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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2016Storms blow through Phoenix, Flagstaff areas, knocking out power, blocking roads
Over 2,000 people in the Phoenix area endured a cold, dark start to Wednesday after a winter storm took out their power and up north schools were closed because of heavy snow.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 20162 accidents shut down I-10 near Casa Grande in both directions
Accidents, including one that involved a semitrailer, closed Interstate 10 in both directions near Casa Grande early on a rainy Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2016Phoenix-area woman found, Silver Alert canceled
A Silver Alert was canceled after a Mesa woman suffering from Alzheimer's was found safe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2016Organizers want National Championship Game to go green
The director of the NFL Environmental Program is hoping the National Championship Game in Arizona Jan. 11 will be as sustainable as the Super Bowl last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2016WalletHub: Scottsdale ranked the best city for an active lifestyle
In new WalletHub rankings, Scottsdale wins the prize for the most active lifestyle.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2016DPS: More than 250,000 Arizonans have concealed weapon permit
More than 250,000 Arizonans have been granted a permit to carry a concealed weapon since 1994, Arizona Department of Public Safety statistics showed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2016Gabrielle Giffords takes front-row seat at Obama’s gun measure announcement
Former U.S. Rep from Arizona Gabrielle Giffords had a front-row seat for President Barack Obama's announcement Tuesday of…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2016Piling on: El Nino, snow adding up to picturesque Arizona high country
Winter recreation fans are giddy -- a lot of snow has fallen in northern Arizona and more is on the way.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Safety first: Complimentary designated driving service to be offered in Phoenix
BeMyDD, otherwise known as Be My Designated Driver, will be offering its pick-up service to Phoenix drivers from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Jan. 23 for free as a part of a new campaign to reduce the number of drunk driving-related accidents.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Arizona AG running anti-human trafficking ads in Times Square, Glendale
Arizona's attorney general is running anti-human trafficking ads in both New York City and Glendale ahead of next week's college football championship game.
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GENERAL NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Flight attendant/angel keeps baby happy on long plane ride
A flight attendant's baby-whispering skills saved the day for a young couple on vacation.
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GENERAL NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Donald Trump releases first 2016 campaign ad
Republican presidential candidate hopeful Donald Trump released his first campaign advertisement over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Fire crews respond to emergency call at Phoenix airport
Fire crews responded Monday to an emergency report of smoke on an airplane at Sky Harbor Airport, forcing passengers off a flight bound for El Paso, Texas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Arizona business owner starts fundraiser to save historic downtown Phoenix home
Kimber Lanning, director of Local First Arizona, started an IndieGoGo campaign in order to save the Wurth House, a home on downtown Phoenix's historic Roosevelt Row.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Phoenix-area fire department searching for volunteers to join crisis response team
Chandler Fire Department officials are looking for volunteers to be a part of its Crisis Response Unit, a team of people who comfort accident victims in their time of need.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2016Phoenix-area named one of the best cities in nation to launch a startup company
Scottsdale, Arizona, was ranked among the likes of Silicon Valley and New York when it was recently named one of the best cities -- No. 8, to be exact -- in the nation to launch a startup.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2016Cheers! Phoenix-area bar named one of the best new bars in the nation
This is something to drink to: Thrillist.com recented named Counter Intuitive in Scottsdale, Arizona, as one of the best new bars in America, thanks to its ever-changing cocktail menu and diverse food items.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2016Suns’ Robert Sarver and former Sun Steve Nash in talks to purchase Spanish soccer team
Phoenix Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver and former Suns point guard Steve Nash are a part of a group trying to buy Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, a soccer team in Spain.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2016Rain, rain, go away: Phoenix to see heavy amounts of precipitation in upcoming week
The Valley of the Sun will be looking a little less sunny during this upcoming week: Phoenix is expected to see rain all throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service of Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2016Scottsdale among 2015’s top cities to start a business
DataFox lists the city of Scottsdale as the eighth best city for entrepreneurs to start a business.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2016Family makes funeral thanks to kind pilot
A family thought they were going to miss their father's funeral when they watched their connecting flight pull away from the terminal in Minneapolis.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2016ADOT expects heavy snow-play traffic this weekend
The Arizona Department of Transportation is warning drivers this weekend to expect heavy traffic along U.S. 180 near Flagstaff, as people take advantage of the long weekend to play in the snow.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2016ADOT and Keep Arizona Beautiful partner up for Litter Hotline
The Arizona Department of Transportation has a hotline that the public can call to report litter violations that result in a cautionary letter.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2016Arizona girl collects 1,000 jackets for the homeless
12-year-old Makenna Breading-Goodrich only needs her red Radio Flyer wagon to make an extraordinary difference.