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COOLIDGE — A dispute that began nearly two years ago over the fate of the Military Honor Park in Coolidge has been resolved as a jury has ruled in favor of the Coolidge Veterans Commission in a court case.
CASA GRANDE — Several fundraisers are being held to help the family of a mother and son injured Friday in a car accident on Florence Boulevard.
CASA GRANDE — A 30-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son cling to life after a traffic collision in Casa Grande Friday night.
CASA GRANDE — Two people died in a motor vehicle collision at 12:39 a.m. Monday in Casa Grande, police said.
MARICOPA — The fitness court at Pacana Park is ready for residents trying to get their workout on. The bright-blue workout equipment complete with shiny metal bars and hoops can’t be easily missed as park-goers enter the parking lot of the public park.
COOLIDGE — A dispute that began nearly two years ago over the fate of the Military Honor Park in Coolidge has been resolved as a jury has ruled in favor of the Coolidge Veterans Commission in a court case.
CASA GRANDE — A task force with members from 29 Pinal County entities will take up the groundwater supply torch from Arizona Rep. David Cook’s Ad Hoc Committee on Groundwater Supply in Pinal County.
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PHOENIX — After rushing for over 1,600 yards this past season, the game plan for Sequoia Pathway entering the Canyon Athletic Association’s open championship was simple — run the football.
SCOTTSDALE — Blood, sweat and tears. All three were on display for Superior during the 1A football state championship game Saturday at Coronado High School.
ELOY — Santa Cruz Valley’s domination continues after it defeated Parker 50-12 to reach the semifinals of the 2A state playoffs.
GOODYEAR — Casa Grande Union players watched a 21-yard field goal sail through the uprights Friday, resulting in a 24-21 loss at the buzzer in a 4A state quarterfinal loss to Desert Edge in Goodyear.
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GLENDALE (AP) — Three people have been hurt after a fuel pump at a Glendale gas station sparked a fire.
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix woman is facing charges after police say she accidentally shot her teenage son while trying to stop a fight.
MESA (AP) — Authorities in Mesa say a man is dead after his car slammed into the back of a city bus.
BULLHEAD CITY (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a suspect involved in an altercation that left a man dead and a woman injured has turned himself in.
CHANDLER (AP) — A couple who manage a Chandler assisted living facility have pleaded guilty to vulnerable adult abuse.
PEORIA (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say a diver has died at Lake Pleasant in Peoria.
MINOT, N.D. — Robert Richter knows his life would have been different if he had been raised with his Amish Mennonite biological family in Pennsylvania instead of in North Dakota, but he knows it would have been a good life.
CASA GRANDE — Proverbs 17:17 A friend shows his friendship at all times; it is for adversity that [such] a brother is born.
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NEW YORK — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy Scouts of America because the organization made changes that pushed it away from the church.
WASHINGTON – Dozens of House Democrats renewed calls Friday for the Defense Department to investigate the legality of President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy thousands of active-duty and National Guard troops to the U.S-Mexico border.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son as he withheld aid to the country.
WASHINGTON — Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Deep in the heart of the conservative South, Louisiana’s voters reelected Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a second term, shocking Republicans who had hoped to reclaim the seat on the strength of President Donald Trump’s popularity.
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AVONDALE – The Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway featured five drivers who call Arizona home. Alex Bowman and Matt Levin hail from Tucson; J.J. Yeley is from Phoenix; Michael McDowell was…
TEMPE – Walk into the Arizona State wrestling room during a practice session, and dozens of wrestlers will be sparring on the mats. Coach Zeke Jones is likely to be sitting on his exercise bal…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With the game on the line, Chandler Jones dropped into coverage instead of doing what he does best and rushing the quarterback.
TEMPE — Arizona State Sun Devils forced the most turnovers in a game in almost 23 years, and had plenty of offense for an easy win.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jimmy Garoppolo felt the rush coming, lofted up a pass to Jeff Wilson Jr. and then let the crowd tell him everything else.
DUNCAN, Oklahoma (AP) — Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday outside a Walmart store in southwestern Oklahoma, the chief of police said.
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DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky pet store owner says two women stole a pair of guinea pigs, lobbing one of the animals at him during their escape.
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is unveiling its first all-electric SUV, marking the start of an avalanche of battery-powered vehicles coming from mainstream and luxury automakers during the next two years that industry analysts say will boost electric vehicle sales.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric utility is reaching out to vendors and energy companies around the world for ideas as it works toward going emissions-free.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah high school where the Disney movie “High School Musical” was filmed over a decade ago has become a tourist destination, and the trend could grow with the premiere of Disney’s new streaming service series based on the film.
FLORENCE — If the headlining acts are any indication, Country Thunder is ready to get loud this April.
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole year’s budget busting speeders peeling out of the parking lots.
ELEVEN MILE CORNER — The Casa Grande Roller Derby team is preparing for its second “Nightmare vs. Christmas” mash-up bout set for Saturday at the Pinal Fairgrounds and Event Center, 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner Road.
ADEN, Yemen — Yemen’s internationally recognized government returned to the war-torn country on Monday for the first time since it was forced out by southern separatists during clashes last summer.
VENICE, Italy — One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, des…
HONG KONG — As night fell in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape.
Miguel Sfeir remembers the first time he visited the small town of Superior. He had driven by on Highway 60 while riding his motorcycle, and a friend, Curtis Pierce, had a connection to the to…
The world-famous Heard Museum in Phoenix has about 130,000 square feet of space. Then there’s the World’s Smallest Museum in Superior, which has about 130.
In a sense, the people of the Ak-Chin Native American community have always been involved in gambling. Translated, Ak-Chin means “mouth of the wash” and refers to farming that relies on the de…
Oracle was in its infancy as a mining and cattle ranching community around 1891 when it was mentioned in a medical journal. The article stated that the area north of Tucson was a great place f…
Frank Pinkley was 19 years old in 1900 when he arrived in Arizona on a train from Missouri. He was scheduled to stay six months to recover from a mild case of tuberculosis. He never left.
When my wife and I go on vacation, I normally make the schedule for the week and then buy airplane tickets and rent a car.
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