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Boris Johnson's bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling

LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left chaos in his wake Saturday after quitting Parliament with a blast at fellow lawmakers he accused of ousting him in a “witch …

Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend experimental Lutheran church service to find out

Hundreds of German Protestants attended a church service in Bavaria that was generated almost entirely by artificial intelligence. The service was created by ChatGPT and Jonas Simmerlein, a …

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano spews ash, lava in new eruption

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 3 kilometers (2 miles) into the air, officials said Saturday. The volcano island located in …
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TRANSPORTATION

ADOT warns of heavy weekend traffic as work closes parts of I-10, I-17

Drivers should expect heavy traffic and delays in Phoenix and Tempe this weekend as crews work on the Broadway Curve improvement project, state transportation officials said. Heavy traffic and …

Lake Powell houseboat fire was accidental, investigators say

Investigators have ruled that a fire that damaged several houseboats on Lake Powell, a popular destination on the Utah-Arizona line, was an accident. The National Park Service said in a statement …
GOVERNMENT

Tucson Democrat guilty of 'disorderly behavior' in ethics committee investigation

PHOENIX — Members of the House Ethics Committee have concluded that Tucson Democrat Stephanie Stahl Hamilton is guilty of “disorderly behavior” for her action in moving and hiding Bibles in the lounge used by lawmakers.
Legal

Arizona gets $380M in opioid settlements

Arizona will receive $380 million in combined settlements for national opioid litigation against two drug makers and two pharmacies. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes annouced the settlements …
SHOOTING

Glendale pizza restaurant shooting leaves one man dead

Police say an altercation between co-workers is believed to be behind a fatal shooting at a Glendale pizza restaurant on Friday.
Government

Town hall on guardianship abuses highlights brutal realities of probate court

PHOENIX – Health problems forced Bill Chalmers into a guardianship after he retired from Intel as a senior engineering director. “I suffered from sleep deprivation, and I have …
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Judges sentence Mesa couple, Phoenix and Peoria men in COVID-19 loan fraud

Four Arizonans – a Mesa wife and husband and two men from Peoria and Phoenix – will spend years behind bars after being sentenced for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars from the …

Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring schools to limit transgender students' bathroom access

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed Republican-sponsored legislation to restrict use of public school restrooms by transgender students. The Democratic governor's veto was among several she made on …

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Speak Up: Chandler Council, State prison system, Peoria School Board

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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

Chavis: No Labels leader speaks on Democrats’ lawsuit

In a desperate display of what I can describe only as disregard for voters and contempt for suffrage and the right to vote itself, the Arizona Democratic Party is pursuing a baseless lawsuit to …

Sawyer: Ballots should be reserved for elderly

Ballots should be reserved for disabled or elderly. It’s unreasonable for one to think that an official can be physically present when a voter casts a write in ballot. However, with technology …
Betty Janik

Janik: Scottsdale short-term rentals by the numbers

We have come a long way since the 2021 short-term rental working group (which I co-chaired) identified opportunities for Scottsdale to establish and enforce regulations to reduce nuisance short-term …
Beverly Pingerelli

Pingerelli: Arizona Families Tax Rebate benefits taxpaying parents with dependents

The Arizona Families Tax Rebate, driven by the Arizona Freedom Caucus, will benefit taxpaying parents with dependents.

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West Valley

Honor Flight Network honors America’s veterans by inviting them to visit Washington D.C. memorials.

Options in the Valley housing market for first-time buyers can be hard to come by nowadays. Some homebuyers are being pushed out of the market with the median single-family resale home cost of …
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Sun City Posse are teaming up for a back to school drive.
The City of Avondale will hold an open house meeting for residents to learn more about Phase 2 of waterline and roadway improvements in Old Town Avondale.
On Monday, the Avondale City Council adopted a budget of approximately $465 million for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

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Phoenix

Haydon Building Corp has promoted four executives to take the company to the next level. They are Joe Malone to executive director, civil division; Heather Marin to director of operations, …

The state is looking for ideas to improve the Riggs Road traffic interchanges at State Route 347. The Arizona Department of Transportation has launched a study on traffic flow and safety in the …
Highlights of Phoenix’s $11.7 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year include an increased effort to address homelessness, funding big construction projects at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, a …
Four Arizona residents were sentenced to prison terms in connection with their schemes to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program loans, a federal loan initiative …
Phoenix is accepting nominations to honor those who help people with disabilities. The Disabilities Awards and Recognition Event recognizes “ability, advocacy, accessibility and …

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East Valley

Capitol Media Services recently reported dozens of agencies throughout Arizona received shares of earmarked funding included in the state budget bill, signed into law by Gov. Katie Hobbs in mid-May. …

The Board of Visitors announced 42 high school seniors have accepted invitations to be honored as 2024 Flower Girls. These young women will participate in events throughout the school year, …
Make-A-Wish Arizona has appointed Kyle Pottinger from the Phoenix Suns as its incoming board chair, as well as three new leaders to its Board of Directors, totaling 35 individuals. Make-A-Wish …
STARS, a nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities, celebrated its 50th anniversary Fiesta with an event that brought together the community, …
Paradise Valley Town Council has unanimously approved the intermediate special use permit for redevelopment of Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The council voted yes 5-0 on June 8 with Council Members …

