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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Public invited for finishing touches of Phoenix Mural Project on Saturday
The public is invited to watch artists put the final touches on the 2021 Phoenix Mural Project along the Grand Canalscape from 15th Avenue to 7th Street on Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021ASU offering COVID-19 testing, other resources to staff at Arizona schools
ASU is partnering with the state's department of health to offer COVID-19 resources to K-12 staff at schools across the state in order to operate safely amid the pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Biometric facial comparison tech introduced at 2 Arizona entry ports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is introducing facial comparison technology at two Arizona ports of entry to automate the manual document checks required to enter and exit the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Ducey makes interim director of Department of Revenue permanent
Gov. Doug Ducey announced Monday that Rob Woods, the interim director of the Arizona Department of Revenue, will assume the role permanently effective immediately.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Phoenix replaces signage on 2 contentious street names
Phoenix installed new signs Monday for two streets whose names have long been considered objectionable.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Meow Wolf scraps Phoenix art hotel project, has other plans for city
Two years after Meow Wolf announced plans for a unique art/hotel mashup in downtown Phoenix, the project has been scrapped.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021
Arizona reports 1,039 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday
Arizona public health officials on Monday reported 1,039 new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Glendale to host antique tractor and engine show this weekend
Take a trip to the past by visiting Glendale’s 31st Annual Winter Antique Tractor & Engine Show at the Sahuaro Ranch on Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2021Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from Feb. 26-28
From two Arizonans pleading guilty in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme to renovations being completed on a 50-year-old Phoenix park, here are the biggest stories of the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2021Authorities searching for missing man last seen at Grand Canyon
The National Park Service is searching for a 40-year-old Kentucky man who went missing at the Grand Canyon last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2021Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum named among top 10 zoos in the US
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson ranked eighth in a top 10 list of the best zoos in the nation, voted on by USA Today's readers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2021Firefighters battle large blaze after gas line breaks in Phoenix
A gas line break had Phoenix fire crews battling a large blaze for around two hours early Sunday morning near Seventh Street and University Drive.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2021Arizona reports 1,075 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths Sunday
Arizona public health officials reported 1,075 new coronavirus cases and 13 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, Feb. 28.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2021Loop 202 Santan Freeway overnight closures, restrictions start Tuesday
Overnight ramp closures and lane restrictions are expected on a section of Loop 202 Santan Freeway in Gilbert starting Tuesday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Arrowhead Towne Center evacuated over unverified bomb threat
Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale was evacuated Saturday afternoon after receiving an email of a bomb threat, police say.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021
2 Arizona residents plead guilty in $300M telemarketing fraud scheme
Two Arizonans have plead guilty for their roles in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and other vulnerable victims nationwide, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 20212 more teens arrested in parking garage shooting of UArizona student
Two additional 17-year-olds have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a University of Arizona student in a campus parking garage last weekend, authorities said Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021‘Piggy Bank Bandit’ accused of 2 more bank robberies in Phoenix
Authorities say a suspect known as the "Piggy Bank Bandit" robbed two U.S. Bank branches in Phoenix on Friday. He has been accused of six robberies in all.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Police arrest 20-year-old for murder at Desert Sky Mall shooting in Phoenix
Phoenix Police announced the arrest of one man in connection to a shooting at Desert Sky Mall that left one man dead and another injured.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Arizona reports 1,179 new COVID-19 cases, 70 more deaths Saturday
Arizona public health officials on Saturday reported 1,179 new coronavirus cases and 70 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Permit reservations to Arizona’s popular Fossil Creek open Monday
Permit reservations for popular outdoor spot Fossil Creek in the Coconino National Forest will go on sale next week, officials announced Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021US Marshals arrest child sex crime suspect in Arizona
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a suspect in Arizona accused of child sex crimes, the agency said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Teen charged with murder in UArizona campus garage shooting
A teenager was arrested for the shooting death of a University of Arizona student in a campus parking garage last weekend, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Luke AFB locked down after gun report, but no threat found
Luke Air Force Base was placed on lockdown following a report of an individual with a gun at a medical facility on base, authorities said Friday.