Arizona News

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Kevin Stone

Juvenile arrested after allegedly pointing handgun at school bus in Phoenix

A juvenile was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly pointing a gun at a school bus in Phoenix, according to authorities.

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Serena O'Sullivan

Kamala Harris honors John McCain during health care squabble in presidential debate

Kamala Harris complimented "the late, great" Arizona Sen. John McCain during her 2024 presidential debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday.

A man was hospitalized in extremely critical condition at a Phoenix apartment fire on Sept. 10, 202...

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Man found unresponsive at scene of apartment fire in Phoenix

A man was found unresponsive by firefighters at the scene of a Phoenix apartment fire on Tuesday night, authorities said.

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Phoenix bartender wins $10K after being crowned best bartender in the country

A Phoenix bartender now wears the crown as the best in his craft following a national competition that aims to find the best bartender in the industry.

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Hobbs, Nevada governor coauthor bipartisan letter urging California to reassess gas inventory bill

Govs. Katie Hobbs and Nevada's Joe Lombardo coauthored a letter urging California to reassess a fuel inventory bill that could raise gas prices.

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Mike Broomhead

Amazing Arizonans: Jimmy Walker on Celebrity Fight Night, overcoming tragedy

Jimmy Walker joins the Amazing Arizonans podcast and discusses Celebrity Fight Night and how he overcame personal tragedy.

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Arizona Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. warms up...

Tyler Drake

How can Marvin Harrison Jr. bounce back from poor NFL debut?

There are plenty of areas to improve upon following Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.'s rough Week 1 performance.

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Cardinals injury report: Kyler Murray pops up on injury report with knee injury

The initial Arizona Cardinals injury report for Week 2 vs. the Los Angeles Rams includes three players, including quarterback Kyler Murray.

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Eugenio Suarez hits 2 homers, Diamondbacks tie club record for extra-base hits vs. Rangers

The Diamondbacks continued to crush the baseball with a franchise-high 13 extra-base hits to sweep the Rangers on Wednesday. 

Cardinals tackle Kelvin Beachum (#68) looks to pick up a lot of the right tackle reps with starter ...

Damon Allred

What will the Arizona Cardinals do at RT with Jonah Williams going on injured reserve?

The Arizona Cardinals have an experienced veteran to lean on with starting right tackle Jonah Williams headed to injured reserve.

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly leaves the game vs. the Rangers with an undisclosed inju...

Alex Weiner

Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly exits with hamstring cramping vs. Rangers

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly walked off the mound with the athletic trainer during the fifth inning against the Rangers. 

Randal Grichuk after hitting a home run for the Diamondbacks vs. the Rangers...

Arizona Sports

Randal Grichuk smashes 200th career HR, D-backs tee off on Rangers’ Cody Bradford

Randal Grichuk hit his 200th career home run as the Arizona Diamondbacks jumped ahead of the Texas Rangers with a three-run first frame.

Arizona Votes

2024 presidential debate...

Serena O'Sullivan

Kamala Harris honors John McCain during health care squabble in presidential debate

Kamala Harris complimented "the late, great" Arizona Sen. John McCain during her 2024 presidential debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday.

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Aaron Decker

Tim Walz delivers speech in Mesa minutes before start of presidential debate

Tim Walz spoke on gun violence, immigration and the economy before the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris are seen at the Demo...

Kevin Stone

Douglas Emhoff to campaign for wife in Tucson same day Donald Trump is there

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff is set to appear in Tucson on Thursday, the same day as Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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Princess Polly opens second US location in Scottsdale, holding grand opening event

Princess Polly opened its second US location in Scottsdale Fashion Square and will hold a grand opening event on Sept. 21.

Rectangle Investment Management buys Phoenix industrial building...

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Denver-based investment company buys 39.5K-square-foot industrial building in Phoenix

A Denver-based company called Rectangle Investment Management announced its acquisition of a Phoenix building on Monday.

Only 24 lots remain out of 142 at a master-planned community on Encanto Beach in Rocky Point....