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Rookie star Corbin Carroll hits 1st grand slam, Diamondbacks pound Tigers 11-6

Arizona rookie Corbin Carroll hit his first grand slam in a seven-run seventh inning for his second homer of the night and the Arizona Diamondbacks handed the Detroit Tigers their seventh straight …

Maple Leafs add Shane Doan to front office as special adviser

Former Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan has been hired as a special adviser to new Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving. The 46-year-old Doan spent his entire 21-year playing career …

This Date in Baseball - Reggie Sanders becomes the 5th player in MLB history with 300 HRs and SBs

This Date in Baseball, June 10 - Reggie Sanders becomes the 5th player in MLB history with 300 HRs and SBs

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Champions League final set to reach 450 million broadcast viewers worldwide

UEFA estimates a global audience of 450 million viewers will watch at least some part of the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan. The live, minute-by-minute average …

US OPEN '23: Hole by hole look at Los Angeles Country Club

A hole-by-hole look at Los Angeles Country Club's North course for the U.S Open. The course is unusual in that it has five par 3s and three par 5s. That's one more of a each for a typical U.S. Open …

Beverly Hills-adjacent golf club opens doors to world with U.S. Open

The Los Angeles Country Club is opening itself to the world's largest golf audiences with the arrival of the 123rd U.S. Open next week. For its first century of existence, the club and its two …

US OPEN '23: Capsules of previous 14 US Opens in California

The U.S. Open is back in California for the 15th time. It starts Thursday at Los Angeles Country. That's the first time for the U.S. Open in LA in 75 years. Ben Hogan won at Riviera in 1948. The list …

Florida wins closing relay for second straight NCAA men's track and field title

Florida closed with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay Friday night to overtake Arkansas for its second straight NCAA men’s outdoor track and field championship and fourth in seven seasons. The …

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PARIS (AP) — The man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a park in the French Alps is facing potential charges Saturday, after an attack that reverberated across France and …

Ukraine's nuclear energy agency says it has put the last operating reactor at Europe's largest nuclear power plant into a “cold shutdown." It is a safety precaution amid catastrophic flooding from …
BONGA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people who fled their homes in the central Philippines to escape a restive volcano have to contend with another threat that's complicating the ongoing …
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro is holding an early parliamentary election Sunday, a vote that could provide indications of whether the small NATO member in the Balkans will overcome the …
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday said the self-ruled island would work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with new technologies, adding that …
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Valley business

KORE Power receives conditional $850M loan from DOE for Buckeye facility

KORE Power Inc. has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy for an $850 million loan to help fund its Buckeye facility.

HALO Animal Rescue hosting Dog Days of Summer adoption event

HALO Animal Rescue is still hoping to find as many dogs their furever homes as possible so they can open up more space to continue to help their shelter partners and community.

Scottsdale Realtor achieves triple crown of coaching

Bret Ceren, associate broker at Platinum Living Realty has received recognition for successfully coaching three Craig Proctor Coaching award winners.

Korean all-you-can-eat barbecue expands to Chandler

A Korean restaurant chain has opened its second Valley location. Gen Korean BBQ House has opened its secnd all-you-can-eat Valley location in Chandler. It’s in the 99 Ranch Market shopping …

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Neighbors

Glendale Banner T-Bird physician joins Make-A-Wish board of directors

Rahul Chawla, pediatric intensivist and pediatric emergency room physician at Banner Children’s at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, is a new member of the Make-A-Wish Arizona board of directors.

Cerebral palsy no roadblock for Deer Valley Unified student-athlete

High school senior Jack Florez was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was just 2-years old. Today he is a competitive cross country runner at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem within the Deer Valley Unified School District with dreams of continuing his running career in college thanks to hours of physical and occupational therapy at United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona.

Paradise Valley brothers create carpooling app for students, athletes

Sahil Bagai, 12, and his brother Ishan, 15, realized last August that their parents had a real problem on their hands. With Sahil’s school in Scottsdale and Ishan’s in Phoenix …

Q&A: Feeding Matters CEO Jaclyn Pederson

Jaclyn Pederson, CEO of Phoenix-based Feeding Matters, is on a mission to help parents navigate what can be a stressful part of raising young kids: meal time. Having a baby or young child who …

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Things to do

The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy holds Children’s Learning and Play Festival

What: The Children’s Learning and Play Festival presented by Scottsdale Unified School District offers the best of both worlds by having fun while learning. The North Hall at Westworld of …

16th Annual Salt River Pirates event Saturday at Salt River Tubing

The 16th Annual Salt River Pirates event is Saturday, June 10, at Salt River Tubing. Salt River Tubing is open on the Lower Salt River seven days a week, weather and water-flow conditions …

WHAM Teens work on 3D houses in Surprise

The next Teen WHAM art class will be from 3:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday June 14 in WHAM Art Center, 16560 N. Dysart Road, Surprise. Teen WHAM art classes are geared specifically for ages 11 to 16, where …

