Martha Maurer

Martha Maurer is the News Director at KTAR News, overseeing editorial and breaking news decision-making in all our news formats. She joined the KTAR newsroom in 2012. She’s a graduate of Arizona State University’s Cronkite News School of Journalism and Mass Communications. In addition to her duties, she enjoys contributing to news stories, particularly focusing on immigration, politics and social issues. You can follow her on Twitter at @MaurerMartha.

ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 9, 2012
Unattended package puts Tempe school in lockdown

Police are investigating an unattended package located near Southern and McClintock.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 9, 2012
Man arrested for assaulting woman he met online

A Glendale woman who met a man on an online dating site was allegedly sexually assaulted by that same man, police said.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 9, 2012
Energy demand record broken during high temps

Nearly one million SRP customers cranked up the air conditioning on Wednesday during the record-breaking 116 degree heat.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 8, 2012
Border patrol avatar to process frequent travelers

A computer-generated avatar will soon be responsible for processing frequent border crossers who are in the Trusted Travelers program.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2012
Broadband access to expand in rural Arizona

Over 600 homes in rural areas across Arizona will soon have access to broadband Internet.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2012
Agreement reached to keep US Airways hub in Phoenix

US Airways will retain its hub in Phoenix even if the airline reaches a merger agreement with American Airlines, a press release said.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 3, 2012
NASA to land rover on Mars, with ASU’s help

Sunday could be a big day in the history of space exploration.
ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 1, 2012
Toddler killed after being struck by family vehicle

A 2-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday after being run over by his 14-year-old uncle in a family vehicle, police said.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 31, 2012
Young boy drowns in Mesa pool

A 4-year-old boy has drowned in a Mesa pool, the Mesa Fire Department said.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2012
DPS: Family members killed in large Interstate 10 crash

A weekend crash on Interstate 10 took the lives of at least six family members, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2012
Arizona car insurance rates among highest in US

While Arizona drivers are getting relief at the pump, the cost of car insurance is still taking a bite out of our budgets.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2012
Young boy nearly drowns in Mesa pool

A 1-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was pulled out of a backyard pool near Stapley and Southern in Mesa.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2012
San Tan toddler drowns during storm

Authorities have identified a boy who was swept away in a wash behind his San Tan Valley home and died.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2012
Warrants served in Phoenix area as part of nationwide bust

Drug Enforcement Agency agents, along with local police, executed 17 search warrants across the Valley on Thursday looking for synthetic drugs.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2012
Armed man threatens students at high school band camp

Students from the Peoria High School band were threatened by a man wielding a handgun on Wednesday, police said.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2012
ASU’s Havasu campus offering lower tuition for students

With rising tuition costs, universities are inventing ways of making college affordable for students.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2012
Reporter weighs in on Arpaio’s appearance in court

The federal case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office has wrapped up its first day. Arpaio took the stand Tuesday and faced questions on the practices of his deputies during his crime suppression sweeps, believed to be racially profiling.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2012
County confirms first West Nile-related death of year

West Nile virus has claimed its first victim of 2012, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health said in a press release.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2012
Lowell Observatory to unveil $53M facility

The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff will be unveiling its new $53 million facility tomorrow that will house the Discovery Channel Telescope.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2012
Police urge walking safety as kids head back to school

Hundreds of East Valley students are going back to school this Monday.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2012
Two firefighters hurt in Glendale apartment fire

Two firefighters were hurt, one dog died and eight people were displaced in an apartment fire Friday afternoon near 67th and Glendale Avenues.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2012
Former FBI agent: Shooter hoped to kill more

A former FBI agent said the gunman in a Colorado shooting planned to kill more people.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2012
Tempe charter art school evacuated

Tempe Fire and hazmat crews are on-scene near Apache Boulevard and Rural Road, where dozens of people have been evacuated.
ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2012
Two men shot in Phoenix drive-by shooting

Police are looking for a shooter and a driver of a white Dodge Intrepid that were involved in a drive-by shooting near 24th Street and Roeser Road on Thursday.