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Husband of AZ House candidate Lalani Hunsaker accused of assaulting GOP district chair
A local Republican official is accusing the husband of an Arizona House candidate of assaulting him at a legislative district meeting. Andrew Adams, the GOP chair of Legislative District 14 in Gilbert, said Nate Hunsaker headbutted him Monday night after Adams asked him to leave a district meeting. Hunsaker is the husband of Lalani Hunsaker, who is running for the Arizona House of Representatives.
Are white cars really cooler in Arizona's heat?
PHOENIX — Are white cars really cooler in Arizona's heat? Or is that just an old wives tale?. To verify, we took two cars to the 12News parking lot; a white SUV and a dark gray SUV. When we started, both cars had been sitting in the shade and...
Court shoots down border ballot measure lawsuit
(The Center Square) – The ‘Secure the Border Act’ will make it onto the November ballot for Arizonans after the Maricopa County Superior Court shot down a lawsuit from activist groups challenging its legality. The proposition would make it a state crime to cross into Arizona through an illegal point of entry, as well as […]
AZ Briefing: Which AZ Republicans are not at RNC; Phoenix homebuyers need $186,000 down payment; Can you remove your neighbors tree roots?
Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. Arizona Reps. Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert and former Gov. Doug Ducey are some of the state Republicans who are not attending the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Their absences highlight the party's transformation....
Leaders of group home with ties to Gov. Hobbs maxed out donations
The leaders of a group home whose ties to Gov. Katie Hobbs are the focus of multiple investigations gave nearly $11,000 to the governor's reelection campaign earlier this year, political fundraising records show. The donations from Simon and Elizabeth Kottoor, the husband and wife who lead Sunshine Residential Homes Inc., were made...
DNC pours $1.5M into Arizona Democratic Party as Republicans convene in Milwaukee
The Arizona Democratic Party will get a $1.5 million cash infusion from the Democratic National Committee, the party announced Monday. The money is part of a $15 million investment from the DNC to state parties in presidential battlegrounds including Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona. “We all...
Mural captures Oro Valley at 50
When Ashley White and her Delsa Designs team were painting cactus blooms on a wall at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center, “hummingbirds kept coming up to those flowers” searching for nectar, she recalled. “It was very sweet,” White said. Oro Valley’s 50th anniversary commemorative mural now teases...
Oro Valley golf course worker dies after bees attack him
A Pusch Ridge Golf Course worker has died from injuries sustained June 24, when he was attacked by a swarm of bees on the Oro Valley course. Rick Messina, 57, was an Indigo Sports associate who had worked for two years on the agronomy team at El Conquistador Golf Management. Indigo Sports, acquired by Troon in 2021, contracts with the Town of Oro Valley to manage El Conquistador Golf.
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