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Lord Washington, a father support specialist for Dad Together, sits at one of the children’s tables in the Phoenix Families First Resource Center in the Burton Barr Central Library. Washington is a Dad Together alum and now leads classes. Photo taken in Phoenix on April 8, 2024. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)
‘We’re not in this alone’: How an Arizona program gives support, mentorship to dads
PHOENIX – When Lord Washington became a father, he looked everywhere for other dads to connect with. Nothing he found gave him what he needed. “There wasn’t much out there at … more
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Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a total of 10 bills on Tuesday. Still, it brought the number of bills she has rejected this session to 52. (Capitol Media Services/Howard Fischer)
Hobbs vetoes 10 more bills, brings total to 52 on the session
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has quashed legislation that could have barred students from other states attending college in Arizona from voting in elections here. Her action on House Bill … more
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A periodical cicada nymph extends a limb in Macon, Ga., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, after being found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.
Loud cicadas to emerge in Valley
The loud hum could be mistaken for a piece of machinery grinding on a large piece of metal or even the constant rhythm of a didgeridoo. Instead, it’s probably the Apache cicada you are … more
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An attempt to challenge the ballot signatures of two Chandler City Council incumbents has been quashed by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.
Judge dismisses challenge of Chandler council petition signatures
An attempt to challenge the ballot signatures of two Chandler City Council incumbents has been quashed by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge. Judge Susanna C. Pineda signed a dismissal order … more
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A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix in this Dec. 16, 2022, file photo.The company is partnering with the National Safety Council on bringing awareness to distracted driving in April.
Waymo works to change habits during distracted driving prevention awareness month
April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and one company is taking strides to combat the threats of distracted driving through new technology. Waymo , an autonomous vehicle pioneer owned … more
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The map marks the North Peoria Gateway, adjacent to Vistancia’s commercial core known as Five North, and Peoria Innovation Core, spanning from Pleasant Valley north to State Route 74. Both are strategic areas in the northern part of the city targeted for development, namely for a new airpark.
Learn how Peoria's proposed General Plan amendments and a proposed regional airpark are connected
The city of Peoria wants to use 8,300 acres of Arizona state land across the northern part of the city — a size greater than the Vistancia master-planned community — for a new airpark and other possible future developments. more
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Five vie for shot to become Maricopa County sheriff
Maricopa County will have a new permanent sheriff after the November election, no matter who wins. Former Sheriff Paul Penzone, a Democrat, stepped down in January and Russ Skinner was appointed … more
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Nooraly “Aly” Lalji is pictured with his wife Sara and three daughters now aged eight, 10 and 14.
Wife shares life of husband after untimely passing in pedestrian accident
While the Arizona Department of Public Safety has not yet provided the result of its investgation into the Jan. 7 fatal pedestrian car accident in the Town of Paradise Valley, the family of late … more
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The White Tanks Regional Water Treatment Plant provides potable water to communities in the west-central portion of Maricopa County Arizona and is owned and operated by EPCOR USA.
ACC approves EPCOR rate increase for Sun City
The Arizona Corporation Commission has voted to approve the Luke 303 Wastewater rate consolidation sought by EPCOR, a utility company that manages water, wastewater, natural gas and electricity … more
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Kenny Buckland, left, and Noah Mundt are running for open council member seats on Gilbert Town Council.
Gilbert candidates were offered chance to withdraw — or else
Two Gilbert Town Council candidates who had their nominating petitions challenged were offered one last chance Sunday to withdraw from the race — or a local high school student would … more
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Gilbert Town Council candidates, from left, Kenny Buckland, Natalie DiBernardo and Noah Mundt have had some of the signatures on their nominating petitions challenged in an effort to disqualify them from the ballot. DiBernardo is running for mayor while Buckland and Mundt are running for open council member seats.
Two Gilbert council candidates clear legal challenges
The cases to dismiss two Gilbert council candidates from the primary ballot were withdrawn Monday while a third was postponed until Friday.   Kenny Buckland, a candidate an open council … more
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Dr. Jill Gibson, medical director of Planned Parenthood Arizona, commenting last December after the state Supreme Court heard arguments about which abortion law can be enforced here. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
California looks to give practice privileges to Arizona abortion providers
PHOENIX — California is preparing emergency legislation to allow abortion providers from Arizona to practice there if and when the procedure once again becomes illegal here. The medical … more
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