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.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Phoenix’s streak of daily record heat continues Wednesday
Phoenix continues to show off as Wednesday made it 16 days in a row for daily record heat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2024Phoenix reaches 15 straight days of daily heat records
Phoenix's streak of daily heat records reached 15 consecutive days after a 37-year-old mark was beaten on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2024Memorial services set for Phoenix firefighter/paramedic who died off-duty
Memorial services have been announced for a Phoenix firefighter and paramedic who died off-duty late last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2024Arizona window company settles fraud lawsuit over undelivered services
An Arizona window company has settled a consumer fraud lawsuit over services that were not completed after payment was accepted, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2024Phoenix breaks another daily heat record with more likely to fall this weekend
Friday was yet another day with a daily heat record in Phoenix and more are expected to fall this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2024Phoenix’s rash of fall record-breaking temperatures evidence of climate change, expert says
Phoenix is in the midst of its hottest start to fall in history and an expert believes climate change is a culprit for the abnormal temperatures.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024Quartet of fifth graders arrested in Surprise for threatening fellow student
Four fifth graders were arrested in Surprise on Wednesday after threatening another student, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024Phoenix reaches daily heat record for 10th consecutive day
The Phoenix heat is unceremoniously showing off at this point as the city hit a daily heat record for the 10th consecutive day on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024Phoenix’s Kate Gallego leads Arizona mayors supporting US Senate candidate Ruben Gallego
Phoenix's Kate Gallego is leading a coalition of Arizona mayors supporting the U.S. Senate candidacy of Democrat Ruben Gallego.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2024Man connected to Alicia Navarro case pleads guilty to sexual abuse of children
The man connected to Alicia Navarro, the Glendale girl who went missing for four years, has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of children in Montana.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2024Phoenix breaks daily heat record for 7th time in 8 days
Phoenix broke a daily heat record for the seventh time in eight days on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 1, 2024Phoenix reaches 110 degrees in October for 1st time in city history
The calendar has flipped to October and for the first time in history, Phoenix has reached 110 degrees in the 10th month of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2024Arizona says another 120,000 residents could be affected by voter registration system error
Arizona's top elections official said Monday another 120,000 residents could be affected by a voter registration system error that forced swift legal action less than two months before the election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2024Driver arrested in fiery Mesa crash that killed 2, hospitalized another
The driver in a fiery Mesa crash from last week that killed two people and hospitalized another was arrested, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2024Glendale man killed then decapitated mother at apartment, police say
A Glendale man was accused in the murder and decapitation of his mother late last week, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2024Peoria school district reverses course, votes to provide mental health support funding to students
A Peoria school district voted Thursday to provide mental health support funding to students, a flip from earlier in the month when the board declined federal grant funding.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2024Phoenix breaks daily heat record for third consecutive day
Phoenix broke a daily heat record for a third day running on Friday as unusually high temperatures for this time of year continue.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2024Scottsdale high school threat came from out of the country, police say
A threat that forced the lockdown of a Scottsdale high school on Wednesday came from out of the country, according to police.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 25, 2024Phoenix breaks 35-year-old daily heat record as more marks set to fall this week
Phoenix broke a 35-year-old daily heat record on Wednesday, the first of multiple marks set to be shattered in the coming days as triple-digit heat lingers in the capital city.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 23, 2024ASU to implement student tuition surcharge for spring semester due to budget cuts
Arizona State University will implement a tuition surcharge for students in the spring and plans to enact other measures to offset budget cuts brought on by the state legislature.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 19, 20242024 Arizona State Fair: Here’s everything you need to know about the annual event
The 2024 Arizona State Fair will provide five weeks of rides, wacky food and fun beginning Friday. Here's what you need to know.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2024Phoenix’s record-breaking streak of 100-degree days comes to an end
Phoenix's record-breaking streak of 100-degree days came to an end on Tuesday after 113 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2024Jelly Roll to headline opening night of 2025 Birds Nest at WM Phoenix Open
The WM Phoenix Open has its headliner for the opening night of the 2025 Birds Nest next February and it will be country singer Jelly Roll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2024Grand Canyon bison relocated from North Rim to tribe in South Dakota
Wildlife managers were able to successfully relocate 100 Grand Canyon bison from the North Rim to South Dakota to combat overpopulation.