A solar installer works on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., July 17, 2023. Arizona received a ...
Kevin Stone

Arizona gets $156.12 million grant from federal Solar For All program on Earth Day

The Biden administration gave Arizona a nice Earth Day present in the form of a $156.12 million grant from the Solar For All program.
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KTAR Video

Video: Have years of stubborn inflation made the American dream unattainable?

Inflation drove gas prices up to over $4 a gallon around Phoenix. Chris & Joe wonder if the hope of achieving the American dream has become impossible for some Arizonans. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News  
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Associated Press

A Washington police officer killed 3 people in 8 years — and faces a murder trial for the last one

SEATTLE (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store in 2019 — the third person the officer had killed in the past eight years. Auburn officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed Jesse Sarey while […]
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Associated Press

William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcolm X, has died

BOSTON (AP) — William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcolm X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died. He was 87. Strickland, whose death April 10 was confirmed by a relative, first became active in civil rights as a high schooler in […]
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A plane lands at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on July 15, 2023, during the city’s rec...
Jim Sharpe

Coincidence? Earth Day 2024 comes a day after Phoenix hits 100 degrees

Whatever you think about global warning, the Phoenix heat island effect isn't up for debate, writes KTAR host Jim Sharpe.
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Associated Press

Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderation

Alex Popken was a longtime trust and safety executive at Twitter focusing on content moderation before leaving in 2023. She was the first employee there dedicated to moderating Twitter’s advertising business when she started in 2013. Now, she’s vice president of trust and safety at WebPurify, a content moderation service provider that works with businesses […]
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Jayme West

Phoenix police looking for suspects in separate 2016 aggravated robberies

Phoenix police are looking for suspects in two separate cases -- a robbery and an assault.
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Kevin Stone

Amazon drone delivery landing in Phoenix area later this year, company announces

Internet retail giant Amazon announced plans to deploy its drone delivery service in metro Phoenix later this year.
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Associated Press

Lawsuit alleges negligence in hiring of maintenance man accused of torturing resident

BALTIMORE (AP) — April Hurley’s attacker entered her apartment after identifying himself as the building maintenance man — a job he should never have obtained, according to a lawsuit filed Monday that accuses the property owner and management company of engaging in negligent hiring practices. Once inside the apartment, Jason Billingsley tortured Hurley and her […]
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KTAR Video

Video: How inflation has impacted farming in Arizona

Julie Murphree, Strategic Communications Director at the Arizona Farm Bureau spoke to Mike Broomhead about Arizona’s agriculture. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News  
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The city of Phoenix and Maricopa County will initiate an annual fire ban for parks and mountain pre...
KTAR.com

Fire bans for Phoenix and Maricopa County parks go into effect on May 1

The city of Phoenix and Maricopa County will initiate an annual fire ban for parks and mountain preserves beginning on May 1.
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Associated Press

Biden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive national security aid package that includes $61 billion for Ukraine. Zelensky said in a posting on X that Biden also assured him that a coming package of […]
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KTAR Video

Video: How inflation has impacted farming in Arizona

Julie Murphree, Strategic Communications Director at the Arizona Farm Bureau spoke to Mike Broomhead about Arizona’s agriculture. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign up for texts from KTAR: https://bit.ly/3EoCmGV Listen live to KTAR: https://ktar.com/listen-to-ktar-92-3-fm-anywhere/ KTAR […]
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Associated Press

The fatal shooting of an Ohio officer during a training exercise being probed as a possible homicide

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fatal shooting of an Ohio officer during a training exercise at a state corrections department facility earlier this month is being investigated as a possible reckless homicide, according to a published report. The Columbus Dispatch said the information is included in a heavily redacted 18-page report it received from the […]
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Associated Press

US Supreme Court closes door on Kari Lake’s effort to ban vote-counting machines in Arizona

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a request by Kari Lake to ban the use of electronic vote-counting machines in Arizona.
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Associated Press

No charges yet in weekend crash that killed 2 siblings at Michigan birthday party

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Investigators need more time to collect information before charges can be filed in the deaths of two young siblings who were killed by a suspected drunken driver at a child’s weekend birthday party, a Michigan prosecutor said Monday. “We expect to make a charging decision” on Tuesday, Monroe County prosecutor […]
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Associated Press

Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated […]
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SuElen Rivera

Driver arrested after child, 2 men injured in crash involving Phoenix patrol vehicle

Anthony Knox, 22, was booked into jail on multiple charges, including one count of aggravated assault resulting in physical injury and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
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KTAR Video

Video: How Arizonans are contributing to the early heat as Phoenix records its first 100-degree day of 2024

According to the National Weather Service, Phoenix’s first 100-degree temperature was recorded at 3:10 p.m on Sunday. Jim Sharpe looks back on the history of early heat, how Phoenicians are contributing to the early hot temperatures and how they can help this Earth Day. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News  
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Donald Trump appears in court for opening statements in his criminal trial for allegedly covering u...
Associated Press

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York over alleged hush money payments started with opening statements on Monday.
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Associated Press

Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. The alligator had fixed his jaws around Georgitis’ arm and after he tried to escape by stabbing it […]
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Associated Press

Express files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, announces store closures, possible sale

NEW YORK (AP) — Express Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as the fashion retailer looks to sell of the majority of its stores. Columbus, Ohio-based Express, which is also the parent of Bonbons and Upwest brands, is shuttering a handful of its operations in the process. In an announcement addressing its Monday […]
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KTAR.com

Arizona’s Range Fire mostly contained after burning more than 1,000 acres over weekend

The Range Fire, a wildfire that burned through more than 1,000 acres in Arizona over the weekend, was mostly contained by Sunday night, authorities said.
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Associated Press

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire grocery supplier and operator, for […]
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Associated Press

Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse

A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found. The fixes to what the researchers describe as an “enormously […]
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Scorpions and spiders a bigger threat to Arizonans as temps rise...
Serena O'Sullivan

Creepy-crawly alert: Valley poison control center warns about scorpion and spider season

The Banner Poison Control Center warned Arizonans to keep an eye out for scorpions and spiders as temperatures rise.
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Vasectomies now available at Planned Parenthood's Phoenix clinic...
Serena O'Sullivan

Planned Parenthood now offering vasectomy services in Phoenix

The demand for vasectomies spiked after the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated the 1864 abortion law earlier this month.
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Audrey Jensen/Phoenix Business Journal

Copper mining company has eyes on massive Casa Grande site

Ivanhoe Electric Inc., a mining exploration company, could establish a copper mine at a massive site south of metro Phoenix.
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Kim Komando

Be on the lookout for new ‘ghost hackers’ trying to scam you

Families must navigate digital defenses like memorializing accounts and appointing legacy contacts to safeguard against posthumous exploitation.
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Associated Press

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

NEW YORK (AP) — In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings […]
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