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Tom Kuebel

Buckeye celebrates groundbreaking of 444-unit residential community near downtown

Buckeye celebrated the groundbreaking of a 444-unit residential community near downtown.
5 hours ago
FILE - Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona C...
Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs didn’t step down this week. So what happened?

Arizona’s governor was out of the state for a day this week, prompting false claims that she’d abruptly resigned or vanished entirely.
6 hours ago
Patrons are warned about the heat at the Desert Botanical Garden entrance, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023,...
Associated Press

Heat-related deaths continue to rise even as the calendar turns to October

Confirmed heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county continue rising even as the weather turns cooler.
7 hours ago
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KTAR.com

Tucson woman sentenced to 20 years after running woman over multiple times

Yvette Naomi Garcia was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Friday.
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Wills Rice

Trevor’s Liquor to open 4th location in late 2024 at Paradise Valley Mall

Trevor's Liquor announced it will be opening its fourth location in late 2024 in the Paradise Valley Mall redevelopment.
9 hours ago
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Brandon Gray

Gov. Katie Hobbs announces $11M investment in to state’s health care workforce

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Friday the state will invest $11 million into the Arizona Board of Regents' AZ Healthy Tomorrow Initiative. 
11 hours ago
Iraq War veteran Sgt. Brent Bretz was selected for a new home by the by the Helping a Hero Project....
KTAR.com

Iraq War veteran injured in explosion gifted with an adapted home in Gilbert

Iraq War veteran who lost both of his legs in an explosion was given a new home in Gilbert through the Helping a Hero program.
12 hours ago
Booking photo of Eric Donald Jones and a stock image of a house on fire. Jones, a former Chandler f...
KTAR.com

Former Chandler firefighter sentenced to 10.5 years for setting ex-girlfriend’s house on fire

A former Chandler firefighter was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for setting an ex-girlfriend's house on fire two years ago.
14 hours ago
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Ford Hatchett/ABC15 Arizona

Payroll issues: Ransomware attack impacts 21 Pinal County school districts

Pinal County schools confirmed their data processing service was attacked recently, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some employees.
15 hours ago
The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved new district boundaries on Sept. 26, 2023....
Kevin Stone

Phoenix City Council unanimously approves new district boundaries

The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved new district boundaries on Tuesday. The updated map goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024.
16 hours ago
File photo of a row of smoothies. Three Phoenix-area Tropical Smoothie Cafes are offering freebies ...
KTAR.com

3 Phoenix-area Tropical Smoothie Cafes offer freebies, specials for grand opening weekend

Three Phoenix-area Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations will give away free smoothies for a year Saturday as part of their grand opening weekend.
17 hours ago
File photo of a crime scene in Phoenix, Arizona. A man was wounded in a shooting inside a Phoenix c...
KTAR.com

Man wounded in shooting inside Phoenix convenience store

A man was wounded in a shooting inside a Phoenix convenience store Thursday night, authorities said.
18 hours ago
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KTAR.com

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs meets with Mayorkas in DC to discuss border security

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs met with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to express what she wants to see at the southern border in D.C. on Wednesday.
20 hours ago
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Brandon Gray

Maricopa County partners with 2 West Valley cities for affordable housing projects

Maricopa County announced Thursday it is partnering with two West Valley cities to fund projects that will provide affordable housing solutions. 
21 hours ago
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KTAR.com

I-10 in West Valley, State Route 143 in Phoenix among weekend freeway closures

Drivers in the West Valley can expect road closures for improvement projects this weekend on eastbound Interstate 10, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 
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KTAR.com

Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Sept. 29-Oct. 1

There are plenty of things to do around the Valley this weekend, such as attending the Arizona State Fair, a Diamondbacks game or a Netflix comedy show taping.
21 hours ago
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KTAR.com

Arizona man sentenced to 11 years in prison on drug distribution, gun crimes

An Arizona man was sentenced to prison for drug distribution and gun crimes, according to the Justice Department. 
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The Grand Canyon National Park entrance is blocked off, in Tusayan, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2013, because of...
KTAR.com

Arizona among states to pay to keep national parks open if shutdown occurs

Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government were to occur.
1 day ago
Red skirts are on display at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, May 5, 2021, to raise awareness ...
Associated Press

Former boyfriend of Navajo woman convicted of her fatal shooting in emblematic Arizona case

The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose case became emblematic of an international movement launched to draw attention to an epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women was convicted of first-degree murder in her fatal shooting.
1 day ago
US President Joe Biden gives a speech at the Tempe Center for the Arts on September 28, 2023 in Tem...
Associated Press

Biden targets Trump’s ‘extremist movement’ in democracy-focused speech in Tempe

President Joe Biden argued during a speech in Tempe “there is something dangerous happening in America” as he revives his warnings on Donald Trump.
1 day ago
A person holds a Powerball scan entry. Three tickets sold in Arizona each won $50,000 in the drawin...
Kevin Stone

3 Powerball tickets sold in Arizona win $50,000 as jackpot surpasses $900M

Arizona had three five-digit winners in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, but the game’s ballooning jackpot went unclaimed.
1 day ago
Cindy McCain accepts the President Medal of Freedom on the behalf of her late husband Sen. John McC...
Kevin Stone

John McCain was ‘very well aware’ of plans for library, Cindy McCain says

Planning for a library honoring John McCain’s legacy was underway before the Arizona political icon’s death in 2018, Cindy McCain said.
2 days ago
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KTAR.com

Watch: President Joe Biden speaks in Tempe on state of democracy, McCain’s legacy

President Joe Biden spoke on the state of democracy and the legacy of late Arizona political icon John McCain in Tempe on Thursday.
2 days ago
Sen. John McCain gives a thumbs up before receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from Joe Biden at th...
Kevin Stone

President Joe Biden to announce creation of McCain Library while in Tempe

President Joe Biden will announce the creation of a library dedicated to late Arizona political icon John McCain during his speech in Tempe on Thursday.
2 days ago