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Warmer temperatures expected this week across Arizona

PHOENIX – There’s a weak storm system on the horizon later this week, but overall, weather for your work week is expected to be pleasant.


Impeach Trump? Not an option for his supporters at Capitol Hill rally

WASHINGTON - With chants like "Pelosi's got to go" and "Four more years," hundreds of protesters marched to the West Lawn of the Capitol to voice their support for President Donald Trump - and disdain for Congress.investigating his possible impeachment.


Prediabetes screenings may lower rate of diabetes among Hispanics, Native Americans

PHOENIX – Screening for prediabetes may help lower the chance of being diagnosed with the illness.


Breakfast and a side of bipartisanship: Lawmakers revive get-together

WASHINGTON – It's a contentious time in Washington, but – for an hour a month at least – Arizona Democrats and Republicans sit down to chat over breakfast.


Transfers Jaylen Fisher, Isiah Brown add to excitement surrounding GCU basketball

PHOENIX – The GCU men’s basketball team welcomes two new transfer players, Jaylen Fisher and Isiah Brown.


Before the flood: System to predict rising water is tested in Phoenix and Flagstaff

APACHE JUNCTION — New technology is using image processing to increase public safety when water rises.


Aging baby boomers spur critical need for specialists in geriatric emergency care

PHOENIX – Banner University Medical Center is among 100 or so hospitals in the country to have a certified geriatric emergency department. But as baby boomers age, the need for specialists in older care is urgent.


Quarterback coup: Pinnacle emerging as factory for Division I talent

PHOENIX – First came Brian Lewerke. Then Spencer Rattler. Add J.D. Johnson as the latest quarterback at Pinnacle High School that will take his talents to a Division I program.


Improving the health of ‘invisible’ farmworkers is a community effort in Willcox

WILLCOX – Access to health care is a big challenge in rural and agricultural areas, and some 53 percent of farmworkers in the U.S. have no health insurance. One program in Arizona is trying to fix that by teaching residents in a community filled with farmworkers to take better care of themselves.


Monsoon 2019 closes as the driest on record for a handful of Arizona cities

PHOENIX – No thunderstorms were the theme this season, as multiple cities across Arizona dealt with one of the driest monsoon seasons on record.


Start of missing, murdered women panel moving ‘at speed of bureaucracy’

WASHINGTON - State officials agree on this much: "Not one red penny" of the $150,000 allocated for a task force on missing and murdered indigenous women that was created in May has been seen yet. But they disagree on who's to blame.


‘You can’t trust adults’: Mountain Pointe scandal raises questions about win at all costs culture

CHANDLER – An assistant football coach's decision to leak game plans to opposing coaches raises questions about the culture of sports.