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Crews responded to a Phoenix apartment fire on Tuesday morning, April 9, 2024....

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Investigators working to determine if e-scooter battery sparked Phoenix apartment fire

Investigators are working to determine if an e-scooter battery was the cause of a Phoenix apartment fire Tuesday morning.

A Silver Alert for Judy Lockhart was canceled April 9, 2024, after she was found in good health....

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Silver Alert issued canceled after missing 82-year-old Phoenix woman found safe

The Silver Alert for an 82-year-old Phoenix woman who went missing last week was canceled Tuesday after she was found safe.

Man from Prescott Valley faces 20 years in prison after shooting...

Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona man who exchanged gunfire with police sentenced to 20 years

A 35-year-old man from Prescott Valley named Joshua Schnoebelen is sentenced to spend 20 years in prison, authorities said.

John Liddell Jr., 33, was arrested on Monday after being released from the hospital.
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Phoenix police arrest man accused of stabbing officer during gas station call

A man suspected of stabbing a Phoenix police officer was arrested on Monday after being released from the hospital, authorities said.

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Nick Borgia

New therapy center through Centria Autism opens in Glendale

A new Life Skills Autism Academy (LSAA) center through Centria Autism opened in Glendale last week, officials announced Monday.

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Kevin Stone

It's Country Thunder Arizona week: Here's what you should know about 2024 music festival

Country Thunder Arizona week is here, with Lainey Wilson, Eric Church, Jelly Roll and Koe Wetzel headlining the 2024 lineup.

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Devin Booker #1 and head coach Frank Vogel of the Phoenix Suns...

Arizona Sports

NBA playoff standings: Phoenix Suns in battle to avoid play-in after loss to Clippers

Where are the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference standings? They're fighting for playoff positioning and hoping to avoid the play-in.

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Coyotes shut out for 2nd time this season, Kraken’s Grubauer saves 39 shots

Philipp Grubauer made 39 saves in his second shutout of the season, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.

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Arizona Sports

Suns score 10 points in 1st quarter vs. Clippers, flirt with biggest comeback in history

The Phoenix Suns nearly set a franchise record for fewest points scored in a quarter to open Tuesday's matchup with the Clippers. 

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Arizona Sports

Injured Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott will miss rest of season

Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott will miss the rest of the season because of an upper-body injury, the team announced before Tuesday's game at the Seattle Kraken.

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Arizona Sports

Grayson Allen wins Suns’ annual Dan Majerle Hustle Award

The Suns awarded wing Grayson Allen with the 2023-24 Dan Majerle Hustle Award ahead of Tuesday's game against the Clippers. 

Corbin Carroll...

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Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll lifts 1st career leadoff home run in win over Rockies

Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll hit his first home run of 2024, leading off Tuesday against the Rockies with an opposite-field shot.

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New TSMC facility coming to Phoenix, officials announce...

Serena O'Sullivan

TSMC getting $6.6B in new federal funding, to build 3rd semiconductor fab in Phoenix

There's a new TSMC facility coming to Phoenix, the company announced on Monday. It will also receive $6.6 billion dollars in federal funding.

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Here are the 13 richest people in Arizona in 2024, according to Forbes

It was another strong showing for those with Arizona ties on the Forbes' 2024 billionaire list with 13 people to make the cut.

Construction just began at Camelback 303 Logistics Center, slated for a Q4 2024 opening. (SLC rende...

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Construction starts on industrial outdoor storage facilities in West Valley

Workers began construction on a two-building storage facility in the West Valley called Camelback 303 Logistics Center.

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Life Skills Autism Academy staff member works with child with autism...

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New therapy center through Centria Autism opens in Glendale

A new Life Skills Autism Academy (LSAA) center through Centria Autism opened in Glendale last week, officials announced Monday.

Arizona Students for Mental Health aims to help young people struggling with issues. (AZ Students f...

Danny Shapiro

Chandler teen aiming to help fellow youth with mental health problems

A Chandler teen who started a nonprofit nearly two years after her own mental health struggles is continuing her mission to help youth suffering from the same problems.

Bullying and violence response has to start at home and with the communities. (Bloom365 Photo)...

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Valley experts say parents, communities need to do more to combat violence, bullying

Valley experts believe the entire community needs to get on board with helping prevent bullying and violence in youth.

Arizona Votes

Arizona Republican Congressmen Paul Gosar, left, Andy Biggs, seen at a House committee hearing in S...

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Reps. Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar reportedly subpoenaed in Arizona fake elector probe

Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar reportedly have been ordered to testify for the grand jury looking into Arizona's 2020 fake elector case.

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Jim Sharpe

AZ Political Podcast: Democratic political consultant Stacy Pearson hits the hottest topics

On this episode of AZ Political Podcast, Democratic political consultant Stacy Pearson discusses the latest, including Ruben Gallego fundraising numbers.

File photo of Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego speaking during a congressional hearing....

Kevin Stone

Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego starts year with best fundraising quarter of his Senate run

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona announced Tuesday that he started 2024 with the best fundraising quarter of his Senate campaign.

Youth Violence

Preston Lord investigation ongoing: 6 arrests, more coming up...

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Queen Creek police chief explains why police left party area before attack on Preston Lord

The Queen Creek Police Department released a report on the investigation into Preston Lord's death last week.

Youth engagement officer position Gilbert Police Department Arizona...

Serena O'Sullivan

Gilbert Police Department may add new position solely focused on helping youth, chief says

Gilbert Police Chief Michael Soelberg said his department may create a new position — youth engagement officer — to help kids in the town.

