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Maricopa County to provide Gila Bend Fire Department with new medical, safety equipment
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This stinks. A noxious weed forces Arizona national monument's picnic area to close until May
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1 killed, 5 injured in wrong-way collision near Buckeye
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U.S. stocks broke out of a three-day lull to close at a record
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Texas law to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. remains on hold after court ruling
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Joe Lieberman, former senator and Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dies at 82 years old
Arizona News
![The famed set of ESPN's College GameDay will be hosted at Westgate Entertainment District in Glenda...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/westgate-final-four-1.jpg)
ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Westgate in Glendale for Final Four
The famed set of ESPN's College GameDay will be hosted at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale ahead of the nearby NCAA Men's Final Four.
![Dennis Evan Carraher, 59, was found guilty of sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 12 and m...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/carraher-sentence-2.jpg)
Georgia man found guilty of child sex crimes in Arizona
A Georgia man was found guilty by a jury of child sex crimes in Arizona on Tuesday, authorities announced.
![The Southwest Taco Fest is coming to Casa Grande on March 30, 2024. (Getty Images Photo)...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/taco-fest.png)
1st Southwest Taco Fest coming to Arizona this weekend
The first Southwest Taco Fest is coming to Arizona this weekend, promising food, live music and other activities.
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Nu metal heavyweights Korn set to storm Phoenix with tour in October
Korn, a pioneering force in the nu-metal genre, is performing in Phoenix this fall during its North American tour.
![A lottery player holds forms to pick numbers for the Powerball and Mega Millions games as he buys t...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/arizona-lottery-mega-millions-powerball-jackpot-wins.jpg)
Arizona lottery player hits jackpot, but not for $1.13B Mega Millions drawing
Arizona missed out on the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, but the state had multiple big lottery wins in Tuesday drawings.
![Asylum seekers board a bus to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. Arizona leaders say feder...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/migrants-border-services-shelter-funding-arizona.jpg)
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.
ArizonaSports.com
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Diamondbacks agree to TV, cable and satellite channel contracts
The Arizona Diamondbacks will air on linear TV channels as well as streams under an MLB-produced broadcast partnership in 2024.
![Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets is guarded by Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns during th...](https://arizonasports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2118669573-e1711598718630.jpg)
Suns respond to season’s low point with thorough win over Nuggets
The guessing game of which Suns team shows up on which night persists. The best current version did on Wednesday in a win over the Nuggets.
![Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the second half against the Boston Celtics at T...](https://arizonasports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2085029632-e1711505104881.jpg)
Bradley Beal in, Jusuf Nurkic out for Suns’ matchup with Nuggets
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is active for Wednesday's matchup with the Denver Nuggets while center Jusuf Nurkic is out.
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Grind of final Pac-12 season prepared Arizona basketball for March
No. 2 Arizona men's basketball will look to make it past the Sweet 16 for the first time in Tommy Lloyd's tenure.
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Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is inspiring a younger generation of players
Caitlin Clark's deep range has expanded the scope of possibilities for up-and-coming women's basketball players.
![Tyler Kolek, Marquette...](https://arizonasports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2109966391-e1711566983523.jpg)
Here’s who Phoenix Suns fans should watch in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
The Suns' first round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft sits at No. 19 overall, and they could select a star from the NCAA Tournament.
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Arizona Business
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J. Crew Factory, See's Candies and Fan Outfitters coming to The Promenade Scottsdale
Three tenants have recently secured a spot at a well-known shopping center in north Scottsdale, with plans to open by the end of summer, officials have announced.
![The Crepe Club to celebrate grand opening on April 12-13...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Phoenix-planning-new-west-Phoenix-shelter-for-summer-1.jpg)
Mesa crepe restaurant to celebrate grand opening with free food, live music
Local dessert chain The Crepe Club will celebrate the grand opening of its first Mesa restaurant over two days next month.
