Fewer polling places, independent voters causing long lines on Arizona election day
Long lines and traffic jams have plagued most of Maricopa County’s 60 presidential preference election polling places since they opened at 6 a.m., an election official said. Some voters have had to wait in line for up to two hours at some locations.
UA medical students find their match, join residency programs across country
Sixty-six medical students held their breath. Seconds later, all 66 cheered with joy and jubilation.
Should 16-year-olds vote in Arizona elections?
A proposed amendment to Arizona’s state constitution could allow 16-year-olds to cast their vote in state elections.
As Cactus League circus returns, its impact felt across the Valley
At opposite ends of the Valley, two cities with different histories and cultures share a common denominator: tourists flock there when the calendar flips to March in Scottsdale and Goodyear. Spring training has arrived.
Sex traffickers are targeting Arizona’s homeless teens and runaways
Tucson – More than 4,000 cases of sex trafficking in the U.S. were reported to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center in 2015 - with nearly 120 of those cases coming out of Arizona.
Phoenix area police, schools weigh how to handle bomb threats
CHANDLER – Police and school officials approach school bomb threats with caution, working together to determine if a threat is credible enough to evacuate a school and bring in bomb-sniffing dogs.
Peoria students honor Randy Johnson with mural
PEORIA – Randy Johnson’s 6-foot-10-inch frame dwarfs most others, but for once, the Big Unit was dwarfed – by his own likeness.
Arizona looks for economic boost from football playoff, other events
The College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 11 is the next in a line of major sports events coming to the Phoenix area that has the potential to have both short- and long-term effects for the state financially.
College Football Playoff will turn downtown Phoenix into pigskin wonderland
Phoenix has had a little over 300 days to relax since Super Bowl XLIX packed up and left town in early February. But in January, a similar pigskin spectacle will return to Phoenix when the College Football Playoff National Championship Game turns downtown into a college football wonderland.
Roll the tape: Valley police departments deploy body cameras
An officer retrieves a small black box charging in the police station and mounts it onto his or her uniform before heading out for the day. Once the officer is on the job, the box is recording.
A very vegetarian Thanksgiving: How local businesses adjust to new kinds of customers
In addition to the president, millions of others will pardon turkeys from the imminent threat of Thanksgiving this year.
Ducey asks federal committee for resources to battle drugs
Arizona started a program in September to combat drug smuggling on the border and the state needs more money and resources to move the plan forward, Gov. Doug Ducey said at a Homeland Security field hearing on Monday.
