The greatest, least talked about team: How the 1997 Arizona Wildcats became March’s underdogs
PHOENIX – The 1997 Arizona Wildcats were deemed too young and inexperienced to win a title. But they paid no mind to the outside noise and became the only team in tournament history to beat three #1 seeds en route to a championship.
Arizona advocates aim to break cycle of homelessness through ID accessibility
PHOENIX – The Homeless ID Project works to assist unhoused individuals in obtaining lost or stolen identification documents, making it possible for individuals to gain employment, secure housing or access essential services.
Arizona Legislature considers tougher animal cruelty laws after spike in cases
CHANDLER – Arizona SB 1047 aims to strengthen animal-cruelty laws following a spike in cruelty investigations and last year’s high-profile Chandler case. The bill aims to fortify protections for pets statewide.
Eye on the Storm: Recent events bring state of court-storming into question
PHOENIX – Court-storming has caused waves in the modern-day sports ecosystem affecting both the NCAA and high school level following high-profile incidents involving Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Duke’s Kyle Filipowski.
‘I drove a rocketship today’: Christopher Bell surges to victory at Phoenix Raceway
AVONDALE – Christopher Bell surged into the lead and then victory when Martin Truex Jr. was forced to pit in an emotional NASCAR Cup Series win Sunday at Phoenix Raceway for Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing.
Freak hand injury (again) means ASU baseball starts season without Nick McLain
TEMPE – After sustaining a hamate bone injury to begin last season, Nick McLain suffered the identical injury to his other hand to begin 2024. ASU baseball is expected to be without the slugger until Pac-12 play.
House panel advances bill for a Holocaust center, but holds back funds for now
PHOENIX - A House panel gave tentative approval Wednesday to a Holocaust education center, but not before stripping out funding for the project that supporters said will provide an "immersive experience for the next generation on hate and genocide."
Purdy-pandemonium: 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has massive hometown support before Super Bowl LVIII
GILBERT – 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has hometown of Queen Creek and Gilbert showing support ahead of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker sets NBA ablaze with scoring spree
PHOENIX – Devin Booker scored 150-plus points over a three-game span last week, the second time he’s done that in his career. Here’s a look back at where the Suns stood the first time he did it, and where they stand now.
It’s not officially a planet, but Pluto could be Arizona’s official planet
PHOENIX - Pluto was taken off the "full-size planet" list almost 20 years ago, but Rep. Justin Wilmeth, R-Phoenix, doesn't see why it can't still be Arizona's official state planet. His "fun" bill do to just that was approved 8-1 Wednesday by the House Government Committee.
Brnovich says states can take border action; Democrats pan ‘crackpot’ theory
WASHINGTON - Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich told a House panel that states have a constitutional right to secure their borders if the federal government - an argument that critics at the hearing derided as an unconstitutional "crackpot legal theory."
Government programs are substantially decreasing veteran homelessness in Texas
Texas nonprofit organizations and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are working aggressively to provide housing for veterans and keep them housed.
