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WASHINGTON — Arizona Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn into the Senate on Wednesday, narrowing Republican control of the chamber and underscoring his state’s shift from red to blue.
COOLIDGE — In anticipation of a spike in COVID-19 during the holiday season, Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that it will begin the new year doing remote-only programs.
CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Union High School District board has decided to return to virtual learning only beginning Monday.
SAN TAN VALLEY — A San Tan Valley man’s attempt to get home before being pulled over by a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy didn’t quite end the way he wanted.
MARICOPA — A Maricopa man is facing assault charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend.
ELOY — An Eloy man is facing charges after allegedly pulling a BB gun on another person and trying to escape from police.
PHOENIX — A member of the ad-hoc panel who heard 10 hours of allegations of election fraud on Monday now wants the attorney general to investigate.
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FLORENCE — Several Gophers were recognized for their outstanding achievements after a season that threw every obstacle their way.
PHOENIX – The Phoenix City Council is expected to make a decision as early as Wednesday regarding the possible cancellation of local sports tournaments scheduled for December through February.
CASA GRANDE — Resiliency and relentlessness have been hallmarks thus far in a historic postseason run for the Casa Grande Union football team.
MARICOPA — When Tom Davis looked at changes he could make to Maricopa Little League, the first thing on his mind was getting more kids involved.
COOLIDGE — After a season unlike any other cut some of the seniors’ careers short, many on the Coolidge football team are still being recognized for their performance on the gridiron.
ELOY — According to the Arizona Interscholastic Association, the playoffs officially began on Friday with the quarterfinals in Class 2A.
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday that it was President Donald Trump on the phone when he silenced a call from the White House while in the middle of signing papers certifying election results showing Trump narrowly lost the state.
PHOENIX — Arizona is expected to receive “thousands” of doses of vaccine for COVID-19 by the middle of the month, according to Gov. Doug Ducey.
PHOENIX -- At the start of this year, less than a third of Arizona was experiencing drought conditions. Now, the entire state is.
PHOENIX (AP) — Top hospital officials across Arizona urged the state Wednesday to take more action to stop the spread of COVID-19, making a bleak projection of a health care system that could go beyond capacity later this month.
TUCSON -- At the urging of Mayor Regina Romero, the Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to establish a mandatory nightly curfew for three weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
PHOENIX (AP) — A man was allegedly driving a commercial semi-truck on a suspended license at the time of a crash near Buckeye that killed a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detention officer last month, authorities said.
NEW YORK — Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. were cut loose by the Chicago Cubs after helping the team win its first World Series title in more than a century, among 59 players who became f…
OMAHA, Neb. — Xavier Pinson scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and Missouri overcame a mid-game lull and late Oregon flurry to beat the No. 21 Ducks 83-75 on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac to learning Cardi B's rump-shaking choreography, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic year with new songs, dances and memes in 60 seconds or less.
CASA GRANDE — Few things in life are as delicious as freshly baked homemade bread. And few aromas stimulate the senses like baking bread.
PHOENIX — Producers of the Arizona Department of Transportation blog are sharing recipes for road trips inspired by Arizona’s six interstate highways.
SALT LAKE CITY — A gleaming monolith found deep in the Utah desert was striking, a mysterious beacon that immediately captured the attention of a world grappling with a punishing pandemic casting a pall over the holiday season.
WASHINGTON — Increasingly detached from reality, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe Biden, unspooling one misstatement after another to back his baseless claim that he …
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES — Californians hoping December would finally usher in wetter weather after a disastrous fire season were instead bracing Wednesday for another round of dry winds that raised the threat of wildfire danger and widespread power shutoffs.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul officer who shot and wounded a Black man who emerged naked from a dumpster while being sought in connection with a sexual assault failed to measure up to department standards, the city's police chief said.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire will be released back into the wild, the San Diego Humane Society announced Tuesday.
