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Not winning gold best thing to happen to Olympian Judi Adams

Phoenix native Judi Adams started shooting arrows in middle school and rose to the precipice of competing on a world stage, but Cold War politics threw up a road block that delayed her Olympic dream.


Rio marks 18th Olympics for Arizona man

RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympians spend their entire lives preparing for the Games; Chuck Brandt has spent a lifetime attending them.


Pokémon goes to Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Evers family from Washington, D.C., has been planning its trip to the Olympics here for a year and a half.


Spectators stuck in long lines as Rio Olympics open

RIO DE JANEIRO — Keith McCormack waited more than an hour to get into the beach volleyball arena along Copacabana Beach to watch Canada play Saturday.


Olympic vets Phelps, Schmitt help catapult Runge to Rio

Cierra Runge has been in the pool for as long as she can remember.


Veterans gather in Phoenix to criticize Trump’s remarks

PHOENIX - Members of the Arizona Veterans and Military Leadership Alliance blasted Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his comments questioning the family of fallen military officer Humayun Khan, who was killed in the Iraq War.


McCain issues lengthy statement criticizing Trump’s reaction to Khan’s family

Sen. John McCain on Monday released a lengthy statement condemning GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's reaction to the criticism he received by the immigrant family of a Muslim U.S. soldier who died in battle.


Phoenix Mercury well represented at Olympics

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Mercury are sending a league-leading six team members to the upcoming Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, showing the depth of talent from the three-time WNBA champions.

Phoenix Mercury players

Former Cardinals coach Dennis Green dies at 67

PHOENIX — Former Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings head coach Dennis Green died late Thursday due to complications from cardiac arrest. He was 67.


New Phoenix police chief Jeri Williams: ‘Work tirelessly to make the community safe’

PHOENIX – Arizona native Jeri Williams will become the first woman and second African American to lead the Phoenix Police Department when she becomes chief in October.


Grijalva bill would give deported vets a chance to come back to U.S.

WASHINGTON - Hector Barajas' Army service should have guaranteed him military benefits after he was honorably discharged.


Peaceful Phoenix rally turns tense when march pushes to freeway and police use pepper spray

PHOENIX - A peaceful protest that moved through downtown Phoenix Friday night turned tense when protesters wanted to move onto Interstate 10 at Seventh Street and police formed a barricade, releasing pepper spray to try to get the crowd to disperse.

Protesters at Phoenix march