Missing
A 15-year-old girl missing from Queen Creek since Oct. 6 has been found. The Queen Creek Police Department reports that Lilly Hughes has been located and is safe.
Seven other teens remain …
Government
Gilbert Town Council postpones data center zoning regulations until December amid concerns about smaller facilities, water use and changing technology.
ARTS
The Phoenix Symphony will suspend the remainder of its 2026-27 season following its Nov. 1 performance, citing a financial shortfall that has left the organization unable to meet its operating obligations.
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Arizona Water
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court won’t force Gov. Katie Hobbs to direct her Department of Water Resources to look at the question of whether there needs to be greater state oversight of water …
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A sorority member at the University of Arizona has alleged she was sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house during a night of drinking in late August.
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BUSINESS
A developer behind the proposed Museum Square project in Scottsdale is filing a complaint against an HOA for causing financial and reputational damage via a lengthy legal battle.
ARC Scottsdale …
RECKLESS DRIVING
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has received $42,000 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to support enforcement efforts targeting illegal street and …
ARIZONA LOTTERY
A Scratchers ticket worth $250,000 was sold last week in Apache Junction, Arizona Lottery officials announced Monday.
The Perfect Gift ticket was purchased at the Pyramid Smoke Shop & Mini …
Election 2026
When it comes to raising and spending money for the Pine District Peoria city council race, Joysaphine Waitman-Powell has the edge over Eva Osuna, according to the most recent campaign finance numbers.
EDUCATION
Desert Canyon Middle School used to have a full and thriving theater program for years, but it started to wither when its beloved theater teacher Kelly O’Rourke passed.
A few people tried to …
Media
WASHINGTON – The technology may be more than a century old, but AM radio waves continue to carry safety alerts, news and entertainment in multiple languages across Arizona.
Now, national …
There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants. With about 100,000 people on the U.S. transplant list, more organs are needed even as many others go unused …
DATA DRIVEN
Phoenix is one of the nation’s stronger markets for small-business expansion, but Tucson is facing a more challenging economic outlook, according to a new study comparing 56 major U.S. metropolitan areas.
ARTS
More than 70 musical instruments and other objects excavated from archaeological sites in China will be featured in a new exhibition opening Nov. 6 at Musical Instrument Museum.
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As Fiesta Sports Foundation launches a new premium, enterprise tier of corporate partnerships and elevates its position as a year-round live events and community impact organization, it has added …
Health care
Hundreds of thousands of low-income Arizonans with serious medical conditions will soon face new hurdles to keeping their Medicaid coverage under federal work requirements taking effect in January.
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ENTERTAINMENT
A new, eight-foot tall monument called, “Way of the Wild, 1832,” by western artist John Coleman will be installed in front of the Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West in December.
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Poll chaplains and lay peacekeepers have maintained a calm presence over the last few election cycles. This year, Faiths United in Saving Democracy is mobilizing hundreds to deploy to battleground …
3 years
A car crash destroyed a 25-year-old Phoenix woman's small intestine, leaving her dependent on IV nutrition and often too sick to get out of bed. It would take three years and getting on more than one …
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