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Video: Can Kari Lake tie the border and election integrity together in her advertising?

Can Kari Lake tie the border and election integrity together in her advertising? 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 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTARNews […]
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Kevin Stone

Valley firefighters to construction crews: ‘Please stop starting brush fires’

Valley fire officials are asking construction crews to take extra care to avoid igniting surrounding vegetation in dry desert areas.
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Video: Why is Arizona so behind in state trooper staffing

Jim Sharpe discusses a situation where Arizona doesn’t have enough state troopers for the weekends on his Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
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Police seeking information about Phoenix armed robbery suspects

Police are searching for armed robbery suspects who pulled up on juvenile victims in Phoenix on Aug. 31, 2023, according to officials.
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Video: Why did a lawyer make a bizarre comment about cameras showing their client?

Jim Sharpe does his Sharper Point commentary on a Gilbert Lawyer defending alleged murderer of Preston Lord who made a bizarre comment about cameras in the courtroom. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
4 days ago
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AZ Political Podcast: Sybil Francis on issues Arizona voters do agree on

Sybil Francis, this week's guest on AZ Political Podcast, goes over some of the issues Arizona voters do agree on.
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Video: What issues do Arizona voters agree on?

Voters tend to focus on the issues they disagree on, but this week Sybil Francis, Ph.D.- chair, president & CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona- joined the AZ Political Podcast with Jim Sharpe to discuss the latest findings on the issues that Arizonans agree are important ahead of the 2024 presidential election. […]
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Video: Fentanyl and Arizona’s southern border crises are connected, here’s how

Following a recent fentanyl forum where one mother shared her heartbreaking personal story, Jim Sharpe takes a closer look at the crisis and how it is connected to issues at Arizona’s southern border in Thursday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
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Video: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden set to visit Arizona for a college commencement address

Dr. Jill Biden will speak at the Mesa Community College commencement ceremony on May 11, 2024. Jim Sharpe shares his thoughts on the First Lady’s trip to Arizona in Wednesday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
6 days ago
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Jayme West

Police searching for 2 suspects in 2016 Mesa armed robbery

Were you anywhere near Guadalupe Road and Country Club Drive in Mesa on Feb. 24, 2016? You may be able to help solve an armed robbery.
7 days ago
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 17: Arizona State Sen. Anthony Kern gestures during a legislative session ...
Jim Sharpe

Is Kern’s kind of kooky becoming the new GOP brand?

After Anthony Kern's latest brush with controversy, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders if Kern's brand of kooky is simply the new norm.
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Video: Reacting to Anthony Kern’s Arizona Senate penalty

On Tuesday’s Sharper Point Commentary, Jim Sharpe talks about Anthony Kern’s Arizona Senate penalty and if his ways are the new Republican party. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
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Video: Why Arizona is ‘ground zero’ in the fight against the fentanyl crisis

In honor of Fentanyl Awareness Day (May 7), Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell joined Arizona’s Morning News to discuss the ongoing crisis and how the state is fighting to combat the growing cases.
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Video: Maricopa County Attorney says Arizona is ‘ground zero’ in the fight against fentanyl

In honor of Fentanyl Awareness Day (May 7), Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell joined Arizona’s Morning News to discuss the ongoing crisis and how the state is fighting to combat the growing cases. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
7 days ago
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Video: How can Phoenix keep its police officers?

Jim Sharpe talks about police shootings in Phoenix and how the DOJ investigation is hurting Phoenix Police department being able to retain their officers. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
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Video: Drownings are preventable, so why are there so many?

A drowning in Phoenix left two children dead which led Jim Sharpe to wonder in Friday’s Sharper Point commentary why there are so many drownings in the Valley when it is preventable. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
11 days ago
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Jim Sharpe

AZ Political Podcast: Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee talks making history, politics, money and more

In this episode of the AZ Political Podcast, Kimberly Yee talks with Jim Sharpe about how she made history as the state treasurer.
11 days ago
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Video: Arizona treasurer discusses anti-boycott divestment sanctions amid university protests

Kimberly Yee, Treasurer of Arizona and the highest-ranking GOP official in the state, joined the AZ Political Podcast to talk achievements from her 2022 campaign and shed light on Arizona’s stance on anti-boycott divestment sanctions. This comes amid protest demands from students at ASU and University of Arizona for divestment from Israeli companies. Yee also […]
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Video: Arizona doctors make advancements in skin cancer, melanoma treatment

May is skin cancer awareness month so Jim Sharpe learns more about a new T-cell treatment working wonders for skin cancer patients in the Valley on Thursday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
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Video: Maricopa County officials want your help this election season

With the Arizona primary set for July 30, election workers are in high demand. That’s why Maricopa County officials want to fill 2,000 positions. Jim Sharpe isn’t feeling too optimistic, though. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
14 days ago
Split-panel image from a youth violence listening session held April 29, 2024, in Chandler, Arizona...
Kevin Stone

Chandler mayor says city is exploring ways to address issue of youth violence

A day after a listening session on youth violence, Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke said his East Valley suburb is exploring ways to address the issue.
14 days ago
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Video: Make-A-Wish Arizona to get replacement for inspirational statue stolen from Phoenix headquarters

Make-A-Wish is getting a replacement for the cherished statue of Chris Greicius, the 7-year-old boy who inspired the creation of the nonprofit, that was stolen from the foundation’s Phoenix headquarters in 2023. Jim Sharpe reflects on the impact the process has had on Greicius’s mother in Friday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa […]
18 days ago
AZ Political Podcast: Ben Toma talks fake elector scheme...
Jim Sharpe

AZ Political Podcast: Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma talks fake elector indictment

This episode of AZ Political Podcast features Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, who shares his thoughts on the fake elector scheme.
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Video: State speaker of the house reacts to Arizona grand jury indictment in fake election investigation

State speaker of the house Ben Toma joins Jim Sharpe for this week’s AZ Political podcast and gives his take on Wednesday’s announcement that a state grand jury indicted 18 people accused of taking part in a Republican fake elector scheme in Arizona. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
19 days ago
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Video: How could fake electors in Arizona fall victim to pressure?

Jim Sharpe wonders how the 11 Arizona Republicans, and seven top aides to Donald Trump, who were recently indicted on felony fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges, thought they could get away with it. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Ed Cole/KTAR News Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images  
19 days ago
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Video: Phoenix leaders aim for new Sky Harbor terminal: What will it be named?

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego announced plans for new Sky Harbor terminal earlier in the week. Jim Sharpe discusses naming challenges in Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images
20 days ago
An attendee wears an "I Voted" sticker at a 2022 election night watch party in Phoenix....
Jim Sharpe

Are voters really apathetic about 2024 election — or are they still trying to digest the last one?

Apparent voter apathy might actually be a sign of burnout from previous elections, writes KTAR host Jim Sharpe.
21 days ago
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Video: Why hand-counting ballots like Kari Lake wants isn’t an option

Why hand-counting ballots like Kari Lake wants isn’t an option. Jim Sharpe explains on his Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
21 days ago
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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.
22 days ago
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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.
22 days ago