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- Former Arizona GOP chair says Turning Point Action should stay out of elections
- ROAD SHOW: The Tucson Greek Fest
The annual Tucson Greek Festival will be held at Jacome Plaza on Friday and Saturday.
- Tucson USD won’t close Dunam Elementary after all
The Tucson Unified School District is expected to close or consolidate up to 10 schools due to dwindling enrollment and funding.
- Semi-truck driver pulled from cab near Flagstaff had 0.301 BAC, DPS says
A caller forcibly removed a truck driver from a semi and took the keys before troopers arrived on I-40 near Flagstaff, DPS said.
- $92K in county pay: Arizona ex-sheriff’s son made over twice the average
A DUI stop, a second arrest and a $92,000 county salary are raising questions about the former Apache County sheriff’s son.
- 2 killed in crash involving school bus in east Mesa
A crash involving a school bus and a car killed two people and closed an intersection in east Mesa.
- Arizona mother wins seat alongside lawmaker she says didn’t listen to her
Christine Scianna will enter the Arizona Legislature with a personal connection to the policies she spent years fighting for.
- Police look for more victims of accused Apache Junction serial rapist
Police say a man wore a mask when he kidnapped his neighbor at gunpoint, beat her, sexually assaulted her and held her against her will for nearly 12 hours.
- Sun Tran rolls out new policy amid rider, driver safety concerns
Sun Tran’s new safety policy will require riders to leave buses when drivers are absent.
- Tucson USD delays consolidation of Magee Middle
The Tucson Unified School District is expected to close or consolidate up to 10 schools due to dwindling enrollment and funding.
- Shots ring out near baseball game at Skyline High School in Mesa
Shots fired at Skyline High School prompted a lockdown as police investigated a possible ricochet that may have struck a child.
- Tucson Police look into whether city prosecutor faked evidence
Tucson Police are looking into the possibility that one or both members of a married couple—one of them a City of Tucson Prosecutor —may have created evidence to make sure a man would go to prison.
- Federal judge denies request to halt South32 Hermosa mine expansion
A federal judge in Tucson has denied a request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily halt the expansion of South32’s Hermosa mining project in the Patagonia Mountains.
- Bacteria concerns keep Tempe Town Lake closed, force triathlon change
Floodwaters have carried trees and abandoned boats into Tempe Town Lake and water quality concerns are keeping the lake closed.
- Hegseth’s future in question days after midterms
The future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in question days after the midterm elections, in which Democrats won back control of the House and the Senate.
- Historic Arizona fall rain fills SRP reservoirs to 70%
From devastating floods to a dramatic reservoir surge, Arizona’s storms brought both destruction and a major boost to the Valley’s water supply.
- Authorities looking for Sierra Vista teen last seen on Thursday
The Sierra Vista Police Department said 16-year-old Layla Shivers was last seen in the 800 block of Plaza Del Gado in Sierra Vista around 3:30 p.m.
- Man found dead after pickup truck swept away in wash near Lake Pleasant
Benny Sutton Jr., whose pickup truck was swept away in a wash north of Lake Pleasant during recent flooding, was found dead Friday morning.
- Phoenix Symphony returning to stage after securing funding
The Phoenix Symphony will return to the stage on Nov. 12 after securing enough funding to lift the season’s suspension, the organization’s board of directors said Friday.
- Reward offered after native plants chopped up, shot at in Tonto National Forest
A reward is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of the person or people responsible for chopping down saguaros and other native plants near Four Peaks.
- Democrats win Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for first time since 1966
Arizona Democrats flipped seven seats in the midterm elections, winning a supermajority in the Arizona Senate.
- Rain chances increase but drying out for the weekend
A weak weather system brings the potential for a few showers mainly east of Tucson Friday into Saturday.
- Tempe police seek more victims after arrest in kidnapping, sex assault case
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman on Halloween morning in Tempe, and police believe there could be additional victims.
- “Fewer, better-prepared students:” 5 insights on the University of Arizona’s enrollment drop
University of Arizona enrollment has dropped 10% in the last year, with 5,280 fewer students compared to fall 2025 — and the UA is planning ahead for a smaller student body. Fall 2026 is the first time enrollment has fallen forArizona’s three public universities after a decade…
- Reel Talk: Toy Robot Video brings back forgotten Chinatown thriller The Corruptor in 4K
Regardless of the stylistic choices I mostly enjoyed The Corruptor. Yun-Fat’s performance is electric, the action is brutal, the plot itself has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing where it will go next.
- “Hope is an action”: Lochiel cottonwoods razed for border wall live on in cuttings and ofrenda
Maxie Adler holds her hands to the side of her face and grins, staring at the cuttings with baby sprouts from elder cottonwoods — known as grandmother and abuela — that once stood strong at the border in Lochiel. She reaches down to carefully cradle a small planter. Skinny stems…
- Republican incumbent Abe Hamadeh wins reelection bid for US House seat
Republican incumbent Abe Hamadeh has retained his US House seat, defeating Democrat Bernadette Greene-Placentia in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District race.
- Driver ejected after tractor-trailer rollover on I-10 near Tonopah
A driver has been rushed to a hospital after a rollover crash west of the Valley late Friday morning.
- Man dies following hit-and-run in Flowing Wells
One man is dead and another is facing manslaughter charges following a hit-and-run in Flowing Wells in late October.
- Driver in fatal two-vehicle crash near Huachuca City arrested
Arizona DPS responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash near Huachuca City on Nov. 5.
