portions of Southeast Arizona.

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Arizona health funding slashed: $190M in grants terminated

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CDC is among federal agencies investigating the death of a 3-year-old asylum-seeker who was on a Texas-sponsored bus to Chicago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's working with other agencies to investigate the death of a 3-year-old migrant child.

 Tami Chappell/Reuters/FILE

PHOENIX Ariz. (KVOA) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has terminated multiple federal grants, impacting Arizona's public health efforts as of March 24, 2025. The Arizona Department of Health Services received the notice on March 25, 2025, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The termination affects significant funding, totaling approximately $190 million, including the COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant and several COVID-related sub grants. These funds were intended for projects across Arizona, involving all 15 county health departments and several Tribal health departments.

These grants were crucial for initiatives aimed at detecting and controlling infectious diseases, a need underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. The now-halted projects included the development of the statewide disease case surveillance system, essential for monitoring disease cases.

ADHS is actively collaborating with partners to address the changes and will provide updates as new information becomes available.

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