CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande FFA chapter was among the biggest winners during the announcement for float awards from the 2021 Electric Light Parade.
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CASA GRANDE — As Casa Grande grows, area residents could use new and more efficient means of getting around the region.
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PHOENIX -- Tempers flared Tuesday as Democrats on the Independent Redistricting Commission lashed out at the rest of the panel for creating congressional maps they say will help Republicans pick up two seats in the U.S. House.
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FLORENCE — A fraudster is attempting to put a damper on some Pinal County residents' Christmas. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a new scam.
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CASA GRANDE — Students from various Casa Grande Union High School programs worked over the weekend to make the holidays a bit brighter for families throughout Pinal County.
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CASA GRANDE — Maria Viezcas was bargain hunting for a Christmas gift.
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MARICOPA — The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the rezoning of a master planned community to mixed-use near the new Desert Sunrise High School.
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CASA GRANDE - Nearly a month after they met during Thanksgiving weekend in the Joe Partain Memorial Classic, Coolidge and Poston Butte faced off in another classic on Tuesday night.
CASA GRANDE - Following their loss on Monday to Yuma Gila Ridge, Casa Grande Union appeared to be down a similar road on Tuesday against Glendale Copper Canyon.
CASA GRANDE — Day two of the Central Arizona Holiday Classic saw two Pinal County teams square up, as the Vista Grande Spartans took on the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils.
CASA GRANDE — Two years ago when the new scheduling block from the Arizona Interscholastic Association came out, Casa Grande Union made the jump up to the 5A Conference in almost all team sports; with the exception of football which remained in 4A.
CASA GRANDE — The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils were hoping to show what they can do at the Central Arizona Holiday Classic in Casa Grande, but the competition was too tough on Monday afternoon as they lost to Tucson Empire 74-50, and still searching for their first win of the season.
CASA GRANDE — The Vista Grande Spartans were one second away from coming out of their first game in the Central Arizona Holiday Classic with a win, but an unlucky bounce off the rim sealed their fate, losing to the Mesa Eastmark Firebirds, 59-58.
PHOENIX (AP) — The federal government is sending medical personnel to Arizona to help with the ongoing COVID-19 surge.
PHOENIX – Hate crimes in Arizona in 2020 were the highest reported since 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, according to new FBI statistics, but advocates and experts say many more hate crimes mostly likely were unreported.
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks ripped out the grass at Chase Field ahead of the 2019 season, replacing it with synthetic grass. It was a business decision, but it also ended up being a water-conservation measure.
KINGMAN -- US Highway 93 enters Arizona at the Nevada state line over the Hoover Dam. It travels south for a good 200 miles before it meets its end at US 60 in Wickenburg. Along the way it passes through some curiously named towns such as Chloride, Grasshopper Junction and Nothing.
PHOENIX – Giggles fill the room as Ruth Melgar tickles her infant son and gives him kisses. Her 3-year-old son stands by the bed and watches his little brother in amazement. But just a few months ago, with COVID-19 infections surging again, Melgar worried about getting vaccinated while pregnant.
WASHINGTON – Holidays bring a break from schoolwork for students, but for more than a half-million Arizona children they can also mean a break from their only reliable source of a nutritious meal – the subsidized school meal.
TEMPE (AP) — The men's basketball game between Florida A&M and Arizona State has been canceled due to an arena power outage.
Sixth-ranked Arizona has surpassed just about everyone's expectations besides those in Tucson this season, winning its first 11 games under new coach Tommy Lloyd and even wrestling a No. 1 vot…
Several of the Arizona Cardinals like to talk about how teams evolve over the long NFL season.
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CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande FFA chapter was among the biggest winners during the announcement for float awards from the 2021 Electric Light Parade.
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PHOENIX -- Arizona has many amazing treasures.
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CASA GRANDE -- I love the flavors of Christmas, especially the candy, fudge, cookies and other treats. While I enjoy eating them, I also enjoy giving baked and homemade treats as gifts to my friends, family and neighbors.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Grassy yards would be banned at all new housing and commercial developments in the Las Vegas metro area as officials try to expand water use limitations and the region prepares for a hotter and drier future.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A troop of fat, hungry squirrels has put the kibosh on a downtown St. Paul park's holiday lights display.
U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents, according to figures released Tuesday.
MIAMI -- At least two people were detained after a violent fight broke out at the crowded Miami International Airport on Monday evening.
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Employees of a Mississippi shipyard donated gifts for immigrant children who got to visit with Spanish-speaking Santa Claus.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Court documents show that a Nebraska man was shot after social media posts resulted in a case of mistaken identity.
