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New Year's Eve events highlight the weekend in metro Phoenix, but there are still some Christmas events going on for those who are not quite ready for the holiday season to come to an end.
In a year that was marked by the continuation of a deadly global pandemic and political turmoil, 2021 also provided some moments that proved there is still plenty of good news out there. Here are five feel-good stories from KTAR News 92.3 FM in 2021.
Glendale police officers will be patrolling the streets on New Year's Eve using a mobile app that helps identify and locate gunshots that are fired into the air, the department said Thursday.
Embry Health will have nine COVID-19 testing sites open in metro Phoenix on New Year’s Day as demand soars during the holiday season and the omicron variant rapidly spreads.
A 46-year-old man accused of child sex crimes in Goodyear was arrested in Mexico and returned to the United States on Wednesday after being wanted for a decade, authorities announced.
With the highly contagious omicron variant on its way to becoming the dominant form of COVID-19 in Arizona, state health officials reported 5,687 new cases and 41 more deaths on Thursday.
There are no planned freeway closures across the state during New Year's weekend, but drivers should be prepared for winter weather in the high country and rain in the Valley to potentially cause problems on the roadways.
Arizona outperformed the nation on its rates of premature births and infant deaths, despite having some of the lowest rates of prenatal care among the states, according to a recent March of Dimes report.
The northbound lanes of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway were closed in west Phoenix temporarily after a crash Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Arizona are at their lowest levels since before Thanksgiving, state health officials reported Wednesday, but the death rate remains among the highest in the nation.
The 2020 Census may have missed more than 1.6 million Americans, about 48,000 of them in Arizona, with the undercount disproportionately falling on minority groups, according to a recent report.
Valley Metro is offering free rides at night on New Year's Eve so those who want to celebrate the end of 2021 with some adult beverages can get home safely.
A storm brought showers to parts of the Valley Tuesday evening ahead of an expected weather system that could bring even more moisture later in the week.
The huge party Decadence Arizona returns Thursday for two days of electronic dance music featuring deejays Marshmello and Diesel - aka basketball Hall of Fame's Shaquille O'Neal - among the many artists.
A woman suspected of driving the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision that sent a Phoenix motorcycle officer to the hospital has been arrested, authorities said Tuesday.
