Danny Shapiro

Danny Shapiro is a Phoenix native and 2014 graduate of Arizona State University. He spent 3 years covering athletics in Beaumont, Texas, before coming to KTAR and Arizona Sports in 2018. He has been KTAR's lead editor for digital content since 2021. Follow him on X @DannyShapiro13.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2021
4 litters of endangered black-footed ferrets born at Phoenix Zoo

The Phoenix Zoo is now home to four new litters of black-footed ferrets. Twenty-one of the endangered animals were recently born at the zoo's Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Conservation Center.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2021
Phoenix Children’s investing $135M to build hospital in Glendale

Phoenix Children's is investing $135 million to build a three-story hospital in the West Valley, the pediatric health care provider announced Wednesday.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021
Allegiant to fly out of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport for first time

Discount flyer Allegiant is expanding its Valley presence by offering flights out of Phoenix Sky Harbor for the first time.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2021
Trump calls out Arizona’s Brnovich for not promoting election claims

Attorney General Mark Brnovich was the latest Arizona politician former President Donald Trump called out for not promoting conspiracies related to the November 2020 election.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021
Maricopa County asks audit to keep documents for possible legal action

Maricopa County on Friday sent a litigation hold and preservation notice to Senate President Karen Fann asking that contractors and others associated with the the election audit preserve documents and evidence for possible legal action.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021
Ducey signs bill allowing to-go cocktails at Arizona bars, restaurants

Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Friday allowing Arizona bars, liquor stores and restaurants to sell cocktails to-go.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021
Nonprofit covers cost of Avondale boy’s stolen wheelchair

A nonprofit group has stepped up to cover the cost of a wheelchair that was stolen from the home of an Avondale boy last week.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021
DPS investigating substance sent in letter to Senate President Fann

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a letter sent Wednesday to Senate President Karen Fann that contained an unknown substance, authorities said.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021
Arizona auditors confirm no Maricopa County election databases were deleted

Arizona auditors confirmed Tuesday during a Senate meeting that no Maricopa County election databases were deleted despite a previous allegation from the audit's official Twitter account that election officials eliminated the evidence.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021
Arizona Senate says audit will resume as planned on Monday

A day after the Maricopa County of Board of Supervisors called for the audit of 2020 election results to end, the Arizona Senate said it will resume as planned on Monday.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021
Arizona analyst expects big retail rebound as masks disappear

An Arizona retail analyst expects the industry's recovery to intensify if businesses loosen their rules on wearing masks.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021
Arizona falls out of top 10 in state economic outlook rankings

For the second time in three years, Arizona is out of the top 10 in state economic outlook rankings in the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual report.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021
Maricopa County officials rip audit, won’t attend Senate meeting

During a defiant special meeting on Monday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors blasted the ongoing audit of the November 2020 election and said they won't be attending the Arizona Senate's meeting on the matter Tuesday.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021
Ducey orders flags at half-staff for National Peace Officers Memorial Day

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags at half-staff Saturday in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021
ASU’s Cronkite School names Battinto Batts as dean

Almost a year after fallout from the school's choice leadership choice, Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has a new dean.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021
Tax filing deadline set for Monday following 1-month extension

The deadline is quickly approaching for Americans to file their taxes for 2020 after a one-month extension.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021
Arizona State Troopers Association president: Pay raises will up staffing

The president of the Arizona State Troopers Association believes pay raises will help curb what he calls a "crisis level" of staffing for the profession in the state.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021
Arizona ending federal unemployment booster, offering return-to-work bonus

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday the state will stop paying the weekly federal unemployment booster in July and instead offer work incentives of up to $2,000.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021
Arizona restaurant owner offering tuition to attract applicants

An Arizona restaurant owner is offering to help pay tuition for employees in an effort to entice people to come work for him.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2021
Tussock Fire burning north of Valley up to 5,517 acres, 17% containment

A wildfire burning north of the Valley had grown to over 5,000 acres Wednesday but saw containment increase.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2021
Healthy eatery led by former ASU football star expanding to Gilbert

A healthy eatery led by a former Arizona State football star and NFL veteran is expanding to Gilbert.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2021
Arizona Gov. Ducey signs bill to purge some from early voter list

Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Tuesday that will purge Arizonans from the early voter list who don't vote early over the course of two consecutive election cycles.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2021
Penzone has shared router subpoena concerns with Arizona senators

Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said he's spoken with two Arizona Senate members expressing his concern over the possibility of a new subpoena to obtain routers the county uses for all its departments for the ongoing election audit.
ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2021
Liaison rebuffs Hobbs’ concerns over audit process in Maricopa County

The Arizona Senate liaison for the audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 election on Friday rebuffed concerns the Arizona Secretary of State has over the process of the hard count of the 2.1 million ballots.