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Phoenix boy gets third place in North American Lego contest
PHOENIX — Most artists who want to celebrate the unique Arizona landscape use mediums like paints, mosaics or spray-painted murals. However, for 8-year-old Tobias Camen, Legos are the perfect way to recreate the Sonoran Desert. Tobias, who is from Phoenix, won national recognition for his creativity with Lego sets...
Peoria native serves where warfighters train
Sailors are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, and this training begins at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, otherwise known as boot camp. Every enlisted sailor starts their Navy journey at boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL), Illinois. Seaman Alex Tran is stationed...
Basha High School set to welcome Millard South of Omaha, NE to open the season
Written by Sports360AZ intern Eric Matsumoto. Basha High School will begin its 2024 football season on August 30 at home against Millard South, marking the first time a Nebraska high school team has played a regular season game in Arizona. Millard South head coach Ty Wisdom knows the area well,...
Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (July 22-28)
This is a curated list of weekly events around the Phoenix area for July 22-28. Calendar listings include public events and attractions from around the Valley and state. Confirm information before making plans by calling the listed phone number, or check each website for last minute confirmation or cancellations. E-mail calendar.events@citieswestmedia.com to submit events for consideration.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo describes sequence of events that led to ejection
A bit of drama unfolded late in the Diamondbacks’ 10-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. A beanball war involving Royals superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. late resulted in Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo’s ejection in the seventh inning. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!
Mountainside's Brayden Boe is transferring to Arizona's Dream City Christian School
In what’s become an ongoing trend in the state of Oregon, one of the area’s best boys high school basketball players is leaving to finish his career elsewhere. Mountainside High School’s senior Brayden Boe announced on Monday, July 22, via social media, that he’s transferring to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona. Boe is one of Oregon’s highest rated high school recruits and was expected to lead a Mavericks...
Judge rejects Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit to remove Scottsdale ballot initiative
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Scottsdale sales tax initiative critics say has “misleading” wording is staying on the ballot, a judge ruled Friday. Maricopa County Superior Court judge Michael D. Gordon said in his ruling that the court didn’t find anything legally wrong with the description of Proposition 490 and dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.
Phoenix country singer Taylor Glasheen set to make Marquee Theatre debut
If you've bellied up to the bar at Phoenix country joints such as The Dirty Drummer or Roosters Country, you may have been fortunate enough to catch a tune by Taylor Glasheen. The young singer/songwriter and guitarist has lived most of her life in Phoenix, but that doesn't stop a twang from creeping into her voice, especially onstage.
Tiny, isolated Mobile inches closer to metro Phoenix life with proposed solar farm, annexation
Goodyear's far-flung, rural southern planning area could finally see some development more than a decade after developers ditched efforts for a massive master-planned community in the area. In 2007, Goodyear first annexed about 67 square miles in the Sonoran desert, including the small community of Mobile, a 60-mile drive from the heart...
Chandler moves towards construction of new pickleball courts
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Chandler City Council recently approved a construction services agreement to Hunter Contracting Co. for the initial procurement of specific construction materials for the new pickleball and tennis courts at Tumbleweed Park. Pickleball has a loyal following in Chandler and in October 2023, City Council approved the...
Family stuck at Sky Harbor for close to 30 hours due to global technology outage
PHOENIX - It was supposed to be a routine cybersecurity update, but four days later, travelers are still impacted by the global technology outage. An Arizona family spent close to 30 hours at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport with hopes of making it to their family reunion in Boston. The delays...
Champion of the Week is black belt in Taekwondo
PHOENIX — Each week 12News, along with Champion Air, acknowledges an amazing athlete, star student or over-achiever in our community. This week the 12News Champion of the Week is Athan. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. The 16-year-old is a...
ASU has thousands of cameras on campus. Police say they keep students safe.
PHOENIX — The new academic school year is set to begin in two weeks for Arizona State University students. One resource ASU Police use to keep campus safe this year will be more than 3,000 cameras. On any ASU campus, cameras are everywhere. "Our goal is not to spy...
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