New video game, Fallout 4, has Phoenix gamers buzzing
Local video game stores in Phoenix have been participating and preparing for the month of November, a big month for gamers. The software that has gamers buzzing today is the release of the long-awaited Fallout 4.
State, local officials track down nearly 200 unregistered sex offenders
State officials are looking for just under 200 sex offenders who have failed to register with the Arizona Department of Safety, according to the county attorney general’s office.
Phoenix protesters join nationwide demand for $15 hourly minimum wage
Protesters gathered outside a McDonald’s in downtown Phoenix at dawn Tuesday to “fight for fifteen,” a national movement calling for an increase of the hourly minimum wage from $8.05 to $15.
Nearly all Phoenix’s Central High seniors apply to college, bucking state trend
You might look at the month of November and think Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner.
Veterans rally at VA medical center to protest lack of progress in improving care
Veterans rallied on Monday outside the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix to protest what they say is a lack of progress in improving care at the hospital despite a visit from President Barack Obama in March.
Phoenix leads a major decline in human sex trafficking
People who want to pay for sex will find themselves the target of a program that is aimed at reducing prostitution in the Valley.
100 miles, in costume: Javelina Jundred brings Phoenix running community together
Javelina Jundred is a 100-mile race organized by Aravaipa Running. The race is just one example of how ultrarunning is developing a fanbase and growing in the Valley.
Valley co-working spaces’ popularity attributed to natural collaboration, networking
When eight-person consulting company Sputnik Moment needed help creating marketing materials for a conference, the solution was just a few feet away.
What’s in a name? Plenty, to those who want ‘alien’ out of federal law
WASHINGTON - Gilbert resident Belen Sisa, who arrived in the United States from Argentina 15 years ago, says it's time to stop using "inhumane" language to describe large swaths of people - people who call America home.
Phoenix Zoo opens new $2 million home for its two Sumatran tigers
Since the project broke ground last spring, the Phoenix Zoo's staff has been anticipating the opening of the new tiger exhibit. The zoo has had the tigers for more than a year and is giving them a new home.
As nut butter popularity grows, local producer says customers demand almond butter
Almond butter. Cashew butter. Walnut butter.
Baby goat returns safely after being taken from the Arizona State Fair
This morning an officer was taking down a statement at the Arizona State Fair for a kidnapping, but this wasn’t your average kidnapping. The kid in this case, was really a kid—a baby goat.
