A Valley group has made creating and accepting a fun atmosphere for all ages its primary goal. GiGi’s Playhouse was founded in 2003 in Illinois and has since spread to more than 20 locations in two countries. The group works with 25,000 people annually. The organization provides 30 educational and therapeutic programs to families at […]
A Phoenix-area group has made supporting and encouraging women through retreats its mission. Hopelifters Unlimited was founded by Kathe Wunnenberg in 2005 when she was going through a trying time. She would take small groups of women on weekend retreats to help them through discouragement or life losses. In 2010, thanks to demand, Wunnenberg expanded […]
PHOENIX — A woman who may have been a victim of a Phoenix freeway shooting said she’s still trying to figure out what happened after a side window was fractured. Kim, who did not give her last name, said she was driving northbound on State Route 51 on Thursday about 10:30 a.m. when she thought […]
PHOENIX — The director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety said a string of shootings along Interstate 10 in Phoenix are “absolutely domestic terrorism.” “This game, if you will, that someone or some people are playing is going to end in death,” DPS Director Col. Frank Milstead told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Bruce St. […]
In 2000, Linda Kacmarsky thought she had beaten breast cancer. In October 2010, the cancer returned and she passed away just six weeks after being diagnosed. In honor of her memory, an annual run/walk event she organized, the Ironwood Walk, was renamed Linda’s WISH. The event now serves as both a memorial and fundraiser for […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s supporters will abandon the mogul once they realize he is a fake conservative. “He’s about as fake as a conservative I’ve ever seen,” Paul told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes on Tuesday. Paul said Trump supporters haven’t yet figured out […]
A Valley boy is turning to the kindness of strangers to build a new and improved crime fighting cave. The Colten Cowell Memorial Crime Fighting Cave is a 5,000-square-foot homage to the television shows of yesteryear and also serves as a place where families in crisis can spend a few carefree hours laughing and making […]
A man who used to be homeless and is now dedicated to helping those in need has a new reason to smile. USA Today reports Harvor Davis was given a full dental rework by Dr. Lee Fitzgerald in Plano, Texas, as a thank you for Davis’ hard work. Davis works in the warehouse for a […]