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Fort Thomas dedicates new artificial turf field as Wil Hinton Field
FORT THOMAS – The Fort Thomas Unified School District celebrated the inaugural game on its new artificial turf field on Friday night and dedicated it as Wil Hinton Field after The Fort’s former longtime football coach. Wil Hinton graduated from Fort Thomas High School and was a football...
From backup quarterback to team captain, Noah Fifita’s leadership has brought Arizona together
When the 2023 Arizona football campaign began last year Jayden de Laura was entering his second season as the starting quarterback, while Noah Fifita was the backup. Fast forward to the Stanford game, de Laura goes down with an injury and Fifita stepped up in his absence. Not only did he step up, Fifita took full reins of the team.
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods touts Vice President Kamala Harris' housing policies
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods led a group of Arizona Democrats on Friday in touting Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to lower housing costs. If elected president, Harris says her administration will provide down-payment assistance to first-time home buyers and incentivize starter-home construction. Woods acknowledges it will take time to...
Arizona Craft Beer Awards & Festival Moves to Tempe this October
New venue, same great beer. The third annual celebration of local suds, presented by PHOENIX magazine in collaboration with the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, will take place at Centerpoint Plaza on Mill Avenue in Tempe. A diverse panel of expert judges will discern which locally brewed pilsners, porters, IPAs, sours and Scottish ales are the best in the state, and attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy samples from Pedal Haus Brewery, Arizona Wilderness Brewing, PHX Beer Co. and more. Noon-5 p.m. $50 GA, $70 VIP. Centerpoint Plaza, 660 S. Mill Ave., Tempe, azcraftbeer.com.
Canyon del Oro falls to Eastmark in road opener
MESA — Friday night football is back, and with the new season brings a handful of changes for the Canyon del Oro Dorados. Under new head coach Scott McKee, the 2023 4A state champions saw a number of fresh players get their first career-start on Friday night. Challenging themselves...
$1,500 monthly rent doesn’t get much space in Tempe
Udging by a new survey on the space that renters get for $1,500 a month, Dorothy would have been better off staying in Kansas than chasing the Wizard of Oz. That’s because of over 200 cities across the country analyzed by the website rentcafe.com, Wichita, Kansas, offered the most bang for $1,500 in monthly rent.
Popular Wildcats bar now open in Phoenix
Dirtbag’s, a popular UofA bar and grill in Tucson, now has a Phoenix location that just opened. “This one’s more targeted to UofA alumni, their families. They’re probably not going to be here until 2 all night doing shots until the end of the day and feeling bad the next day,” said owner Scott Hibler.
Phoenix Mercury Star Sophie Cunningham Reveals She Was Followed By Police During Her Disastrous Ride To Practice
Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham seemed to run into a scary moment on Friday. The Phoenix Mercury are off from playing a game on Friday, but the players still needed to head to practice to get ready to face the WNBA reigning champion, Las Vegas Aces, who will be at the Footprint Center on Sunday.
‘It’s absolutely asinine’: This Arizona man’s HOA fined him for giving away water bottles out of a cooler in his driveway — a service his neighbors think is ‘fantastic’
While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page also provide us earnings. At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, David Martin decided to hand out free water. The Goodyear, Arizona, resident placed a cooler filled with water bottles on his driveway; next to that, he erected...
FIRST ALERT FORECAST – Scattered storms Saturday and Sunday
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Isolated to scattered storm chances return Saturday and Sunday, so keep an eye on the radar for any pop-up activity during the afternoon and evening hours. Brief heavy rain, gusty winds, and lightning are possible. Drier conditions move into southern Arizona Labor Day through next workweek. High temperatures will run a few degrees above normal, topping out in the upper 90s and lower end of the triple digits in Tucson.
Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent Found Guilty of Federal Civil Rights and Kidnapping Charges
After two days of deliberation, a jury has found former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Aaron Mitchell guilty of both a federal civil rights offense and a kidnapping charge. The charges stem from Mitchell's actions in the abduction and sexual assault of a minor. The jury also determined that Mitchell’s conduct involved aggravated sexual abuse, kidnapping, and resulted in bodily injury.
City leaders in AZ and U.S. ask FEMA to fund relief from extreme heat and wildlife smoke
Local leaders from two dozen U.S. cities are renewing calls on the federal government to rethink how FEMA deals with heat and smoke. In a recent letter to the agency, mayors — including those in Tucson, Oro Valley, Mesa, Tempe and Flagstaff — say the agency’s current definition of natural disaster fails to take into account all environmental emergencies.
AZ Briefing: Court ruling will suppress Native voting, leaders say; Labor Day weekend fun and road conditions; How ASU can beat Wyoming
Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. Voter registration rules already put obstacles in front of Native voters, but the registration requirements will make it worse, advocates say. More about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that requires...
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