Phoenix chief asks city to fund study into increase in officer-involved shootings
The city of Phoenix’s Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee has forwarded a proposal to spend $149,000 on a study that could help prevent the number of police shootings from rising.
March for Our Lives holds second ‘die-in’ at Capitol on Pulse shooting anniversary
About 30 students representing March For Our Lives held a second “die-in” at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday.
A brain matter: Former Cardinals among those in concussion lawsuit against NFL
For many observers, the 2011 lawsuit against the NFL for concussion-related injuries is all about numbers. For nine Cardinals players, it is about much more.
Obama Foundation launches community organizing initiative in Phoenix
The Obama Foundation Community Leadership Corps teaches 35 young people to take action and make change in their communities.
Monsoon rescues are free, despite ‘stupid-motorist law,’ Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says
Monsoon season sparks rumors about the enforcement a ‘stupid motorist law’ where drivers can be charged the cost of being rescued from storm floods. MCSO deputies want residents to know that they won’t make people pay.
Flake, on Senate floor, slams Trump on trade, lack of ‘grown-up leadership’
WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake took the Senate floor to "sound the alarm" on President Donald Trump's trade policies in a speech that quickly became a discourse on liberty, freedom and America "turning our back" on its responsibility as a world leader.
Renovated after flood damage, Burton Barr Central Library set to reopen
The Burton Barr Central Library announced that it will reopen on June 16th after 11 months of making flood repairs
School’s out, lunch is on: Kids get free, nutritious meals in summer
Free meal programs throughout Arizona feed children while school is out for the summer. St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and the Peoria Unified School District also offer activities.
Native American coal miners seek 90-day pause in shutdown of Navajo Generating Station
Three hundred Navajo Generating Station supporters attend a rally in hopes to obtain a 90-day pause from the Central Arizona Project to keep the plant open.
Mesa approves deal to build ASU satellite campus for media, technology in downtown
The Mesa City Council has struck a $65 million deal to bring an Arizona State University campus to downtown Mesa, a move some business owners and residents lauded as an economic boon and a few residents worried will bring higher taxes.
Reagan, Fontes settle suit over Arizona’s voter registration process
WASHINGTON - Arizona election officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed the state's two-track voter registration process, with one track requiring proof of citizenship, was unduly burdensome and "irrationally" disenfranchised thousands of voters.
Court sides with baker who refused same-sex couple’s wedding cake
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, saying it would violate deeply held religious opposition to same-sex marriage. The court said Colorado officials showed “clear and impermissible hostility” to the baker's religious claims.