PHOENIX -- Abortion rights advocates are urging Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to spur a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to let Arizona immediately begin enforcing a new restriction on the procedure despite a federal judge's ruling blocking the move.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle Rittenhouse was given a standing ovation at a conservative group’s conference in Phoenix where panelists discussed the 2020 deadly shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
PHOENIX — The Arizona Board of Regents is asking that Attorney General Mark Brnovich be investigated and disciplined by the state agency that regulates lawyers.
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WASHINGTON — Democrats are struggling to pick up the pieces after Sen. Joe Manchin effectively crushed President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill. But they face serious questions whether the $2 trillion initiative can be refashioned to win his crucial vote or the party will be saddled wi…
PHOENIX — Partisan members of the Independent Redistricting Commission are making last-minute efforts to craft maps that would help their political parties through the 2030 election.
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NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, resorting to a familiar but seldom successful strategy as he seeks to end a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices that he alleges is purely political.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Tradition dictates that Venezuelans, children and adults alike, wear brand new clothes on Christmas and New Year’s. Shirts, pants, dresses, stilettos and sneakers — all wi…
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MOSCOW — The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the U.S. and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the West for “tensions that are buildin…
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LONDON — A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds ($730 million), in one of the most expensive divorce settlement…
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MANILA, Philippines — The governor of a central Philippine province devastated last week by Typhoon Rai pleaded on radio Tuesday for the government to quickly send food and other aid, warning …
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PARIS (AP) — The French army says it has “neutralized” a regional Islamic State group leader wanted in connection with the killing of seven aid workers, mostly French citizens, and a leading g…
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TOKYO — Japan hanged three death-row inmates on Tuesday, its first executions in two years, amid growing criticism by human rights groups of the country's use of the death penalty.
When Westminster United Methodist Church in Houston resumed in-person services late last year, after a seven-month halt due to COVID-19, there were Sundays when only three worshippers showed up, according to the pastor, Meredith Mills.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- More Orthodox Jewish women around the world are following the path of ordination, though controversy over female rabbis continues in most Orthodox circles. But as more and more Orthodox women are showing, ordination is not the only route to religious leadership.
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis doubled down Saturday on his efforts to quash the old Latin Mass, forbidding the celebration of some sacraments according to the ancient rite in his latest salvo against conservatives and traditionalists.
CASA GRANDE — United Way of Pinal County celebrates a birthday this year.
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BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials announced approval Tuesday of two solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development, as part of the Biden administration’s effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels.
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PHOENIX -- Electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola has agreed to a $125 million settlement over charges that it defrauded investors after misleading them about its products, technical advances, and financial prospects.
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Stocks on Wall Street added to their recent string of losses Monday, joining a worldwide slump by financial markets amid worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the economy.
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TEMPE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department alleges in a lawsuit that a Tempe-based ophthalmology practice discriminates against patients with mobility disabilities by requiring them to hire support workers to bring them to and from its facilities for outpatient eye surgery.
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KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Ocean farming and aquaculture in Alaska’s coastal regions could get a boost from a federal grant program.
CASA GRANDE — The Greater Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce will recognize and celebrate the recipients of the group’s 2020 and 2021 awards Jan. 14.
MARICOPA — Details have always been important to Russell Frank.
The term “bedroom community” has lingered over Maricopa since it started to boom nearly 20 years ago. The idea that the city is a place where people leave in the morning to go to work and come…
Every golfer knows about that itch to go hit some balls for a round, or even just some drives. Some get that itch every once in a while, but for others it comes every day, to the point where g…
When residents go outside to enjoy their community, they want it to look its best. In a city the size of Maricopa, that takes a big group effort. The Keep Maricopa Beautiful program helps ever…
The city of Maricopa may have been founded 18 years ago, but it has history worth exploring for residents and tourists alike.
MARICOPA -- Go to any of Maricopa’s many points of interest, and a familiar form might greet you — a statue of a wild horse. But no two of them will look the same, thanks to the creativity of …
MARICOPA — Judith Zaimont and Nancy Smith are perhaps the biggest cheerleaders for the Maricopa arts scene. The two have made it their mission to ensure that area residents have plenty of oppo…
Prior to COVID times, Maricopa residents might have had a memorable experience going about their day at one of the big events in the city, when all of a sudden a dance party breaks out in the …
Recreational sports leagues often come with the idea of kids learning new sports and making friends over apple slices and juice boxes. But there’s another side to these activities, where peopl…
MARICOPA — When Ak-Chin Indian Community Chairman Robert Miguel scans the Maricopa landscape, he envisions growth and an entertainment mecca, attracting visitors from across the region to idle…
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