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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2020St. Mary’s Food Bank to remain open during holiday season
It'll be business as normal for the St. Mary's Food Bank during the holiday season, serving those in need into the new year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Phoenix firefighters battle large fire at abandoned office building
Fire crews battled a large fire with heavy smoke in Phoenix after an abandoned office building went up in flames Friday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Arizona to receive fewer coronavirus vaccines than expected for next week
Health officials said in a press release Friday that the state expected to order 70,200 vaccine doses, but was only able to order 41,925.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020ADOT says highway worker killed by vehicle along SR 347 near Maricopa
A highway crew worker was struck and killed by a vehicle along State Route 347 near Maricopa on Wednesday night, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Arizona state trooper shot at during traffic stop in Phoenix
An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was shot at by a bystander during a traffic stop in Phoenix early Friday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020
Arizona reports 7,635 new coronavirus cases, 142 more deaths
Arizona health officials on Friday reported 7,635 new coronavirus cases and 142 additional deaths, while the state’s hospitals continued to fill up.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020No metro Phoenix freeway closures scheduled through early January
The Arizona Department of Transportation said there will be no scheduled freeway closures over the holidays but road maintenance will continue.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Annual Phoenix Jewish film festival kicks off virtually mid-February
The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary in February with a virtual format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2020FBI publishing posters in Navajo language, hopes to solve more cases
The FBI has started publishing posters in the Navajo language in an effort to broaden the possibility of the public assisting in homicide and missing-person investigations on or near the Navajo Nation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 20204 children hospitalized after 14-year-old driver causes crash in Phoenix
Four children were hospitalized following a crash caused by a 14-year-old driver in Phoenix, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2020$1.5M Triple Twist lottery ticket sold at QuikTrip in Phoenix
Arizona Lottery officials said a winning $1.5 million Triple Twist ticket was sold at a QuikTrip in Phoenix for Tuesday's drawing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2020Arizona reports 5,817 new coronavirus cases, 147 more deaths
Arizona on Thursday reported 5,817 new coronavirus cases and 147 additional deaths, while COVID-19 hospitalizations continued at record levels and the vaccine rollout ramped up.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2020Fire breaks out at Lou Malnati’s takeout spot in Phoenix
An after-hours fire damaged Lou Malnati's Pizzeria in east Phoenix late Wednesday, fire officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2020
‘Fauci Effect’ boosts medical school applications, motivates students
The nation's top infectious disease expert could be behind a recent surge in medical school application that place like University of Arizona are seeing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Missing 71-year-old Chandler man found; Silver Alert canceled
A Silver Alert for a missing 71-year-old Chandler man was canceled Thursday after he was found, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Phoenix man falls to his death on trail in Grand Canyon National Park
A Phoenix man plunged 80 feet to his death on Tuesday morning from the South Kaibab Trail inside Grand Canyon National Park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Early-morning Phoenix apartment fire forces 10 from homes
Nearly a dozen people were forced out of their homes by an apartment fire early Wednesday, Phoenix first responders said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Arizona reports 4,848 new coronavirus cases, 108 more deaths
Arizona on Wednesday reported 4,848 new coronavirus cases and 108 additional deaths, while COVID-19 hospitalizations continued at record levels.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Navajo Nation receives, doles out first shipment of COVID vaccine
The Navajo Nation, hit hard by the pandemic, said Tuesday it finished giving out its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Bourbon and Bones Chophouse to open in Gilbert in mid-January
Upscale Scottsdale chophouse Bourbon and Bones is poised to expand its base to the East Valley next month, opening a location in Gilbert, the restaurant announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 20202 injured in suspected road rage shooting at Westgate in Glendale
Two people sustained non-life threatening injuries in a shooting on Tuesday in a parking lot at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2020AAA Arizona expects about 30% decrease in travelers over holidays
AAA Arizona is expecting about 30% less travelers for the upcoming holidays compared to 2019 because of continued public health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2020Truck smashes through rail on I-17, lands on Phoenix street
Two people in a delivery truck survived a 20-foot drop off a freeway onto the street below Monday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2020
Arizona reports 4,134 new coronavirus cases, 64 more deaths
Arizona on Tuesday reported 4,134 new coronavirus cases, 64 additional deaths and another record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.