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Jackpot Joey: Logano secures spot at NASCAR Championship 4 in Phoenix with Las Vegas win

LAS VEGAS – Joey Logano will look to win his second NASCAR Cup Series title in Phoenix in three weeks after he secured his ticket Sunday to the Championship 4 in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Joey Logano and his 22 car are nudged by Ryan Blaney during a restart of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff South Point 400 at Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano won and secured an automatic berth in the championship race Nov. 6 at Phoenix Raceway. (Photo by Larry Placido/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Deep ties: North Dakota hockey teammates Schmaltz, Stecher reunited in Arizona

SCOTTSDALE – Nick Schmaltz and Troy Stecher won a NCAA National Championship with the University of North Dakota hockey team in 2016. After going their separate ways after college, the pair has reunited as Arizona Coyotes teammates.

Troy Stecher signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 13, officially reuniting with former University of North Dakota teammate Nick Schmaltz. (Photo by Nikki Pica/Cronkite News)

Kelly continues to raise ‘like a maniac,’ dwarfing Masters in Senate race

WASHINGTON – Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly continued to widen his fundraising lead over GOP challenger Blake Masters, who still trailed the incumbent despite heavy spending on Masters' behalf by outside conservative groups.


ASU may not go to the Rose Bowl, but former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords will lead the Rose Parade

TUCSON – Arizona State University is unlikely to be playing in the Rose Bowl this year, but the Grand Canyon State will still be represented with former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords named as grand marshal for the Rose Parade and doing the coin toss for the bowl game.


Practices ‘like war’ as Sun Devils prepare for men’s basketball season

TEMPE - Competitive intensity was the theme at the first media availability for Arizona State’s men’s basketball team pm Oct. 12. Coach Bobby Hurley and point guard Frankie Collins described early practices “like war” as the Sun Devils have already begun to bond despite a lot of new faces.


‘Struggling’ fire districts look to Proposition 310 for new funds to help

WASHINGTON - Supporters of Proposition 310 don't think an added tenth-of-a-penny sales tax is too much to ask to help fire districts across Arizona "that are in a complete crisis." But critics say the bill is too broad, making everyone pay for the problems of a few rural districts.


Camelback’s Cholla Trail reopens, providing more access to the highest peak in Phoenix

PHOENIX – Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain’s eastern slope, which closed in March 2020, reopened in September with safety improvements and new amenities. The landmark is Phoenix’s highest peak and carries with it decades of history.


Empty Bowls event raises money to combat food insecurity, cut food waste

PHOENIX – Arizona nonprofit organization Waste Not raises funds to help food insecurity through its annual Empty Bowls event by selling handcrafted clay bowls. Proceeds go toward rescuing perishable foods from local businesses and delivering it to agencies that feed the hungry.

A mix of colorful handcrafted bowls are set up at the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix for the Empty Bowls event hosted by the Waste Not Arizona on Oct. 14, 2022. (Photo by Scianna Garcia/Cronkite News)

U.S. House, District 2: Tom O’Halleran faces tougher race in redrawn district that leans Republican

Tom O’Halleran is running for re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District of Arizona. O’Halleran focuses on health care, water conservation, border security and education.

Tom O’Halleran (Photo courtesy of the Tom O’Halleran campaign)

U.S. House, District 3: Ruben Gallego’s priorities are affordable housing, immigration reform

Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego looks to win a fifth term in the U.S. House in his race against Jeffrey Zink in Arizona’s redrawn 3rd Congressional District.

Ruben Gallego (Photo courtesy of Gallego for Arizona)

U.S. House, District 4: Greg Stanton in a tight, closely watched race in a redrawn district

Rep. Greg Stanton, a Democrat who represented the 9th Congressional District for two terms, faces Republican Kelly Cooper in what may be the most competitive race in the state.


U.S. House, District 6: Republican Juan Ciscomani wants to battle ‘the radical left’

Republican Juan Ciscomani is running for U.S. Congress on a conservative platform that includes securing the border, protecting Second Amendment rights and fighting “the radical left.”