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Most Arizona kids are back in school already. Why does Arizona start school early?
While most schools across the country start in mid-to-late August, Arizona students are already back in school. Some have been for nearly a month. Many schools in Arizona take advantage of a modified year-round schedule. Educators say the schedule helps educators, students and parents take advantage of the nicer weather during the spring...
Arizona Snowbowl Announces Opening Day for Winter '24/'25
Arizona Snowbowl set their hundred day countdown, and this time, it comes with a special announcement related to their infrastructure. We break down the potential winter forecast for Arizona, along with their announcements related to their ski operations.
Arizona police looking for unbuckled drivers in Click It or Ticket campaign
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering up with Valley police agencies for a “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Officers will be able to pull over drivers who don’t buckle up until the end of the month. Through the past...
Jake Allen brings “grit” mentality to Sahuarita
Jake Allen was hired in January by the Sahuarita School District as the new head football coach at Sahuarita following four years in the same position at Pueblo High School in Tucson. His tenure at Pueblo included a 6-4 record in 2022 in the highly competitive 4A Kino region. The...
Walden Grove replaces Smith at QB, Montoya leads cast of returning players
When Walden Grove football begins the season at home against Phoenix-Northwest Christian on Aug. 30, the Red Wolves will have a new starting quarterback and several players in expanded roles. “We’re fired up. I think we’ve got a really good group of guys here,” Walden Grove head coach Corey Noble...
Record heat blasts Phoenix and parts of northern Arizona
Arizona is well known for its heat, and this summer, the state beat a previous record set in 1993 for the highest number of days with temperatures reaching 100 degrees or higher consecutively. On Wednesday, Phoenix hit 80 consecutive days of 100+ degrees, the longest stretch in recorded state history....
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 15 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 15 JEFF HAMMERSCHMIDT. With it being the 15th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 15 for Arizona is safety Jeff Hammerschmidt, who played for Arizona from 1987-90. He was a four-year letterman and three-year starting safety at Arizona. A first-team All-Pac-10 safety in 1989, he was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award that same season as a senior, before earning his bachelor’s degree in sociology. He signed as a free agent with the LA Rams (1991) and spent the 1992 season playing for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League. Hammerschmidt had many coaching stops as a special teams coach or assistant coach, including at Arizona, Syracuse, Colorado State, Stanford, Indiana and Montana on the college level. Hammerschmidt was also the New York Jets’ special teams assistant under former Wildcat linebacker Brant Boyer for five seasons. Hammerschmidt is now an executive with ETeamSponsor.com, a fund-raising platform for high school athletics and youth sports.
Most Influential Women: Taylor Perkins, CHASSE Building Team
Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Taylor Perkins, director of business development for CHASSE Building Team. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
AZ Briefing: Legislator faces inquiry after school leader's complaint; Fate of AZ's environmental legislation; Phoenix's best french fries
Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. A legislator is under investigation after the Tolleson Union High School District superintendent filed a complaint. After the sexual harassment complaint was filed against the Governing Board president, the board met to discuss...
Aligned Hospitality Management rebrands Arizona hotel
Third-party hotel management company Aligned Hospitality Management has completed a rebrand of the 112-room Tuxon in Tuscon, Ariz., formerly a Design Hotels property, into a Voco by IHG. Now known as Voco The Tuxon, this hotel is the first Voco in Aligned’s portfolio. The brand transition took 90 days...
Judge reject’s motion to dismiss charges in Jana Giron’s distracted driving trial
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - As the prosecution rested its case Friday, Aug. 16, in the distracted driving trial of Jana Giron, her defense filed a motion to dismiss all charges. Her attorney said that Giron didn’t know the consequences nor was she responsible for the crash that killed 21-year-old Caitlin Festerling and 22-year-old Paul Garcia.
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