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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2016

Main Street Minute: Arizona restaurant group donates $5K to school district

An Arizona restaurant group has donated $5,000 to a school district to teach kids about food and nutrition in a summer program.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2016

Two people are dead after plane crash in Mesa

Two people are dead after a plane exploded and crashed in Mesa at Falcon Field.

GENERAL NEWS | May 16, 2016

Main Street Minute: Valley student wins car for perfect attendance

A Queen Creek High School student who takes classes at the East Valley Institute of Technology won a car Monday for having perfect attendance.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 15, 2016

Man making fireworks dies in explosion at Phoenix-area house

A man making his own fireworks has died after a house explosion in a West Valley suburb.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 15, 2016

Surprise Police searching for 15-year-old reported runaway

Surprise Police are searching for a 15-year-old female. Daniella Rivas-Espinoza left her home around 11 a.m. Sunday and did not return.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 15, 2016

Water main break forces road closure near Central Avenue and Clarendon

https://twitter.com/rbmichae/status/731975983637495808 A water main break caused severe flooding near the intersection of Central and Clarendon Avenues in Phoenix…

ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2016

Shooting suspect killed by Phoenix Police, officer injured

An officer-involved shooting near 39th Avenue and McDowell Road has left two dead and an officer with non-life-threatening injuries.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2016

Two in critical condition after mobile home fire destroys three homes in Avondale

Two individuals are in critical condition after a mobile home fire to a single white trailer extended to two adjacent mobile homes.

GENERAL NEWS | May 13, 2016

Main Street Minute: Movie house changes hands in Scottsdale, reopens Saturday

A swanky movie house Scottsdale is under new ownership and it reopens Saturday. A school district near the Valley is hosting a job fair the same day.

GENERAL NEWS | May 12, 2016

Main Street Minute: Ice cream shop celebrates Scottsdale opening

Creamistry is celebrating its Scottsdale opening with a buy-one, get-one-free ice cream special on Thursday.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2016

Triple 2 Fire continues to burn near Nogales

A fire that started in Mexico and made its way into the Coronado National Forest is zero percent contained.

GENERAL NEWS | May 11, 2016

Main Street Minute: Valley sushi chain offering deal on spicy tuna rolls

A Scottsdale-based sushi chain is celebrating National Spicy Tuna Day with a deal on its spicy tuna roll. Stingray Sushi has priced its spicy tuna roll at $1.

UNCATEGORIZED | May 11, 2016

Cue music: ‘Twilight Zone’ Day creeps up on nation

When strange, inexplicable things happen, people often call it a "Twilight Zone" moment, a reference to one of the creepiest, most captivating TV shows of all time.

GENERAL NEWS | May 10, 2016

Main Street Minute: Bank awards Arizona nonprofits $300K in grants

Bank of America has awarded $300,000 in grants to nearly two dozen Arizona nonprofits to help with workforce development.

GENERAL NEWS | May 9, 2016

Main Street Minute: Valley charter school system opening another campus

A charter school system in the Valley will be opening another campus in August and has begun enrolling kindergartners through sixth-graders.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2016

Silver Alert canceled, missing Surprise man found safe

A man who had been missing from a West Valley group home overnight has been found safe, ending a Silver Alert.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2016

Plane crashes in Surprise, one dead

A plane crash injured two people in Surprise, Ariz.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2016

Two dead as multiple crashes close I-40 westbound near Ash Fork

A weather-related crash near Ash Fork has closed Interstate 40 westbound according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 6, 2016

Arizona State University professor found dead after camping trip in northern Arizona

Missing Arizona State University professor Debra Schwartz was found dead Sunday morning in a canyon below the rim of Oak Creek Canyon.

GENERAL NEWS | May 6, 2016

Main Street Minute: Valley resort to begin renovating rooms

A Valley resort has begun renovating its guest rooms, in a project will that last all summer and into the fall.

GENERAL NEWS | May 5, 2016

Main Street Minute: Pomelo restaurant opens in Phoenix

A restaurant makes it official debut in north central Phoenix on Thursday. Pomelo is in the same complex as Luci's Healthy Marketplace.

ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | May 4, 2016

And that’s really that: John Kasich suspends Republican presidential campaign

A day after Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign, John Kasich has officially done the same. The Ohio governor tearfully made the announcement during a speech in Columbus on Wednesday afternoon.

GENERAL NEWS | May 4, 2016

Main Street Minute: Hospital group hosting job fairs across Phoenix area

A hospital group is hosting job fairs at its sites all across the Valley on Wednesday, with almost 200 open positions for nurses.

ARIZONA NEWS | May 2, 2016

Northern Arizona woman arrested on drug charge after allegedly abducting daughter

A woman who was suspected of abducting her 9-month-old daughter, triggering a statewide Amber Alert on Saturday, has been arrested, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.