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Video: Sharper Point: What do we do about wrong way drivers?

The frequency of wrong way crashes continues to rise at an alarming rate here in the Valley. In this edition of Sharper Point, Jim Sharpe wonders what can be done about this deadly epidemic on our roads. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Ed Cole/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Jayme West

Police looking for suspect in fatal 2001 Phoenix shooting

Brian Coney Adams is dead and his brother, along with the Phoenix Police Department, want to know why and who did it.
2 months ago
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Kevin Stone

Arizona utility regulators approve rate hike for APS, the state’s largest electric company

APS customers will soon see higher bills after regulators approved a rate hike Thursday night for the state's largest electric utility company.
2 months ago
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Video: Sharper Point: Kari Lake trails behind Ruben Gallego in Arizona Senate race amid Meghan McCain drama

Amid ongoing social media drama involving Kari Lake and Meghan McCain, a recent poll conducted by Phoenix-based NPI from Feb. 6-13 reveals that Lake, a Republican candidate, is trailing behind Democrat Ruben Gallego in the Arizona Senate race. Jim Sharpe takes a closer look in Thursday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR […]
2 months ago
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Video: Can we prevent children from joining violent groups like Gilbert Goons?

On Jim Sharpe’s daily Sharper Point Commentary he shares his worry for his children and who they might hang out with in the years to come. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Kevin Stone

APS, Arizona’s largest electric utility, wants to raise residential rates by about 11%

APS, Arizona’s largest electric utility company, is seeking a rate hike that would increase residential bills by an average of 11%.
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Video: How does APS justify raising rates amid inflation?

Ted Geisler, president of Arizona Public Service (APS), joined Jim Sharpe on Arizona’s Morning News to discuss how the company decided on an 11% increase on customers amid current inflation.
2 months ago
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Video: How APS plans to keep service going, workers prepare for future winter storms

Ted Geisler, president of Arizona Public Service (APS), joined Jim Sharpe on Arizona’s Morning News to discuss how the company decided on an 11% increase on customers amid current inflation, as well as discussed how workers have used this past winter storm to prepare for future weather impacts. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News […]
2 months ago
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Video: Sharper Point: How are citizens being protected after convicted murderer escaped house arrest?

Convicted murderer Daniel Cahill was apprehended after escaping house arrest over the weekend. Jim Sharpe takes a closer look and ponders how a criminal like him was granted house arrest in the first place in Tuesday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Video: Sharper Point: What happens to unaccompanied minors at the border?

The screening and housing process for unaccompanied minors on the border has been a continuous work in progress. Jim Sharpe considers the current state of the process and reflects on past reports regarding children crossing the border alone. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: John Moore/Getty Images
2 months ago
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Kevin Stone

Arizona Sec. Adrian Fontes blames thwarted election crisis on ‘rumors,’ ‘conspiracy theories’

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes thinks lawmakers addressed the wrong issue when they revised the state’s election calendar.
2 months ago
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Video: Anti-American, crazy rigged election noise continues in Arizona

After nearly four years of contentious debates surrounding election integrity in Arizona, an examination of the recent legislative proposition by Sen. Anthony Kern is warranted. In Thursday’s Sharper Point commentary, Jim Sharpe contends that the proposed bill appears to run counter to quintessential American principles. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: Anthony Kern/Facebook; […]
2 months ago
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Video: Sharper Point: Here’s why House GOP’s Mayorkas impeachment won’t aid border, immigration

House Republicans may have gotten just enough votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but Jim Sharpe explains why current border and immigration issues won’t change much in Wednesday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Grey Gartin/KTAR News Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
2 months ago
Water flows from the Bartlett Dam west of metro Phoenix in March 2023....
Kevin Stone

Second consecutive wet winter is a big win for Valley’s water supply

Arizona’s second consecutive wet winter is big win for the Valley’s water supply, as SRP reservoirs near capacity.
2 months ago
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Video: State legislatures aim to limit what Arizona Department of Transportation can and can’t do

After the federal government tried to ban Arizona Department of Transportation highway signs, state legislatures are now trying to limit A-DOT in other ways. Jim Sharpe takes a closer look in Tuesday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Jim Sharpe

Thunderbirds need to keep WM Phoenix Open from getting a worse name

Based on what he saw this past week, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe thinks the WM Phoenix Open needs to go through more changes.
2 months ago
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Video: Sharper Point: Does the WM Phoenix Open need a new name?

Amidst a surge in unruly behavior from intoxicated spectators verbally harassing golfers during the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, Jim Sharpe contemplates the necessity for reforms at the Valley’s esteemed golf tournament in Monday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photo: Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Video: Why concerns about President Biden’s age boiled over

Jim Sharpe explains why concerns about President Biden’s age boiled over on Thursday evening. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Video: Why Republicans might be hypocrites after voting down the border security bill

The day after a new border security bill was shot down Jim Sharpe talked more in-depth about what was in the bill on his Sharper Point Commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Kevin Stone

Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona accuses Republicans of ‘deciding to do nothing’ about border crisis

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona accused Republicans of playing politics by scuttling the Senate's comprehensive border security bill after lengthy bipartisan negotiations.
2 months ago
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Video: The “Older Mahomes” should be old enough to know better than to drink and drive

Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign up for texts from KTAR: https://bit.ly/3EoCmGV Listen live to KTAR: https://ktar.com/listen-to-ktar-92-3-fm-anywhere/ KTAR SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTARNews X: https://x.com/KTAR923 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktarnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktarnews/ KTAR PODCASTS: https://bit.ly/45Ox5nX
2 months ago
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Video: How the WM Phoenix Open could turn from ‘the People’s Open’ to ‘the People Watching Open’

As an atmospheric river storm system approaches the metro Phoenix area this week, Jim Sharpe inquires the impact the weather may have on the WM Phoenix Open in Tuesday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: Tyler Drake/Arizona Sports; Fred Kalil/Facebook Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from […]
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Video: Why Republican opposition to new border bill is because of former President Trump

Jim Sharpe talks about why Republican opposition to new border bill is because of former President Trump on Monday’s Sharper Point Commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
2 months ago
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Video: Sharper Point: Should migrants charged in attack on two NYPD officers in Time Square be deported?

Support for deporting migrants who attacked two New York police officers in Times Square is increasing, and Jim Sharpe explores the issue in Friday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Photos: Michael M. Santiago, Adam Gray/Getty Images
3 months ago