![Stock photo of two Breeze Airways planes on the tarmac. The low-cost carrier is launching service b...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/service-between-phoenix-and-norfolk-breeze-airways.jpg)
Low-cost carrier Breeze Airways to launch new service between Phoenix and Norfolk, Virginia
Breeze Airways is adding seasonal nonstop service between Phoenix and Norfolk, Virginia, this fall, the low-cost carrier announced Tuesday.
Arizona Health
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Terros Health deploys vans as part of Valley homelessness outreach program
Terros Health launched the Outpatient Portable Pilot Program earlier this month. The two mobile clinics help Valley people who are homeless.
![Heritage Village in Mesa is accused of elder abuse and consumer fraud. (Heritage Village Photo)...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/download-6.jpg)
Arizona AG asks courts to take over Mesa elder care facility accused of abuse and consumer fraud
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked courts to take over a Mesa elder care facility accused of abuse and consumer fraud.
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Dignity Health reaches in-network coverage deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
A contract dispute between Dignity Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is over, the health care network announced Thursday.
Arizona Votes
![Split panel of Kari Lake on the left and Stephen Richer on the right. Richer, Maricopa County's rec...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/stephen-richer-kari-lake-default-judgment-defamation.jpg)
Maricopa County's Stephen Richer: 'We now have a judgment saying that Kari Lake lied about me'
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer feels vindicated after Kari Lake requested a default judgment in his defamation lawsuit against her.
![A Tuesday court filing from Kari Lake requested a jury to decide damages in the ongoing defamation ...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kari-Lake-wants-to-dismiss-Stephen-Richer-case.jpg)
Kari Lake asks court for default judgment in Stephen Richer's defamation lawsuit
A Tuesday court filing from Kari Lake requested a jury to decide damages in the ongoing defamation case filed by Stephen Richer.
![PRESCOTT, AZ - OCTOBER 19: A person's car references the Q-Anon conspiracy theory identified by the...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1229170676-1-1.jpg)
'Just say no' to election threats in Arizona and beyond
After the latest person was sentenced to prison time for threatening an Arizona elections official, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe reminds to just say no to threats and conspiracies.
Youth Violence
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15-year-old arrested in connection with recent East Valley youth violence incident
A 15-year-old suspect was arrested last week in connection with a recent case of youth violence in the East Valley, authorities said.
![Preston Lord was killed after being attacked at a Halloween party in Queen Creek on Oct. 28, 2023. ...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GEkDvd1agAAFXe2-1.jpg)
Here's a timeline of everything involving Preston Lord, Gilbert Goons, East Valley youth violence
Here's a timeline of everything involving Preston Lord, the Gilbert Goons and youth violence that has occurred in the East Valley.
![Closeup showing the badge and patch on the uniform of a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputy. Tw...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mcso-deputies-escorted-talan-renner-parents.jpg)
2 MCSO deputies reassigned after incident involving parents of Preston Lord murder suspect
Two Maricopa County deputies were reassigned after reportedly escorting the parents of a suspect in the Preston Lord murder case out of a courthouse without authorization last week.
Border and Immigration
![Asylum seekers board a bus to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. Arizona leaders say feder...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/migrants-border-services-shelter-funding-arizona.jpg)
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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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...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/george-kelly-APTOPIX_Border_Killing_44640-1024x755-1-e1677280811294.jpg)
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...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Court-action-on-Texas-migrant-arrest-law-leads-to-confusion-at-the-US-Mexico-border.jpg)
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)...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-ON-THE-US-MEXICO-BORDER-CLOTHES-ON-NORMANDY-BARRIER-2-1.jpg)
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...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/port-of-entry-nogales-1.jpg)
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
![Man sits near ASU in Tempe...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WP-CAREY-ASU-SCHOOL.jpg)
ASU in Tempe to begin offering graduate degree in business AI this fall
Arizona State University will soon offer a master’s degree in business artificial intelligence.
![Rain is expected to continue during the evening, NWS said. (File photo by Oliver Berg/picture allia...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Rain-Sunday-morning.jpg)
Scattered rain showers fall over metro Phoenix area
A cold front arrived in the metro Phoenix area overnight, leading to cooler temperatures and scattered rain showers on Sunday morning.
