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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 20181st track at exclusive $40M motor club near Phoenix to be ready in February
A private club and racetrack for car lovers in Arizona was only a few months from roaring into action, officials said this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Arizona GOP plans to audit Maricopa County recorder’s role in election
The Arizona Republican Party announced Thursday it was forming an independent audit of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office’s role in the midterm election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Man makes $2 million claim for Mesa police use-of-force incident
Robert Johnson, 35, has made a claim for almost $2 million for emotional and physical damages after being punched repeatedly by Mesa police officers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Katie Hobbs doubles her lead after latest batch of Arizona votes
Another day of counting, another batch of votes, and another increase in Katie Hobbs’ lead in the Arizona secretary of state race.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018
ASU professor: After fires, Southern California could face mudslides
An Arizona State University professor said that once wildfires in Southern California are under control, the region could face a different natural disaster: mudslides.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Week after election, Maricopa County officials have 100k ballots to count
Even though there is a winner in the U.S. Senate race, but elections officials in Maricopa County are continuing to count about 100,000 ballots before Nov. 6 can be brought to a close.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Around 1,000 migrants not connected to caravan apprehended in Arizona
Around 1,000 migrants – who weren’t part of the caravan -- turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents in southwestern Arizona after entering the country illegally.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 201832-mile wall to be constructed along Arizona-Mexico border, feds say
A wall will soon be built along more than 30 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona after being given the go-ahead by federal officials, it was announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Grant Woods ‘doing everything’ to set up for potential 2020 Senate run
U.S. Sen. Grant Woods? The former Republican attorney general is doing everything to make the decision to run for federal office in 2020 -- including switch his party affiliation to Democrat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Arizona representative’s citizenship
A newly elected Arizona state representative has defeated a second legal challenge over her citizenship after a judge tossed a lawsuit this week.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Country Music Hall of Fame singer Roy Clark has died at 85
Country star Roy Clark has died at age 85, from complications of pneumonia, according to his publicist.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Phoenix Children’s, Blue Cross Blue Shield ‘optimistic’ over agreement
Phoenix Children's Hospital and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona have been in negotiations over coverage, but are "optimistic" they will reach an agreement before the Dec. 1 deadline.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Surviving Phoenix serial shooter won’t be charged with 9th victim’s death
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said the recent death of a victim of Phoenix serial shooters would not change the prison term of the remaining convicted man.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Border agents in Arizona prepare for caravan with ‘readiness exercises’
As thousands of migrants make their way to the U.S. border in an attempt to apply for asylum, border agents are conducting so-called "readiness exercises" at the ports of entry in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Former Arizona financial adviser going to prison for stealing from nonprofits
A former financial adviser in metro Phoenix was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing nearly $170,000 from dormant bank accounts in less than a month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Phoenix Pizza Festival to offer local music, beer and yes, pizza, on Saturday
Downtown Phoenix Inc. will hold the Phoenix Pizza Festival on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Margaret T. Hance Park in central Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018In need of noodles? Mac & Cheese Fest coming to Scottsdale this weekend
For an entire weekend, the Mac & Cheese AZ Fest will be offering $2 tasting cups of the beloved pasta as well as craft beer, cooking demonstrations and games.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018
Phoenix man convicted of hacking computers of tribal consultants
A Phoenix man was convicted Tuesday of hacking into the computers of a company that provides consulting services to Native American tribal governments.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2018Eastbound I-10 will close between 67th and 51st avenues this weekend
Construction on an interchange between Interstate 10 and Loop 202 may cause delays on the road this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2018Democrat Katie Hobbs slowly grows lead in Arizona secretary of state race
Democratic Arizona secretary of state candidate Katie Hobbs added about 1,000 votes to her lead over Republican Steve Gaynor as the number of outstanding votes slowly dwindled Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2018Suspect killed by Phoenix Police after car chase identified
Authorities on Wednesday identified the man fatally shot a day earlier by police after a car chase that stretched from Phoenix to Glendale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2018Gilbert man sentenced to 21 years in prison for molesting tribal students
A Gilbert man who used to work as a teacher in the Gila River Indian Community was sentenced to more than two decades in prison for molesting several of his students.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2018Ninth victim dies 12 years after Phoenix serial shootings
In 2005 and ’06, two men terrorized Phoenix in a string of drive-by shootings that left eight people dead and dozens injured. One victim who was seriously injured, Paul Patrick, died Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2018Flake to block advancing judges if Senate doesn’t vote to protect Mueller
Sen. Jeff Flake vowed to block the effort to advance judges if Sen. Mitch McConnell refuses to bring a bill to the floor that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.