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It rained! Valley residents share their monsoon and microburst shots
Intense winds, heavy rain and bright lightning hit the Phoenix area Wednesday night amid Arizona’s monsoon season, and Phoenix residents took to social media to share what they saw. According to the National Weather Service, the severe storms produced wind gusts greater than 70 mph and microbursts, which are...
The First Public Teacher in Arizona Only Lasted 6 months!
The school year is beginning in Arizona. As you pick up the annual list of school supplies, consider for a moment what school might have been like when Arizona wasn't even part of the United States. Funding issues and other challenges impact our education system to this day, and it...
Get Ready To Mask Up Again Arizona
Remember going to the store in mid-2020? Social distancing your way through isles, wearing masks that just seemed to get bigger and bulkier, and treating someone who coughs in public like they're patent zero in a zombie film. That's all finally behind us, or so we thought. Slowly but surely,...
Arizona Forecast: Scattered Storms Today, Clear Skies This Weekend
Flagstaff, AZ – Showers and thunderstorms are expected to persist today and Friday in Flagstaff, followed by a shift to drier conditions for the weekend. According to the US National Weather Service in Flagstaff, most of Northern Arizona will experience scattered storms today, with Eastern Arizona seeing the same on Friday. By Saturday and Sunday, isolated storms will primarily affect the White Mountains, continuing into Monday.
Authorities identify woman killed in Tempe house fire after deadly police shooting
Tempe police on Thursday identified a woman who died in a house fire last week that resulted from a deadly standoff between the U.S. Marshal's Service and a fugitive. Teresa Marie Alva, 37, was inside a Tempe residence that went up in flames on July 18 when 35-year-old Matt Walsh fled after exchanging...
Annual Back to School Bash is set in Fountain Hills
The end of summer can be bittersweet, but the Town of Fountain Hills Parks & Recreation is making the transition back to school a little more exciting with the annual Back- to-School Bash. ...
Phoenix man sentenced in cartel-related murders of 4 men in California
A Phoenix man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2015 cartel-related murders of four men in California, according to The Office of The District Attorney in Orange County. Raul Gastellum Flores, 33, of Phoenix, was convicted in April for "murdering four men in a...
'Serious health risk': Phoenix tenants continue to deal with faulty AC units close to deadline
A Phoenix apartment complex has until Friday to comply with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office's demand to repair broken or ineffective air-conditioning units in hundreds of apartments. The Valley’s extreme heat has been especially hellish for residents of Buenas on 32nd apartment complex located at 32nd Avenue and Indian School Road. Tenants'...
Trump keeps battleground state lead
Former President Donald Trump is maintaining his edge in key battleground states despite concerns from his own pollster that the replacement of Vice President Kamala Harris as the likely Democratic nominee would knock him out of the lead. In the just-released Emerson College Polling-Hill newspaper survey, Trump lost a little ground but still leads the […]
Tennis Earns ITA Team and Individual Scholar Awards
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2024 Division II Men's and Women's ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams this week with nine Lee athletes named Scholar-Athletes. The Flames and Lady Flames were two of the 190 tennis programs awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. Filipe Krohn, Francisco...
New online certificate prepares grad students for complex challenges of US democracy
If United States politics in the 2020s have revealed anything so far, it’s that the U.S. has a complex history with ramifications that still powerfully resound today. In order to help students explore these complexities, Arizona State University is now offering an American studies program through the School of Social Transformation, with an exciting new addition tailored to online graduate students.
Laveen gym collecting school supplies for families
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — While the cost of school supplies seems to increase, one Valley gym is doing Something Good by easing the financial burden on families. Barbell Effect Training Facility is collecting school supplies for Laveen families. Volunteers were busy on Thursday morning gathering backpacks, lunchboxes, pencils, tape, glue sticks, pencil boxes, notebooks and more!
Arizona HS football notes: Zeth Thues to be eligible Game 1 at Liberty; Tempe Prep cancels season
Peoria Liberty junior safety Zeth Thues is expected to be cleared by the Arizona Interscholastic Association to start the season. He transferred from Scottsdale Saguaro in December. Thues was among more than 20 Saguaro players who transferred since the end of last season. ...
Goodyear, Litchfield Park announce back to school schedules
Goodyear, Litchfield Park announce back to school schedules Goodyear and Litchfield Park students are enjoying their last few days of summer break before heading back to school in early August. The ...
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