‘We’ve got the best team in the league’: New-look Phoenix Suns enter 2023-24 season with big-time expectations
PHOENIX – Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker are the centerpiece of a Phoenix Suns team that underwent a dramatic overhaul in the offseason. Despite significant roster changes, the Suns are optimistic about their postseason chances.
Supreme Court to hear appeal over expert testimony in Yuma drug case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of an Arizona man who said his right to confront his accuser was violated when the expert witness who tested the drugs in his case was replaced by another expert.
Despite promise in second half, Arizona Cardinals grounded vs. San Francisco 49ers
TEMPE – The Cardinals had fast starts in their first three games, but fell behind big early to the 49ers and couldn’t overcome the deficit despite strong play from Josh Dobbs.
Los Angeles farmers markets team up with health department to fight food insecurity and support communities
LOS ANGELES – The L.A. County Department of Public Health provides low-income households with access to nutritious, healthy food, and helps strengthen communities.
Local food pantries are expecting a surge in customers if government shuts down and people lose their benefits
PHOENIX – If the government shuts down, millions of Americans are worried about losing SNAP and WIC nutrition benefits, but Arizona says that’s not going to happen here. Even so, food pantries are preparing to help more people needing assistance.
Biden rinde homenaje a McCain y condena a ‘extremistas MAGA’ en evento de Tempe
TEMPE – El presidente Joe Biden invocó el espíritu del fallecido senador John McCain mientras denunciaba a los 'extremistas MAGA' como una amenaza para la democracia durante un discurso el jueves en el Centro de Artes de Tempe.
Hold your horses: Turf Paradise to resume racing, extend off-track betting
PHOENIX – Turf Paradise is alive after all and will resume racing. Additionally, the Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has extended the contract for the track to simulcast races for wagering until Nov. 12. The extension avoids the shutdown of 37 off-track betting sites.
Calidad del aire en condado Maricopa plantea preocupaciones de salud en comunidades afectadas
PHOENIX – La Asociación Americana del Pulmón calificó al condado Maricopa con una F en cuanto a la calidad del aire. La mala calidad del aire ha llevado a un aumento en las preocupaciones de salud, especialmente en las comunidades marginadas.
50,000 federal workers, military, in Arizona spared as shutdown averted
WASHINGTON - If Congress cannot head off a government shutdown before Sunday, it would mean the loss of a paycheck for close to 50,000 federal workers and active-duty military in Arizona - and they're not the only ones to feel the pinch.
‘We’re going to battle’: Grand Canyon men’s basketball embraces new size, toughness as season approaches
PHOENIX – Grand Canyon men’s basketball brought in nine new players during the offseason, with a focus on length and size. In head coach Bryce Drew’s fourth season, his expectations for the program are at an all-time high.
From Notre Dame to Highland, a decades-long Berry-Denson friendship blooms in the Valley
GILBERT — Bertrand Berry recruited Autry Denson to play at Notre Dame. Nearly 30 years later, when Denson was hired by the Arizona Cardinals, Berry Sr. recruited Denson’s son to play at Highland. =
Biden honors McCain, denounces ‘MAGA extremists’ during Tempe event
TEMPE – President Joe Biden invoked the spirit of the late Sen. John McCain while denouncing "MAGA extremists" as a threat to democracy, during a speech Thursday at the Tempe Arts Center.