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Rocky Point $1 billion master-planned community nearly sold out

A developer has sold 80% of its lots within the $1 billion master-planned community in Rocky Point, about a four-hour drive from Phoenix.

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cancer center in Goodyear...

Serena O'Sullivan

New cancer research center opening to serve West Valley patients

A new cancer center in Goodyear opening to offer comprehensive services, such as genetic counseling, chemotherapy and more, to patients.

Ban on Arizona transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked....

Associated Press

Ban on Arizona transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says

A federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from playing on girls school sports teams.

Arizona health maternal mortality...

Bailey Leasure

Arizona Department of Health receives $3 million grant to study maternal mortality

The Arizona Department of Health has been granted $3 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of a plan to improve maternal health.

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Former Buckeye principal Joe Kinney won't be prosecuted after his arrest on suspicion of luring a m...

Kevin Stone

Prosecutors won’t pursue charges against Buckeye principal accused of luring minor

Prosecutors said Monday they won’t pursue charges against a former Buckeye principal who was arrested last week for allegedly luring a minor.

Ronnie Jefferies paints the parking lot at Science, Arts and Entrepreneurship School to help cool i...

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School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up

School districts across the United States are looking to invest in cooling solutions to relieve the heat at the playgrounds and classrooms.

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Arizona education department to keep working with company that puts police officers in schools

State Superintendent Tom Horne extended a partnership on Thursday with a company that provides school safety officers to schools.

Border and Immigration

Arizona gets $47M in funding help border communities...

Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona receives $47M more in federal funding to support border communities

Arizona is set to benefit from a rush of $47 million in federal funding for border communities, the Department of Homeland Security said.

File phot of the Arizona border crossing at Lukeville....

Kevin Stone

Arizona border ballot measure has strong support from voters, new poll finds

An Arizona border ballot measure that would criminalize entering the state from Mexico outside a port of entry has strong voter support, a new poll says.

Border patrol agent Pete Bidegain looks from a hilltop on the U.S. side of the US-Mexico border in ...

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Border arrests are expected to rise from August but are hovering near 4-year lows

Border arrests are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows.

Trump Arizona border speech covered immigration, crime, politics...

Serena O'Sullivan

Former President Donald Trump stresses dangers of lax policies during Arizona border visit

Former President Donald Trump visited the Arizona-Mexico border in an afternoon press conference in Cochise County on Thursday.

Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego order food at Cocina Adamex on Aug. 9, 202...

Kevin Stone

Rep. Ruben Gallego: 'No sane politician' can think immigration system isn't broken

While Republican Donald Trump toured the border in Arizona on Thursday, Rep. Ruben Gallego spoke from Chicago about immigration reform.

Trump border trip in Cochise County set for Thursday...

Serena O'Sullivan

Security on high alert for former President Donald Trump's trip to southern Arizona

Former President Donald Trump will take a border trip on Thursday. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels said security is a top priority.

Youth Violence

Connor Jarnagan spoke in support of Tempe's brass knuckles ban at a Sept. 5, 2024, City Council mee...

Kevin Stone

Tempe responds to youth violence with restrictive brass knuckles ban

Tempe is the latest East Valley community to enact a brass knuckles ban in response to the youth violence issue.

Preston Lord was killed after being attacked at a Halloween party in Queen Creek on Oct. 28, 2023. ...

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Here's a timeline of everything involving Preston Lord, Gilbert Goons, East Valley youth violence

Here's a timeline of everything involving Preston Lord, the Gilbert Goons and youth violence that has occurred in the East Valley.

A community vigil was held in Queen Creek on May 7, 2024, after arrests were made in the murder of ...

Kevin Stone

Preston Lord's parents open up about Valley teen's life, death in emotional TV interview

Ten months after Preston Lord was beaten to death in a case that sparked outrage across the Valley, his parents sat down with a Phoenix TV station to discuss their unimaginable ordeal.

Arizona Homeless News

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Serena O'Sullivan

ID service helped over 8,300 unhoused people in Arizona in first year

Over 8,300 unhoused people have benefitted from the Homeless ID project in its first year, officials announced on Thursday.

