Phoenix Arizona Republic: Politics
- Man suspected of armed robbery arrested near canal in Phoenix
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 07:48 PMA man suspected of armed robbery was arrested near a Phoenix canal by 16th Street and Osborn Road on Sunday, police said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Timeline details Tempe train derailment cleanup
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 10:37 PMFirst responders and construction crews worked for six days to clear the area where a freight train derailed as it crossed over Tempe Town Lake on July 29.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ICE seizes more than $1 million worth of drugs, arrests 4 in massive Phoenix bust
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 10:07 PMICE agents conducted surveillance of a truck that illegally crossed into the U.S. from Mexico and arrested four individuals involved.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What taxes and fees are legal in Arizona? Supreme Court gives new guidance
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 04:23 PMThe Arizona Supreme Court attempted to clarify what fees local governments can impose under an amendment to the Arizona Constitution passed by voters in 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - University of Arizona looks to jump-start online enrollment with purchase of for-profit college
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 06:23 PMThe move likely will make UA more of a player in the market for online students, particularly those who aren't traditional college freshmen
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Voting at polls will look different because of COVID-19. Here's what to expect
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 08:02 AMMaricopa County vote centers will look different during the August primary because of COVID-19. This is what you need to know
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Crash closes portion of southbound State Route 143 in Tempe
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 10:51 AMTraffic should detour around the crash on westbound Interstate 10, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AZ continues steady drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations; 1,030 new cases, 14 more known deaths reported
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 12:31 PMArizona reported just over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as hospitalizations continue to steadily drop.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man shot while driving, crashes into home near Laveen Village Park
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 01:30 PMThe man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, a Phoenix police spokeswoman said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man suspected of armed robbery arrested near canal in Phoenix
Sunday - 08/02/2020 - 10:16 PMA man suspected of armed robbery was arrested near a Phoenix canal by 16th Street and Osborn Road on Sunday, police said.
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- 5 days after Tempe Town Lake train derailment, crews prepare to rebuild the partially collapsed bridge
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 10:37 PMCrews have removed train cars and cleared debris after last week's Union Pacific derailment, prepping to rebuild the collapsed Tempe railroad bridge.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Claims of an ASU professor dying from COVID-19 were untrue. Who was behind the hoax?
Tuesday - 08/04/2020 - 12:47 AMIt started on Saturday when BethAnn McLaughlin posted on Twitter that a friend who went by the handle @Sciencing_Bi on Twitter had died from COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix police identify teen boy fatally shot in west Phoenix
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 04:04 PMWitnesses told police the teen, 16-year-old Jose Rodriguez, was talking to a group of people before the shooting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pig Fire burns nearly 500 acres in Coconino National Forest, about 20 percent contained
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 06:20 PMThe fire began shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday on the east side of northbound Interstate 17, forestry officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police investigate west Phoenix shooting that left woman dead
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 06:20 PMPolice said they found the injured woman Monday morning at a home near Encanto Boulevard and 41st Avenue.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Doctors need something besides remdesivir to treat COVID-19. What is it and who gets it?
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 09:45 AMThere are still no strong, effective treatments available for COVID-19, so the race is on to find drugs that will work.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mosquitoes at Lake Havasu test positive for West Nile virus
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 12:09 PMMohave County health officials warn visitors to stay away from a beach on the east side of Lake Havasu.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona kids are going back to school this week. It won't be the same
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 01:00 PMMany Arizona schools open virtually for the 2020-2021 school year this week, some of the first in the nation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pig Fire near Village of Oak Creek spreads to 300 acres, closes northbound lane of I-17
Sunday - 08/02/2020 - 09:08 PMA brush fire that started off I-17 on Saturday, named the Pig Fire, reached 300 acres on Sunday, according to forest service officials.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man dies in Customs and Border Protection custody in Yuma
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 01:07 AMA 33-year-old man died in Customs and Border Protection custody in Yuma Saturday after Border Patrol agents found him injured, the agency said Sunday.
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- Man killed in shooting at Mesa light rail parking lot
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 08:04 PMA man arrived to the Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa Saturday night and died shortly after from his injuries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Southbound lanes of I-17 partially closed due to brush fire near Cordes Junction
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 08:35 PMDrives were warned to expect heavy backup.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Virtual storytelling show to feature stories about fresh starts in life
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 03:00 PMJoin the Storytellers Project on Aug. 6 for a livestream show featuring personal stories of 'Fresh Starts' from across the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Election results
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 02:25 PMElection results for Arizona's primary on Aug. 4, 2020.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Three children injured in crash between police SUV, sedan in Phoenix
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 06:17 PMOfficials said the children were not in car seats at the time of the crash.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What's the history of Phoenix Union Station? And will rail service ever return there?
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 09:54 AMPhoenix is the largest metropolitan city in the U.S. without passenger-rail service, but that wasn't always the case.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona charter schools got nearly $100 million in PPP loans. Were they paid 'twice to educate the same pupils'?
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 12:13 PMFully funded Arizona charter schools, including some deep in financial trouble prior to COVID-19, got up to $100 million in forgivable SBA loans
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman dies after being pulled from Lake Pleasant's Humbug Cove
Monday - 08/03/2020 - 01:03 PMWitnesses said the woman was floating near a pontoon boat when she started shaking and became unresponsive.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Three people injured in south Phoenix car crash near Central Avenue, Roeser Road
Sunday - 08/02/2020 - 08:42 PMTwo people were hospitalized in serious condition and a third person refused medical care, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona reports 1,465 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths Sunday; hospital data improving
Sunday - 08/02/2020 - 04:25 PMInpatient hospitalizations, ICU beds in use and ventilators in use all continued gradual downward trends.
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