Phoenix Arizona Republic: Local
- Triple-digit weather is out in full-force
Sunday - 05/28/2017 - 08:33 PMNational Weather Service expects the Phoenix area to have temperatures of over 100 during the majority of the upcoming week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 kids, 2 adults injured in Phoenix crash
Sunday - 05/28/2017 - 11:55 AMTwo children and two adults were injured in a T-bone crash in Phoenix late Saturday night, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix mural highlights history, achievements of Latinos in Arizona
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 09:49 PMAccomplishments of the Latino community in Arizona are being brought to downtown Phoenix, one brushstroke at a time.
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Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 08:20 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man struck by car on I-17 dies of injuries
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 05:59 PMA man who ran into the lanes of Interstate 17 near Northern Avenue early Friday morning has died of his injuries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix's urban forest is shrinking — and residents say it's time to change that
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 10:00 AMPhoenix cut the budget for replacing trees that are lost to storms or other causes. Residents say it's time the city reinvest in trees.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix is losing trees -- and isn't replacing many of them
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 11:35 PMAlmost 1,000 trees are lost every year to the powerful gusts of monsoon storms or accidents. The city used to replace them, but it nearly eliminated funding for tree replacement during the recession.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grand jury investigates Paul Babeu's use of RICO funds as Pinal County sheriff
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 10:40 PMA federal grand jury is investigating how the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office handled profits from seized property under former Sheriff Paul Babeu.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 cities still boycotting Arizona
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 09:33 PMMost boycotts over Senate Bill 1070 are over. But some cities still won't let their employees travel to Arizona.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LIVE Memorial Day weekend travel blog: Slowdowns and closures in Arizona
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 08:49 PMLIVE Memorial Day travel blog: Wrecks, closures, etc.
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- Police: Woman stabbed to death in Laveen domestic violence killing
Sunday - 05/28/2017 - 03:56 PMShe was found stabbed and was transported to a nearby hospital where she later died from her injuries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fact Check: Has Education Department spent more than $4M on travel, legal fees under Diane Douglas?
Sunday - 05/28/2017 - 09:00 AMA rival Republican candidate is claiming Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas has overseen significant spending on travel and lawyers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix Comicon suspect Mathew Sterling goes before judge
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 07:20 PMMathew Sterling, 29, goes before a judge for the first time since being arrested at Phoenix Comicon. Officials say he was carrying an arsenal and threatened to shoot police officers and actor Jason David Frank.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lin Sue Cooney: Pets are the best medicine
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 09:50 AMHospice of the Valley has 120 pet therapy teams — mostly dogs — but cats, miniature horses and bunny rabbits, too. Those animals (and their humans) are a phenomenal comfort to patients.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Should Arizona dump its Confederate history?
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 10:00 AMGovernment officials are considering removing Confederate memorials around the country. Six in Arizona haven't sparked controversy here.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gilbert police: Officer crashes car to stop suspected drunken driver
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 02:23 AMGilbert officer crashes car to stop DUI driver.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pinal Fire near Globe prompts 'precautionary' pre-evacuation notice for residents
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 10:21 PMThe fire started from a lightning strike on May 8 and has consumed nearly 6,000 acres of land in the Globe area.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Listen to our Arizona politics podcast, 'The Gaggle'
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 10:41 PMNew episodes every Wednesday with host Michael Squires, politics editor for the Arizona Republic/azcentral.com.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 6 Tempe parks and pool get face-lifts
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 08:38 PMTempe park-goers should see enhanced water features, resurfaced basketball courts, new playground equipment and other amenities in the coming years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How an Arizona Parkinson's program for Spanish-speakers went global
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 07:12 PMWhat started 10 years ago at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix has expanded to 16 countries.
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- Police: Homeowner kills burglary suspect after being tasered
Sunday - 05/28/2017 - 03:07 PMThe homeowner had not been charged in the incident as of Sunday morning as the investigation was ongoing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Seventh Street mural highlights Latino accomplishments
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 09:38 PMPhoenix community members came together with AARP Arizona and artist David Murietta to create a mural touting the accomplishments of the Latino community in Arizona.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tucson police officers fatally shoot man in cemetery
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 08:44 PMPolice say two officers fatally shot a man who had been holding a gun to his head as he approached them, then lowered it in the direction of officers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lost, now found: Dog tags in Vietnam. Is your name, or a loved one's, on this Ariz. list?
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 05:39 PMThe University of Arizona is reconnecting Vietnam War veterans with pieces of their past through the return of thousands of recovered dog tags.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indicted Johnson Utilities owner steps away from management to focus on his defense
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 03:27 PMWater company owner and founder George Johnson removed himself from the management of Johnson Utilities after he and three others were indicted.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman who prompted Comicon arrest says she's 'not a hero who may have stopped another Manchester'
Saturday - 05/27/2017 - 01:49 AM31-year-old Mathew Sterling was arrested at Phoenix Comicon on Thursday after authorities received a call from California alleging that he was armed and had an intent to harm officers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Corruption case snares lobbyist at the center of Arizona power politics
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 11:54 PMThe indictment of powerful lobbyist Jim Norton, along with three others this week, was met with shock, disbelief and, in some cases, silence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Health, personal records of 2,500 Arizona families with newborns lost
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 09:14 PMArizona health officials warn 2,500 individuals and families with newborns that a box of sensitive health and financial data was lost in the mail.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police arrest four suspects in Tempe double homicide
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 09:34 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona's Confederate history
Friday - 05/26/2017 - 07:45 PMArizona — or at least the southern half — was a Confederate territory before it was a United States territory.
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