Free writing workshop Saturday in Mesa

Aspiring writers can get help from a published author to improve their skills at Mesa Public Library. Local author Mark Athitakis is using Mesa Public Library as his public workspace as part of …

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Obituaries & Memorials

Beverly Jean Peterson

Beverly Peterson, age 76, of Hayward, WI passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at her home. Beverly Peterson was born July 10, 1946 in Beloit, Wisconsin, daughter of Carl and Hazel (Beck) Brehm. She …

June Grace Roberts

We are sad to announce the passing of our Dear Mother, June Grace Roberts, 86, of Apache Junction, Az. On January 16, 2023. June was born on June 15, 1936 to Joseph and Mary Hickey in The Bronx, …

Charles Fred Stotts

Charles Fred Stotts left his earthly home for his eternal home early on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Brookdale Camino Del Sol in Sun City West, Arizona where he resided for the past 16 months with …

David James Melena

David passed away very peacefully on May 14, 2023 at his home in Sun City AZ in the arms of his wife, at the young age of 92. He had lung cancer for over 3 years. David was born on March 7, 1931 near …

Dave Wekamp

April 2, 1948 – June 1, 2023 Dave Wekamp of Sun City passed away on June 1, 2023, at home surrounded by his wife and family. Dave was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. …

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Nation

AP's Global Week in Pictures: June 3 - June 9

June 3 - June 9, 2023 From a flood affected woman being evacuated following the collapse of the walls of the Kakhovka dam from Kherson in Ukraine, to Canadian wildfires causing a hazy New York …

American Airlines, JetBlue seek to keep some ties despite losing antitrust case

American Airlines and JetBlue said Friday they should be allowed to keep selling tickets on each other's flights in the Northeast and link their frequent-flyer programs despite losing an antitrust …

Indictment takeaways: Trump's alleged schemes and lies to keep secret papers

MIAMI (AP) — The federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021, and …

Judge in FTX bankruptcy rejects media challenge, says customer names can remain secret

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The names of individual customers of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading can be permanently shielded from public disclosure, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled …

Lawmakers propose to weaken Obama rule requiring airlines to advertise full airfare price

Lawmakers are considering rolling back an Obama-era rule that requires airlines to show the total price of a ticket upfront in advertising, while also tweaking training requirements for airline …

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World

Somalian security forces end hourslong extremist attack on Mogadishu hotel, state media says

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia have ended an hourslong extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, state media reported Saturday. There was no …

UN aid chief says Ukraine faces `hugely worse' humanitarian situation after the dam rupture

The U.N. aid chief says Ukraine faces a “hugely worse” humanitarian situation than before the rupture of the Kakhova dam. He says an “extraordinary" 700,000 people are in need of drinking water …

'All life should be valued': Volunteers rush to save animals after Ukraine dam collapse

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — The rescue volunteer holds out his hand, but the dog, stranded on a floating island of debris in a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding, is too traumatized to …

White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of …

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an …

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Entertainment

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour with stops in Europe and Britain to support war effort

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour for the second straight summer, appearing in eight cities in Europe and Britain in support of the nation’s war effort against Russia. …
While indie musician Caroline Rose ostensibly does not use their degree in architecture, they exploited it and their background in theater to design the set for their latest tour. Her latest album about a breakup, "The Art of Forgetting," is out now. (June 8)

Indie artist Caroline Rose is proud of new album’s vulnerability, despite moments of regret

LOS ANGELES (AP) — During a recent performance at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, indie musician Caroline Rose disappeared from the stage and emerged moments later atop a table in the back of the …
FILE - A spiraling torque from the second century A.D., is displayed as part of the exhibit called The Crimea - Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea, at Allard Pierson historical museum in Amsterdam, on April 4, 2014. The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday June 9, 2023 ordered a trove of historical treasures from Crimea, stored for years at a Dutch museum, to be sent to Ukraine, upholding a lower court ruling that the 300 artifacts were part of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch Supreme Court orders museum artifacts borrowed from Crimea returned to Ukraine

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday ordered that a Dutch museum's trove of historical treasures from Crimea be sent to Ukraine, upholding a lower court …
David Sedaris attends the PEN America Literary Awards at The Town Hall on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in New York. Sedaris is publishing his first children’s book, a collaboration with Ian Falconer conceived decades ago and finished shortly before the “Olivia” creator died in March. Toon Books, an imprint of Astra Publishing House, announced Thursday that “Pretty Ugly” will be published Feb. 27 next year. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

David Sedaris' first children's book, 'Pretty Ugly,' to be published next February

NEW YORK (AP) — David Sedaris is publishing his first children's book, a collaboration with Ian Falconer conceived decades ago and finished shortly before the “Olivia” creator died in March. …
From Avondale to Scottsdale, Juneteenth celebrations will be held throughout the Valley. See provided listing to find scheduled events.

Juneteenth 2023: Events planned around the Valley

Communities throughout the Valley will hold Juneteenth celebrations on various days, offering opportunities to enjoy family-friendly events, many of which are free, in recognition of the day symbolizing freedom for those formerly enslaved in America.

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