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University of Arizona alum identified as 1 of 9 killed in Florida plane crash

Helen Sharp was on the jet with her husband, Adam Robinson, their children, 4-year-old Emma and 2-year-old Charlie, and their nanny, Anita Maria Cetina.

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SAFE Alert issued for missing 62-year-old woman in Mesa

Marina Herrera was last seen near 56th and Main streets on Sunday, driving a silver 2011 Volvo V50 with an Arizona license plate that read P0A2H7.

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Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell’s appeal over killings of her 2 youngest children, romantic rival

Vallow Daybell received two life sentences for her Arizona convictions, and she has appealed those as well.

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The second New World screwworm case was confirmed in Hereford, about 45 miles away from the first confirm case in Cochise County.

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Hazmat crews contain ammonia leak at Shamrock Farms in Phoenix

The ammonia leak was isolated to one building, and firefighters were working to return operations of the dairy back to management.

Nov 2, 2026

Flooding closes 3 Arizona fish hatcheries to public, causes significant damage to others

The Tonto Creek area was hit with more than 2 inches of rain over the weekend, and the creek's water levels rose 14 feet from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.

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Arizona State opens Randy Bennett era with promising, but unpretty win

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Suns still searching for breakthrough, lose 3rd straight to Warriors

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UCLA survives Arizona second-half surge, Ivan Kharchenkov’s 38 points for Wildcats

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What’s on your ballot: Prop 320 would force certain schools to spend more in classrooms

Supporters say the ballot measure would increase teacher pay, but opponents say districts would lose local control and be forced to cut important services.

Oct 30, 2026

Arizona’s public universities receive $4M grant to help returning students finish degrees

The federal funding will go toward expanding the AZ Comeback Initiative at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

Oct 29, 2026

What’s on your ballot? Prop 318 would restrict transgender athletes in Arizona schools

The measure known as the Protect Girls’ Sports in Arizona Act would require K-12 schools to designate sports teams on the basis of biological sex.

Nov 2, 2026

What you need to know about voting, results for 2026 midterm election in Maricopa County

A new Arizona law will speed up ballot counting, but it doesn’t mean every race will be called before bedtime.

Nov 2, 2026

What to know about Arizona’s 8 statewide propositions as you fill out your 2026 ballot

Here’s a voter guide with videos, descriptions and summaries of the arguments for and against each of the statewide ballot questions.

Oct 30, 2026

What’s on your ballot: Prop 320 would force certain schools to spend more in classrooms

Supporters say the ballot measure would increase teacher pay, but opponents say districts would lose local control and be forced to cut important services.

Nov 2, 2026

Angie’s plans to more than double footprint to 70 locations by end of 2028

Angie’s has kept prices low – salads for $4.99, bowls starting at $7.39 and drinks are 99 cents – which is one of the reasons the owners said the restaurant stands out.

Nov 1, 2026

$125M Atari Hotel in downtown Phoenix moves closer to reality as demolition begins

Progress on the Atari Hotel comes as its developer works on separate mixed-use tower and restaurants.

Oct 31, 2026

Virgin Galactic’s Apeiron spaceship departs Arizona factory for testing

With Apeiron now at Spaceport America in New Mexico, Virgin Galactic's engineering team plans to complete avionics software integration and validation while conducting flight test preparations.

Oct 28, 2026

Central Arizona Project moves to join Colorado River lawsuit, warns of severe water cuts

Brenda Berman, CAP's general manager, said the Arizona water provider had spent years trying to avoid litigation but believes legal action is now necessary.

Oct 28, 2026

Arizona’s water challenges trickle down to real estate agents, who increasingly face questions about the viability of living in the desert

“We cannot afford to give even the perception that any tap will go dry,” Warren Tenney of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association told Phoenix Realtors.

Oct 21, 2026

SRP pulls back curtain on Mormon Flat Dam maintenance work at Canyon Lake

The whole process takes about 16 weeks: four weeks for the drawdown, eight weeks for the maintenance and four weeks to fill the lake back up.

Oct 13, 2026

Democrats question $1.2 billion contract to expand Florence immigration detention facilities

Reps. Greg Stanton, Yassamin Ansari and Adelita Grijalva wrote to GardaWorld on Oct. 6 seeking details on its new contract and a response to their March inquiry about its separate contract to turn a Surprise warehouse into an immigration detention facility.

Oct 13, 2026

Neighboring sheriff refutes Santa Cruz County sheriff’s description of ‘peaceful’ protests

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says Lochiel protesters damaged equipment, used bear spray on agents and spit on them.

Oct 12, 2026

Santa Cruz County sheriff defends decision about border wall construction protesters

David Hathaway said the protesters do not pose a threat. “This was clearly a federal issue requiring federal decisions regarding appropriate action,” he said.

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Oct 29, 2026

New World screwworm was detected in Arizona. What does that mean for beef prices?

A cattle rancher says the parasitic fly's presence in Cochise County is a reason to be alert, but he does not think it will affect the market.

Oct 14, 2026

NIH gives Barrow Neurological Institute another $25.3M for ALS study

The new funding boosts total NIH investment in the Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) Consortium to $76.5 million.

Oct 15, 2026

Phoenix police test AI tool from Axon that creates draft reports to speed up paperwork

"One of the biggest complaints I've heard from officers since being on council is how many hours they spend writing those reports. And they have been asking for this tool to come for a long time," Vice Mayor Ann O'Brien said.

Oct 14, 2026

Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues OpenAI for allegedly deceiving ChatGPT users

The complaint says the company harmed children by using deceptive practices to market the chatbot in violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.

Oct 12, 2026

Gudeng Precision opens semiconductor component facility in Glendale

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US job postings jumped sharply in September, a sign hiring could pick up

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Mike was tired of reading glasses. Here’s what he did about it. The KTAR News host turned to K2 Vision in Scottsdale after years of struggling with worsening near vision. Now he says he’s reading his phone, computer screen and restaurant menus without readers.

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