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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Maricopa County key to potentially record voter turnout
A large increase in early voters in Maricopa County is fueling a potentially record voter turnout across the state, according to one public official.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Ozzy Osbourne returning to Phoenix in 2019 to say goodbye again
Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, the strangest father figure in reality TV history, will be barking at the moon at Ak-Chin Pavilion on July 25, 2019, as part of his No More Tours II tour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Adrian Fontes confident that Election Day will go smoothly in Phoenix area
Maricopa County recorder Adrian Fontes expressed confidence that there won’t be a repeat of the major glitches that marred the August primary election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Health insurance company expanding its Tempe presence, adding 400 jobs
Oscar, a New York-based health insurance startup, is increasing its footprint in the East Valley by expanding its office space and hiring hundreds of new employees.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Phoenix-area Election Day weather will be bright, warm
Phoenix-area voters planning to do their civic duty Tuesday morning will step into a brisk day when polls open at 6 a.m. but eventually the weather will warm into the 80s.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Go behind the scenes to see how Maricopa County counts ballots
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes released video over the weekend that pulled back the curtain on the mysterious process of counting ballots.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Department of Justice will monitor voting rights compliance in Arizona
The Department of Justice said it was sending four staffers to Arizona to monitor voting rights compliance at Tuesday's polls.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Tribal casinos add $27M to Arizona coffers for second fiscal quarter
Arizona casinos run by Native American tribes paid nearly $27 million to the state during the first three months of the budget year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Day before election, Arizona governor’s race dominated by education
As voters in Arizona will hit the polls on Tuesday to elect a state leader, one topic will be at the forefront of their minds: Education.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Arizona CD9 candidate Greg Stanton plans work on tax reform, immigration
U.S. House of Representatives hopeful Greg Stanton has waited through election days and nights before. In the 24 hours before Arizona voters go to the polls, he said he'll do what he's always done: work.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018What you need to know about Tuesday’s election in Arizona
Voters across Arizona will take to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new U.S. senator, U.S. representatives, state representatives and more. Here is everything you need to know.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Election weekend poll shows McSally leading Sinema by 1 point
The latest OH Predictive Insight/ABC15 poll showed Republican Senate hopeful Martha McSally leading Democratic opponent Kyrsten Sinema, 49 percent to 48 percent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Work begins Monday on downtown Chandler’s holiday Tumbleweed Tree
Chandler Parks employees will begin work Monday on the city's 62nd holiday Tumbleweed Tree.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Local YMCAs offering free baby-sitting services on Election Day
Busy parents who don't think they can find supervision for their children while they head to the polls on Tuesday, think again. YMCAs across the Valley are offering free baby-sitting services on Election Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2018Blockchain company Bitmain to expand Chandler workforce
Bitmain Tecnologies Ltd. announced recently that it plans to open an 8,000-square-foot office in Chandler's Park at San Tan facility.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2018Small plane crashes north of Carefree; 2 aboard uninjured
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine aircraft went down near Horseshoe Lake due to unknown circumstances around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2018Buckeye police chief suspended during investigation into misconduct
The city of Buckeye has suspended its chief of police for 40 hours during an investigation into an anonymous letter over alleged misconduct by department leadership.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2018Ottawa University to build $19.9M student housing facility in Surprise
Ottawa University Arizona announced plans Friday to build a $19.9 million student housing facility at its campus in Surprise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2018Phoenix home in Biltmore area on the market for $3.2M
A 6,054-square-foot home in Phoenix's Biltmore Circle Estates is on sale for just under $3.2 million, according to Zillow.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 20182 days before Election Day, Sinema leads McSally by 3 points in poll
A newly released Trafalgar Group poll found that Democratic Senate hopeful Kyrsten Sinema held a three-point lead over Republican opponent Martha McSally, 50 percent to 47 percent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2018Phoenix police investigating fatal hit-and-run crash
Phoenix Police say a 72-year-old man died following a hit-and-run crash near 35th Avenue and Bethany Home Road on Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2018Arizona freeway restrictions to decrease around the holidays
In order to limit restrictions including full freeway closures, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced an increase of construction work on the freeways prior to the holidays to accommodate traveling drivers between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 3, 2018Authorities find missing Green Valley man safe; Silver Alert canceled
A Silver Alert was canceled Sunday after an 87-year-old man from Green Valley was found safe outside of Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 3, 2018President Trump endorses Arizona Republicans, misspells Kyrsten Sinema
President Donald Trump took to social media to show his support for Republicans Martha McSally and Doug Ducey. In his tweet endorsing McSally, he misspelled McSally's opponent Dem. Kyrsten Sinema.