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The Chandler International Film Festival returns Friday for its 9th iteration, which will span over...
Bailey Leasure

Chandler International Film Festival returns in January for its 9th festival

The Chandler International Film Festival returns Friday for its ninth iteration, which will span over 10 days.
7 hours ago
A Tucson woman was sentenced to prison for role in a human trafficking case, the U.S. Attorney's Of...
Bailey Leasure

Tucson woman sentenced for role in human trafficking case

A Tucson woman was sentenced to prison for her role in a human trafficking case involving migrants.
10 hours ago
Morgan Wallen touring in Glendale....
Bailey Leasure

Morgan Wallen making 2-night Glendale stop a part of 2025 tour

Country music star Morgan Wallen will be making a two-night stop in Glendale on back-to-back nights in July during his 2025 I'm the Problem Tour.
11 hours ago
Albertsons, Safeway lays off over 200 Phoenix workers...
BRANDON BROWN/PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL

Albertsons/Safeway lays off hundreds of employees in Phoenix

Albertsons Cos. Inc., which includes Safeway, has laid off more than 200 employees from its corporate workforce in Phoenix.
12 hours ago
Egg prices high: Avian flu hurts the nation's chicken supply...
Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona farmer says politicians are exacerbating avian flu, driving up egg prices

A nationwide outbreak of the avian flu is hurting the nation's chicken supply and keeping egg prices high, according to one Arizona egg producer.
13 hours ago
Marcelino Cazarez Valenzuela, the subject of a Silver Alert, was last seen in Phoenix on Dec. 24, 2...
KTAR.com

Silver Alert issued for Phoenix man who went missing a month ago

A Silver Alert was issued Friday for a 74-year-old Phoenix man who went missing a month ago.
15 hours ago
Immigration raids arizona...
Kevin Stone

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says state won’t help with federal immigration raids

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Friday the answer will be no if the Trump administration asks for help with immigration raids.
15 hours ago
Couple accused of fraud at medical clinics arrested Jan. 22...
Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona couple accused of running fraudulent medical clinics across country indicted

An Arizona couple was indicted for operating a chain of medical clinics that allegedly offered bogus cancer treatment, federal prosecutors said.
16 hours ago
Freeway closures...
Kevin Stone

Major closures on I-10, SR 143 will disrupt traffic in metro Phoenix this weekend

Motorists heading from the East Valley to Phoenix and points west will have to get creative this weekend due to disruptive freeway closures.
18 hours ago
Mario Ventura resigned as superintendent of a financially troubled Phoenix school district....
Kevin Stone

Superintendent of financially troubled Phoenix school district resigns

The superintendent of a financially troubled Phoenix school district resigned on Thursday.
20 hours ago
Preston Lord was killed after being attacked at a Halloween party in Queen Creek on Oct. 28, 2023. ...
KTAR.com

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.
22 hours ago
"Preston's Law" press conference...
Danny Shapiro

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell confident ‘Preston’s Law’ would deter group attacks

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is confident a newly introduced bill called "Preston's Law" would deter group attacks.
23 hours ago
Employees who rely on tips across the state may no longer be required to pay taxes on their earning...
Roxanne De La Rosa

Bill to end taxes on tips advances in Arizona House

Employees who rely on tips across the state may no longer be required to pay taxes on their earnings thanks to a no tax on tips bill.
23 hours ago
AZ Political Podcast Matt Salmon...
Jim Sharpe

AZ Political Podcast: Matt Salmon on the 1st week of the 2nd Trump presidency

On this week's AZ Political Podcast, Matt Salmon joins Jim Sharpe to discuss Donald Trump's first week of his second term and more.
23 hours ago
2 Somalian men living in Tucson wanted to fight for ISIS...
Serena O'Sullivan

2 Somalian men living in Tucson sentenced to prison for ISIS conspiracy

Two Somalian men living in Tucson named Ahmed Mahad Mohamed, 26, and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, 25, wanted to fight for ISIS, prosecutors said.
1 day ago
Glendale police chief Chris Briggs...
Danny Shapiro

Glendale Police Chief Chris Briggs retiring after 32 years with department

Glendale Police Chief Chris Briggs is retiring from the department after 32 years of service, he announced Thursday.
1 day ago
Andy Biggs wants to end birthright citizenship via 2025 bill...
Serena O'Sullivan

Andy Biggs backs bill that would codify Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship

Andy Biggs, who represents Arizona's fifth congressional district, is working with other Republicans to end birthright citizenship through a new bill.
1 day ago
Woman accused of torturing and killing dogs in Mesa off...
Serena O'Sullivan

County prosecutors opt not to pursue case against Mesa woman accused of torturing, killing dogs

Maricopa County prosecutors will not move forward in the case of a Mesa woman who was accused of torturing and killing dogs in November.
2 days ago
The judge in Arizona's multistate lawsuit against President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright...
Kevin Stone

Judge in Arizona’s multistate lawsuit temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes won the first battle in her multistate lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
2 days ago
Authorities rescinded evacuation orders for Queen Valley not long after issuing them Thursday....
Kevin Stone

Evacuation orders for brush fire in rural Pinal County have been lifted

Authorities lifted evacuation orders not long after issuing them Thursday for a rural Pinal County community threatened by a brush fire.
2 days ago
Capt. Anthony Mock, a Phoenix firefighter who advocated for early health screenings, died after a l...
Kevin Stone

Phoenix firefighter Anthony Mock dies after 2-year battle with occupational cancer

A Phoenix firefighter who advocated for early health screenings has died after a long battle with occupational cancer.
2 days ago
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to the media before a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmati...
Kevin Stone

Sen. Mark Kelly stresses importance of bipartisanship for border, immigration solutions

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is urging Republicans to work in a bipartisan fashion to find border security and immigration solutions.
2 days ago
Two Tempe women were arrested after the death of a girl with developmental disabilities they allege...
Kevin Stone

Tempe mother, grandmother arrested after death of girl they allegedly kept in cage

A mother and grandmother were arrested after the death of a 13-year-old girl with developmental disabilities they allegedly kept in a cage in Tempe.
2 days ago
State of Education Tom Horne...
Balin Overstolz McNair

Horne highlights school safety, teacher retention, more in annual State of Education address

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne delivered his annual State of Education speech this week, touching on 15 different initiatives his department has recently or is currently overseeing.
2 days ago