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From walk-on at Oakland to Arizona portal pickup, Trey Townsend has gotten the full college experience
Trey Townsend officially committed to Arizona in late April, three weeks after entering the transfer portal and just over a month after he helped lead Oakland to only its second NCAA Tournament win in school history. But the groundwork for his eventual arrival in Tucson began a year earlier. Going...
Blast From The Past: R Dub!; KXCI, 1994
Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast From The Past features Randy “R Dub!” Williams at KXCI in Tucson in 1994. The photo comes from R Dub’s first on-air gig at age 15 – an unpaid shift covering early Thursday mornings at the local community radio station. That shift would officially morph into Sunday Night Slow Jams after Williams was recruited (for a paid gig) at Power 1490.
How the San Carlos Apache Tribe and U.S. Forest Service are working together to reduce wildfires
The Watch Fire scorched 2,162 acres across the San Carlos Apache Reservation, before it has since been fully contained. This destructive force of nature prompted the tribe to declare a state of emergency last week. It’s considered to be the tribe’s worst fire in three decades, destroying at least 36...
Party with Barbie, catch some laughs or go for a cruise this weekend in the Tri-state
Have a laugh at a comedy show in Lake Havasu City, get into Barbie mode or catch a classic rock tribute in Laughlin, then check out a car show and a free concert in the park in Kingman this weekend. Comedian Claude Stewart takes the stage at 8 p.m. tonight...
Nini’s Kitchen opens in Winslow
Nini Bailon (center), the owner of Nini’s Kitchen, poses with her husband Danny Bailon (right), and daughter Corrina Smith (left), for a picture in the kitchen of Nini’s Kitchen, a new Mexican restaurant located 208 E. Fourth in Winslow. The trio stands proudly in the newly opened kitchen, ready to serve authentic Mexican dishes to the community.
More than 300 suspected heat-related deaths under investigation in Phoenix area
Over 300 deaths suspected to be linked to this summer's record-breaking heat wave are being investigated in a single Arizona County, official statistics showed Thursday morning. A heat report dashboard run by Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and is the fourth most-populated county in the United States with 4.4 million...
Orme to lead Family Farm Alliance
BERTHOUD, CO- The Family Farm Alliance (FFA) board of directors unanimously approved Paul Orme, a rancher and attorney from Arizona, to serve as the organization’s sixth president, according to a recent FFA press release. Mr. Orme fills the seat of the late Patrick O’Toole, who passed away on February 25th, after serving for 19 years as board president.
Arizona dad of 2-year-old who died in hot car was distracted by video game, often left kids in car
The Arizona father who was arrested last week and charged with murder after his 2-year-old daughter died in a hot car had been distracted by video games and "regularly" left his kids alone in the car, court documents reveal. Christopher Scholtes, 37, was arrested July 12 on second-degree murder and...
Semi-truck fire shuts down eastbound Interstate 10 near Broadway Curve in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A large semi-truck fire is causing traffic headaches for drivers just before rush hour on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a semi-truck went up in flames on eastbound I-10 near Baseline Road. A thick, black plume of smoke blanketed the freeway as crews worked to get the flames under control.
Valley 911 systems, airlines at Sky Harbor affected by Microsoft outage that has caused chaos across the world
PHOENIX — A massive global tech issue has disrupted tens of thousands of businesses around the globe, causing flights to be cancelled, 911 systems to go down and major media websites to fail. The apparent cause? A software update pushed out by cybersecurity company Crowdstrike that affected Microsoft users.
Missing Doris Maricela Aguilar’s car found abandoned with purse and wallet still inside seven days after she vanished
A MISSING woman's car was found unlocked in a mall parking lot with her purse and wallet full of cash left behind as her family is desperate for answers. Police in Phoenix are frantically searching for Doris Maricela Aguilar, 25, who was last seen on July 1, leaving her apartment complex the evening.
Two continue pickleball court campaign
After more than three years of neighborhood campaigning and relentlessly pressing Phoenix City Hall officials and bureaucrats for action, Ahwatukee residents Carrie McNeish and Jill Ostendorp have set a new standard for persistence. They’ve been haranguing the city for dedicated pickleball courts at never-finished Desert Foothills Park since June 2021...
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