![An airplane sits inside a hangar at the new Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Phoenix, Arizona....](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/aviation-institute-maintenence-phoenix-hangar.jpg)
Aircraft mechanic school opens near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
The Aviation Institute of Maintenance recently opened a new campus in a former call center near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Arizona Homeless News
![new shelter in west Phoenix has privacy, workforce assistance...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Phoenix-planning-new-west-Phoenix-shelter-for-summer.jpg)
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...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Local-non-profit-focuses-on-small-scale-mental-health-support.jpg)
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...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/State-lawmaker-wants-to-change-Arizona-law-related-to-drug-use-and-homelessness.jpg)
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
![iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino,...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/arizona-federal-apple-antitrust-lawsuit-smartphones.jpg)
Arizona joins federal lawsuit against tech giant Apple over alleged smartphone monopoly
The Justice Department and 16 attorneys general, including Arizona’s, filed a blockbuster lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market.
![Biden administration invests billions for Intel in Arizona, elsewhere...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/president-joe-biden-at-chandler-intel-campus.jpg)
President Joe Biden talks up computer chip investment at Intel campus in Chandler
President Joe Biden touted a federal investment into Intel in Arizona while visiting the semiconductor manufacturer’s Ocotillo campus.
![President Joe Biden spoke at a campaign event at Phoenix's El Portal restaurant Tuesday, March 19, ...](https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/president-joe-biden-phoenix-chandler-visit-restaurant.jpg)
President Joe Biden to tout huge semiconductor industry investment during Valley appearance
President Joe Biden will tout a new multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry investment when he visits Intel's campus in Chandler on Wednesday.
United States
Barges are bringing cranes to Baltimore to help remove bridge wreckage and open shipping route
BALTIMORE (AP) — Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore on Thursday to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete in an attempt to open a key shipping route blocked by the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. U.S. Coast Guard officials said Wednesday night that the barges were on their […]
Russia vetoes UN resolution, abolishing monitoring of UN sanctions against North Korea by UN experts
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on Thursday, effectively abolishing the monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea by a panel of U.N. experts. The Security Council resolution sponsored by the United States would have extended the mandate of the panel for a year, but Russia’s veto will halt its operations. The […]
Dethroned crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors
NEW YORK (AP) — Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, facing the potential of decades in prison, waited to hear his fate Thursday as a sentencing proceeding began in a New York court to assess the penalty for his role in the 2022 collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for trading […]
Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned. One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike that fractured his skull. His […]
US military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor's drinking water
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military said it’s finished draining million of gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex in Hawaii that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021. Joint Task Force Red Hill began defueling the tanks in October after completing months of repairs […]
Former correctional officer at women's prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal California women’s prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday. Nakie Nunley, who supervised inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, becomes the seventh correctional officer sentenced to prison for […]
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Desert Institute for Spine Care is the place for weekend warriors to fix their back pain
Spring has sprung and nothing is better than March in Arizona. The temperatures are perfect and with the beautiful weather, Arizona has become a hotbed for hikers, runners, golfers, pickleball players and all types of weekend warriors.
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Here are 5 things Arizona residents need to know about their HVAC system
It's warming back up in the Valley, which means it's time to think about your air conditioning system's preparedness for summer.
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Midwestern University Clinics: transforming health care in the valley
Midwestern University, long a fixture of comprehensive health care education in the West Valley, is also a recognized leader in community health care.
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Sciatica pain is treatable but surgery may be required
Sciatica pain is one of the most common ailments a person can face, and if not taken seriously, it could become one of the most harmful.
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Here's 1 way to ensure your family is drinking safe water
Water is maybe one of the most important resources in our lives, and especially if you have kids, you want them to have access to safe water.
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Day & Night is looking for the oldest AC in the Valley
Does your air conditioner make weird noises or a burning smell when it starts? If so, you may be due for an AC unit replacement.