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'Plenty of time' to replace Biden on Arizona's November ballot, secretary of state says
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly listed the dates of the Democratic National Convention. Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race has opened widespread speculation as to who will be the Democratic ticket at the top of Arizona's Nov. 5 ballot. ...
Documentary – Paige Heyn: Road to the Paris Olympics
For the last five years, Sports360AZ’s Claudia Collins has been following a Tempe skateboarder’s road to the Paris Olympics. Paige was sitting on a beach in Huntington Beach California in 2018 when she told Claudia “I can’t wait to be in the Olympics.”. She spent the...
Phoenix Mercury leave footprint on WNBA All-Star weekend in the Valley
Tia Reid covers the Phoenix Mercury for The Next. Her other work has also appeared on NCAA.com, College Gym News, Cronkite News/Arizona PBS and the Walter Cronkite Sports Network. Tia is a senior at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Lightning strike likely to blame for fire on South Mountain
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Fire officials said a lightning strike likely caused a brush fire that burned on South Mountain late Saturday. Firefighters were called out around 9:30 p.m. to reports of a small brush fire on the mountain. Fire crews then arrived to find flames near television antennas. At...
Most Influential Women: Rumpa Dey, AECOM
Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Rumpa Dey, associate vice president at AECOM. 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.
Cash flowing into Gilbert candidates’ coffers
Gilbert Vice Mayor Scott Anderson’s campaign maintained his fundraising lead over opponent Natalie DiBernardo in their latest financial reports. In reports that were due July 15, Anderson raised $20,125 and spent $7,388 between April 1 to June 30, bringing his total campaign fundraising to $35,668. DiBernardo, who only formed...
QC schools approve record budget
The Queen Creek Unified School District Governing Board approved a $115 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year during its July 9 meeting, its largest ever, and a half-percent higher than last year. School officials say the slight increase is needed to account for student growth projected to be about...
Arizona Schools Enforcing Stricter Policies On Students’ Use Of Mobile Phones During Class
Schools in Arizona are taking strict measures to prevent students from using their cellphones during class time. In certain school districts, students are required to put away their phones, whereas others opt to lock them up. Chloe Sakala is a student at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix, aged...
Legend rips record-breaking media deal
Basketball Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller is back around the WNBA and Phoenix Mercury this weekend as the coach of the All-Star team. But she isn’t there to play nice. In a pregame media availability on Friday, Miller ripped the league’s record new broadcast rights package and the negotiators who put it together. Miller called Read more... The post Cheryl Miller rips ‘lowball’ WNBA media rights deal: ‘We need a bully’ to negotiate appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Saguaro HS LHP Cam Caminiti signs with Atlanta Braves for $3.5 million
Scottsdale Saguaro left-hander Cam Caminiti's meteoric baseball rise took another major step Friday. Caminiti signed for the full slot value of the No. 24 overall pick at $3,556,300 by the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB's Jim Callis. Dominic Caminiti, Cam's father, confirmed with The Republic that his son signed Friday...
Maricopa County Man Faces 42 Charges in Wide-Ranging Organized Retail Theft Spree
Crime doesn't pay, and for one Jeremy James Beene, the bill has come due to the tune of 42 criminal charges. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has dropped the hammer on Beene, who now faces a litany of counts for a spree of organized retail crime, with a side of shoplifting. Over a span starting in February 2022 and reaching to the summer of '24, Beene supposedly made The Home Depot his personal grab-and-dash playground across Chandler, Mesa, and Phoenix, swiping nearly $60K worth of construction equipment.
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