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Arizona’s public universities receive $4M grant to help returning students finish degrees

The federal funding will go toward expanding the AZ Comeback Initiative at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

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Maricopa County Attorney’s Office says DOJ monitor had election-related conviction

The Phoenix-area prosecutor's office is asking the Justice Department to make sure future monitors don't have felony or election-related offenses on their records.

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Traffic trick or treat: Multiple Valley freeway closures scheduled for Halloween weekend

Closures are set for SR 51 and all three loops, but with rain in the forecast, the schedule could change.

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DOJ sending 1,000 monitors to polling sites across US on Election Day, including in Arizona

“We have every reason to believe that this is a good faith effort,” said Jennifer Liewer, Maricopa County Elections deputy director.

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Thunderstorms disrupt air travel to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop and a departure delay notice for the Phoenix airport Friday.

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What’s that sound? West Valley nuclear plant testing emergency sirens

The testing involves 70 sirens within a 10-mile radius of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station going off twice and a Wireless Emergency Alert being sent.

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Suns find ‘building block’ in loss to Nuggets

The Phoenix Suns at times looked like themselves, making Friday's loss a step in the right direction.

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Dillon Brooks ejected for appearing to kick Jamal Murray below the belt

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Oso Ighodaro upgraded to available, Denver’s Cam Johnson available for return to Phoenix

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Report: Michael Soroka declines mutual option with Diamondbacks, enters free agency

With the Diamondbacks, Michael Soroka had his best season since 2019.

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Jeremiyah Love says ankle issues have prevented him from feeling like his best self

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Arizona State’s Paulius Murauskas makes preseason watchlist for Karl Malone Award

Paulius Murauskas headlines an Arizona State transfer portal class looking to bounce back from a 13th place finish…

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Arizona’s public universities receive $4M grant to help returning students finish degrees

The federal funding will go toward expanding the AZ Comeback Initiative at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

Oct 29, 2026

What’s on your ballot? Prop 318 would restrict transgender athletes in Arizona schools

The measure known as the Protect Girls’ Sports in Arizona Act would require K-12 schools to designate sports teams on the basis of biological sex.

Oct 29, 2026

2026 Arizona letter grades are out: Percentage of schools getting D’s or F’s rises

When schools get D or F grades, the Arizona Department of Education or the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools works directly with them to improve their results.

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Maricopa County Attorney’s Office says DOJ monitor had election-related conviction

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DOJ sending 1,000 monitors to polling sites across US on Election Day, including in Arizona

“We have every reason to believe that this is a good faith effort,” said Jennifer Liewer, Maricopa County Elections deputy director.

Oct 30, 2026

Ahead of Election Day, new poll shows Democrats leading Arizona governor, secretary of state and attorney general races

Gov. Katie Hobbs, Sec. Adrian Fontes and AG Kris Mayes each lead their Republican opponents with support from at least 50% of likely voters surveyed by Noble Predictive Insights.

Oct 29, 2026

New World screwworm was detected in Arizona. What does that mean for beef prices?

A cattle rancher says the parasitic fly's presence in Cochise County is a reason to be alert, but he does not think it will affect the market.

Oct 29, 2026

Honeywell Aerospace plans $500 million Tempe factory, touts 600 new jobs

Set to open in late 2028, the plant will manufacture aircraft parts and bring precision machining work in-house as suppliers struggle to meet demand.

Oct 27, 2026

Sprouts to open 3 new Arizona locations by early November

Two of the locations open in Scottsdale and Tucson on Friday, while the other opens in Mesa on Nov. 6.

Oct 28, 2026

Central Arizona Project moves to join Colorado River lawsuit, warns of severe water cuts

Brenda Berman, CAP's general manager, said the Arizona water provider had spent years trying to avoid litigation but believes legal action is now necessary.

Oct 28, 2026

Arizona’s water challenges trickle down to real estate agents, who increasingly face questions about the viability of living in the desert

“We cannot afford to give even the perception that any tap will go dry,” Warren Tenney of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association told Phoenix Realtors.

Oct 21, 2026

SRP pulls back curtain on Mormon Flat Dam maintenance work at Canyon Lake

The whole process takes about 16 weeks: four weeks for the drawdown, eight weeks for the maintenance and four weeks to fill the lake back up.

Oct 13, 2026

Democrats question $1.2 billion contract to expand Florence immigration detention facilities

Reps. Greg Stanton, Yassamin Ansari and Adelita Grijalva wrote to GardaWorld on Oct. 6 seeking details on its new contract and a response to their March inquiry about its separate contract to turn a Surprise warehouse into an immigration detention facility.

Oct 13, 2026

Neighboring sheriff refutes Santa Cruz County sheriff’s description of ‘peaceful’ protests

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says Lochiel protesters damaged equipment, used bear spray on agents and spit on them.

Oct 12, 2026

Santa Cruz County sheriff defends decision about border wall construction protesters

David Hathaway said the protesters do not pose a threat. “This was clearly a federal issue requiring federal decisions regarding appropriate action,” he said.

Oct 29, 2026

New World screwworm was detected in Arizona. What does that mean for beef prices?

A cattle rancher says the parasitic fly's presence in Cochise County is a reason to be alert, but he does not think it will affect the market.

Oct 14, 2026

NIH gives Barrow Neurological Institute another $25.3M for ALS study

The new funding boosts total NIH investment in the Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) Consortium to $76.5 million.

Oct 8, 2026

Boil water advisory in Maricopa canceled after negative E. coli tests

Global Water – Santa Cruz Water Company canceled a precautionary boil water advisory for the city of Maricopa.

Oct 15, 2026

Phoenix police test AI tool from Axon that creates draft reports to speed up paperwork

"One of the biggest complaints I've heard from officers since being on council is how many hours they spend writing those reports. And they have been asking for this tool to come for a long time," Vice Mayor Ann O'Brien said.

Oct 14, 2026

Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues OpenAI for allegedly deceiving ChatGPT users

The complaint says the company harmed children by using deceptive practices to market the chatbot in violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.

Oct 12, 2026

Gudeng Precision opens semiconductor component facility in Glendale

The Taiwan-based firm plans to create dozens of jobs at its first U.S. manufacturing facility.

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Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 wounded at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California police say

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Meet the ‘socialist’ progressive Democrats likely on their way to Congress

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G20 foreign ministers to end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues

ATLANTA (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies will wrap up two days…

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From salmonberry harvests to traditional tattoos, Native American culture is spotlighted in November

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Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X

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Rival US and Russia resolutions on disputed Western Sahara are defeated in UN Security Council

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Mike was tired of reading glasses. Here’s what he did about it. The KTAR News host turned to K2 Vision in Scottsdale after years of struggling with worsening near vision. Now he says he’s reading his phone, computer screen and restaurant menus without readers.

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