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Colton Krolak

Preston Lord case a springboard for youth violence awareness, other issues in metro Phoenix

Youth violence was a minimally publicized phenomenon more than a year ago, but Preston Lord's death proved to be the impetus behind mass community awareness, anger and frustration.

Border and Immigration

Asylum seekers board a bus to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. Arizona leaders say feder...

Kevin Stone

Arizona leaders urge federal officials to properly fund state's border shelter services

Arizona leaders are urging the Biden Administration to make sure the state gets its fair share of the $650 million recently allocated for border shelter services -- and soon.

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Jim Sharpe

We need an Easter basket of bucks delivered to the border—before Sunday

The recently passed budget signed by Joe Biden has border money in it, but Arizona needs that money right now, says KTAR News host Jim Sharpe.

FILE - George Alan Kelly enters court for his preliminary hearing in Nogales Justice Court in Nogal...

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Trial underway for Arizona border rancher charged with killing migrant on his property

A 75-year-old Arizona rancher went on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico.

Texas immigration law causes border confusion in courts...

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Anticipation and anger on Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold

Texan leaders want to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally. Courts are fighting the Texas immigration law.

Clothes hang on a barrier near the border in Arivaca, Arizona. (KTAR News Photo/Felisa Cardenas)...

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Here's what KTAR News learned from '48 Hours on the Border' immigration series

KTAR News, in conjunction with ABC15 Arizona, spent the last week examining the economic, social and political issues surrounding immigration.

The port of entry in Nogales from the United States side of the border. (KTAR News Photo/Felisa Car...

Jim Cross

Nogales business leader believes community hasn't been as affected by border crisis

Recent migrant surges strained cities and nonprofits across the Southwest, but a business leader said Nogales hasn't been hit as hard as others.

Arizona Education

Life Skills Autism Academy staff member works with child with autism...

Nick Borgia

New therapy center through Centria Autism opens in Glendale

A new Life Skills Autism Academy (LSAA) center through Centria Autism opened in Glendale last week, officials announced Monday.

University of Arizona President Robert Robbins is seen walking on the Tucson campus....

Kevin Stone

Embattled University of Arizona President Robert Robbins won't stay on past current contract

Embattled University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins will step down at the end of his current contract -- or sooner if a successor is in place.

Students wear virtual reality headsets in the Dreamscape Learn pod at ASU Prep Pilgrim Rest Element...

Kevin Stone

Phoenix school launching immersive classroom program with virtual reality technology

A Phoenix school is launching an innovative immersive classroom program that utilizes virtual reality technology.

Arizona Homeless News

new shelter in west Phoenix has privacy, workforce assistance...

Serena O'Sullivan

Phoenix's Office of Homeless Solutions shares plan for new shelter with 280 beds

The city of Phoenix's Office of Homeless Solutions wants to create a new shelter in west Phoenix, according to a Wednesday announcement.

Southwest Behavioral and Health Services Phoenix...

Balin Overstolz McNair

Valley nonprofit opens new Phoenix facility to provide mental health services

Gov. Katie Hobbs spoke at a Tuesday grand opening for a new community resource center from Southwest Behavioral and Health Services.

Drug-free zones focus of new bill Republican lawmaker pushes...

Balin Overstolz McNair

State lawmaker wants to change Arizona law related to drug use and homelessness

Arizona state Rep. Matt Gress introduced a bill that would amend current law to create drug-free zones within areas around service providers.

Arizona Technology

A woman removes an Uber Eats bag from the trunk of a Waymo autonomous vehicle. Waymo and Uber Eats ...

Kevin Stone

Waymo, Uber Eats announce partnership for driverless food delivery in metro Phoenix

Waymo and Uber are expanding their partnership in metro Phoenix to include a driverless food delivery program through Uber Eats.

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SuElen Rivera

6 electric vehicle charging stations now available at libraries across Phoenix

Six electric vehicle charging stations are now available at public libraries across Phoenix.

Students wear virtual reality headsets in the Dreamscape Learn pod at ASU Prep Pilgrim Rest Element...

Kevin Stone

Phoenix school launching immersive classroom program with virtual reality technology

A Phoenix school is launching an innovative immersive classroom program that utilizes virtual reality technology.

United States

Associated Press

Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state’s elections chief said Tuesday, because the state’s certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday, a day after a similar concern was raised in […]

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Woman blamed in murder-suicide that left a man and a baby dead in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An infant girl and her 9-year-old sister who were found on a busy Los Angeles-area freeway were thrown from a moving SUV, and investigators believe their mother was responsible and died by suicide after also killing her partner, authorities said Tuesday. The 8-month-old was pronounced dead at the scene early Monday, […]

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Warning light prompts Boeing 737 to make emergency landing in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 landed safely in Idaho after experiencing an in-flight emergency Tuesday when pilots received a warning light in the flight deck, airline and airport officials said. The issue was determined to be a faulty cargo hold indicator, Air Canada said in an email, without elaborating. […]

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Warren Buffett has left the table. Homeless charity asks investors to bid on meal with software CEO

The California homeless charity that received $53 million over the years from investors who wanted a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett has found a new business executive to auction off a meal with. The Glide Foundation said Tuesday that it will hold an auction on eBay next month for a private lunch with Salesforce […]

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Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides

Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Native American youth. Their lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles county court names Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms; Snapchat’s Snap Inc.; TikTok parent company ByteDance; and Alphabet, which owns YouTube and Google, as defendants. Virtually […]

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Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil’s long-running show “The Beatles Love,” a cultural icon on the Las Vegas Strip that brought band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr back together for public appearances throughout its 18-year run. The entertainment company on Tuesday announced that the […]

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