PHOENIX — County election officials agreed Wednesday to expand their inspection of certain ballots in metro Phoenix that are being challenged in a Republican lawsuit that seeks to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer urged Michigan Republican activists on Wednesday to pressure, even threaten, the GOP-controlled Legislature to “step up” and award the state's 16 electoral votes to Trump despite Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory.
WASHINGTON — Increasingly detached from reality, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe Biden, unspooling one misstatement after another to back his baseless claim that he …
PHOENIX -- Supporters of President Trump filed suit in federal court Wednesday in their latest bid to throw out the results of the certified popular vote that awarded the state's 11 electors to Joe Biden.
WASHINGTON — Arizona Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn into the Senate on Wednesday, narrowing Republican control of the chamber and underscoring his state’s shift from red to blue.
PHOENIX -- The decision Tuesday by the Tucson council to enact a curfew despite a gubernatorial prohibition could pave the way for a legal fight with Gov. Doug Ducey.
ARNHEM, Netherlands -- A Netherlands zoo celebrated the birth of three lion cubs by releasing a video of a lioness giving birth to her triplets.
BERLIN — Residents of Trier placed flowers and lit candles at the base of the southwestern German city's landmark Roman gate Wednesday in tribute to the five people who were killed and more th…
As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves comes to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its “war on nature…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A large gang of heavily armed bank robbers invaded the Brazilian city of Cameta just one day after a similar force struck another mid-sized city on the opposite side of t…
BEIJING — China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is…
GENEVA (AP) — Climate change is increasingly damaging the U.N.’s most cherished heritage sites, a leading conservation agency warned Wednesday, reporting that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef an…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, joined by the church’s newest cardinals in Mass on Sunday, warned against mediocrity as well as seeking out “godfathers” to promote one's own career.
ROME — Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy Saturday and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic.
CASA GRANDE — A prayer service held in Peart Park on Sunday attracted nearly 100 people.
CHANDLER (AP) — The manager of a Cox Communications store in Chandler is facing felony theft charges after being arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, police said Wednesday.
PARKER -- The Colorado River Indian Tribes on the western edge of Arizona have the largest share of first-priority Colorado River water rights in the state. Now, the tribal council is proposing to lease some of its water for non-tribal use.
PHOENIX — More than half of young adults 18 to 29 now live at home — the highest rate since the end of the Great Depression 80 years ago – and researchers say many were motivated by the pandemic.
SEATTLE -- Amazon.com, Inc. announced its continued investment in Nevada with eight new buildings across the state to support customer fulfillment and delivery operations.
CASA GRANDE — New restaurants and other business projects are on the table awaiting approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday evening.
CASA GRANDE — Lucid Motors announced Tuesday that Phase 1 is complete for its Casa Grande manufacturing plant and the company plans to develop an electric SUV in the future.
T here’s an anecdote behind how St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery found it’s spot not far from the town of Florence that says much about the place that eventually became a key hub for mem…
Just a year ago, the Future Forward Foundation had evolved beyond its previous passion for planting backyard gardens. The group and its volunteers were focused on big production on larger plot…
CASA GRANDE -- It’s become one of the hottest Mexican food restaurants since coming to Casa Grande over a year ago.
T he global spread of the coronavirus changed the way many companies, government institutions and other organizations do business overnight.
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I ’ve always viewed the fall as the start of new beginnings. Growing up in Northern California, I loved watching tree leaves turn colors before eventually drifting down to the earth. In Centra…
FLORENCE -- At the Windmill Winery in Florence, the grapevines, barn and farm-like setting provide a rustic backdrop for happy brides celebrating nuptials, couples observing an anniversary or …
FLORENCE -- W illiam “Mac” McWilliams visited the Windmill Winery one day while he was looking for a house to buy in Florence. The 79-year-old former Navy diver, who had worked for oil compani…
COOLIDGE -- COVID-19 has changed a lot of things. Long-awaited events have been canceled, many are working from home and schools have put off campus reopenings.
MARICOPA -- As if there were storm clouds rising from the horizon, Jim Schoaf could see trouble coming. The reports were coming out of Asia and Europe of a highly contagious virus that was upe…
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