Tents and trash overtook the Phoenix Zone homeless encampment before the city cleared it out after ...

Kevin Stone

Appeals court upholds injunction against city of Phoenix in Zone homeless encampment case

An Arizona court affirmed a permanent injunction that requires the city of Phoenix to prevent another homeless encampment from emerging in the area known as the Zone.

A man stands out a tent in an urban area at night. The Supreme Court decided on June 28, 2024, that...

Associated Press

Supreme Court permits sleeping bans on people experiencing homelessness

The Supreme Court decided on Friday that cities can enforce bans on people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking.

Arizona Technology

Shellphish team celebrates after victory...

Serena O'Sullivan

Cybersecurity team including students, faculty from ASU wins $2 million in international contest

A 25-person team of cybersecurity experts called Shellphish, which includes students from ASU, won a jackpot at a hacking competition last month.

Promotional photo of a Waymo One robotaxi stopped on a street as a pedestrian crosses....

Kevin Stone

Waymo expands curbside robotaxi service hours at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to 24/7

Travelers can now catch Waymo robotaxis directly to and from the terminals at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 24 hours a day.

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Arizona State University receives $800,000 to improve hydrogen turbine performance

Arizona State University received $800,000 in federal funding to support the increased use of clean hydrogen in industrial and power sectors.

United States

Laura Loomer watches as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump visits the Sh...

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Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks. The 31-year-old provocateur and influencer posted photos from ground zero and shared a video of Trump talking with firefighters […]

FILE - Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe poses for a photograph outside the...

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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case affecting future of state's elections leader

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the state’s top elections official could remain in her post after Republicans who controlled the state Senate sought to fire her last year. The liberal-controlled court said it would hear the case but did not […]

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., smiles as he addresses Unite Here Local 11 workers holding a ral...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders said he is set to pursue contempt charges against Steward CEO

BOSTON (AP) — Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he is prepared to pursue contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre if he fails to show up at a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena. Sanders said de la Torre needs to answer to the American people about how […]

FILE - Wind turbines operate May 7, 2024, in Paxton, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)Credit: ...

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What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the debate

Amid a barrage of climate-infused weather disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, along with the shattering of heat records,wildfires and many Americans growing concerned about the planet’s warming, climate change was barely discussed during the presidential debate. When asked the sole debate question on climate Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “young people of […]

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North Carolina lawmakers approve more voucher funds and order sheriffs to aid federal agents

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature completed passage of a supplemental spending bill Wednesday that eliminates a large waitlist for private school vouchers and also directs sheriffs to assist federal immigration agents seeking jail inmates. While Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper almost assuredly will veto the measure, it’s still poised to become law […]

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Fearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory, both sides announced Wednesday. The settlement came two months after a U.S. federal court of appeals […]

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DAY & NIGHT AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND PLUMBING

It wouldn't hurt to get your AC checked after Arizona’s excruciating heat wave

A well-maintained air conditioning unit is vital to living a comfortable life inside, away from triple-digit heat in Arizona.

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Dr. Shanyn Lancaster, Family & Sports Medicine physician, Midwestern University Comprehensive Care Clinic – Central Phoenix

Exercise is truly your best medicine

“You never slow down, you never grow old”. – Tom Petty

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Sanderson Ford

3 storylines to get you revved up for the 2024 Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals training camp is just a couple weeks away starting on July 25, and Sanderson Ford is revved up and ready to go.

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Midwestern University

Midwestern University Clinic visits boost student training & community health

Going to a Midwestern University Clinic can help make you feel good in more ways than one.

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Sanderson Ford

3 new rides for 3 new road trips in Arizona

It's time for the Sanderson Ford Memorial Day sale with the Mighty Fine 69 Anniversary, as Sanderson Ford turned 69 years old in May.

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Collins Comfort Masters

Here's how to be worry-free when your A/C goes out in the middle of summer

PHOENIX -- As Arizona approaches another hot summer, Phoenix residents are likely to spend more time indoors.