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NVC needs help with rides in Sun City area
Northwest Valley Connect is in need of volunteers to help keep its program of transportation going for northwest Valley residents. more
Carolyn Jackson (left) and Craig Jackson (right) take a photo with Nancy Brown (center), CEO of the American Heart Association, at the Barrett-Jackson Auction.
The Jacksons carry on Barrett-Jackson’s legacy of charity
Craig and Carolyn Jackson, executives of Barrett-Jackson auction company, are the honorary chairs for this year’s American Heart Association Heart Ball as they have grown their Driven Hearts … more
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FILE - Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed during the genocide, attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial. Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press on Friday, March 24, 2023, that the 25-year sentence was commuted by presidential order after a request for clemency. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier, File)
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina to arrive in US
HOUSTON (AP) — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence is set to arrive Wednesday in the United States, where will reunite with … more
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, delivers her state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023. Hobbs' press aide, Josselyn Berry, was asked for her resignation Wednesday after she made an insensitive Twitter post hours after the Nashville school shooting. (Associated Press/Ross D. Franklin)
Press aide for Hobbs forced to resign after insensitive remarks
PHOENIX — The press aide for Gov. Katie Hobbs was forced out after a Twitter post, made hours after the Nashville school shooting, that some people said supported violence against those who oppose rights for transgender people. more
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The Tucson Police Department wants state lawmakers to close that loophole to allow them to demand identification of those operating modes of transportation like bicycles and scooters, as well as pedestrians, a move that would allow them to start issuing citations. (Photo courtesy of Metro Creative Connection)
Police ask Arizona lawmakers to close identification loophole
PHOENIX — Riding a bicycle and run into the side of a moving vehicle? It turns out state law doesn’t require you to tell police who you are. Ditto scooter operators and jaywalkers who violate state traffic laws. And now the Tucson Police Department wants state lawmakers to close that loophole to allow them to demand identification of those people, a move that would allow them to start issuing citations. more
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President Joe Biden meets with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Fernández, Biden hold talks amid Argentina's economic strain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Alberto Fernández of Argentina used a White House meeting Wednesday to spotlight the economic strain his country faces as he looks for President Joe Biden to back … more
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FILE - A puddle blocks a path that leads into the Panther Island Mitigation Bank on June 7, 2018, near Naples, Fla. Congress on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Joe Biden has promised to veto. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Congress approves measure to toss Biden's water protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on … more
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FILE - A Transportation Security Administration officer works at Dallas Love Field Airport on June 24, 2020, in Dallas. U.S. Senate and House members proposed Wednesday, March 29, 2023, to create a new no-fly list for unruly passengers, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last year. The legislation would let the Transportation Security Administration ban people convicted or fined for assaulting or interfering with airline crew members. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Congress to consider new no-fly list for unruly passengers
U.S. Senate and House members proposed a new no-fly list for unruly passengers on Wednesday, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last year. The legislation would … more
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Miami’s Jordan Miller is greeted by fans outside the University of Miami's Watsco Center as the team prepares to depart for the Final Four in Houston on Wednesday, March 29.
Glendale sending contingent to Houston to prep for 2024 Final Four
While Houston will be college basketball central with the Final Four this weekend, Glendale is on deck for next year. more
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Allison Strathearn
Meet Your Neighbor: Allison Strathearn of Apache Junction selected Honorary Dutchman
Apache Junction Mounted Rangers volunteer Allison Strathearn was honored earlier this year for her role in the success of the annual Lost Dutchman Days rodeo and associated events. She was … more
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The Arizona House of Representatives has passed a bill that would appropriate the $330 million for rural road and highway improvements across the state.
East Valley towns could receive millions in state dollars for roads
Queen Creek, Apache Junction and Florence could get a share of $330 million in funding that is being considered for rural road and highway improvements across the state.The Arizona House of … more
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Lucid Motors is building a second facility at its Casa Grande location.
Lucid Motors job cuts may affect Arizona operations
Electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has announced it is cutting 1,300 employees and contractors, which could impact its plant in Casa Grande. It is not yet known how the layoffs will affect the Casa … more
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The grand opening of the Cesar Chavez Community Center will be Thursday, March 30, in Laveen Village.
Phoenix prepares to open Cesar Chavez Community Center
The grand opening of the Cesar Chavez Community Center will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday, the start of a daylong celebration honoring the labor and civil rights activist. The public is invited to … more
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Short braised ribs with whipped potato, mushroom and pork belly sauce, is a favorite at Cuisine & Wine Bistro.
Table at Cuisine & Wine Bistro of Chandler worth the wait
It’s no surprise Fabrice and Mairead Buschtetz have a business that endured a worldwide pandemic. After all, by the time restaurants were closing in early 2020 for COVID-19, the Buschtetz … more
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An an entry to Covenant School has become a memorial for shooting victims, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Children lost in shooting were 'feisty,' a 'shining light'
Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have emerged quickly in the aftermath, but information on the three 9-year-old children — whose … more
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FILE - A man, top center, salvages a jacket as he looks over a tornado damaged home, March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. An unusual weather pattern has set in, triggering the devastating tornado that hit Rolling Fork, and meteorologists fear this Friday, March 31, will be one of the worst days, with much more to come. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South
Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to … more
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FILE - A group of manatees are pictured in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 28, 2010. The unprecedented effort to feed starving Florida manatees thousands of pounds of lettuce officially ended for the year Wednesday, March 29, 2023, as reported deaths of the marine mammals appeared to be slowing, despite the long-term threat of water pollution that chokes off their main seagrass food source. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees officially ended for the winter season Wednesday, as deaths of the marine … more
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Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, breathing trouble, sore throat, muscle pain and loss of taste or smell. Most people develop only mild symptoms. But some people, usually those with other medical complications, develop more severe symptoms, including pneumonia.
193 new coronavirus cases in a week in Mesa
The Arizona Department of Health Services on March 29 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Mesa is 127,778 in ZIP codes 85201-85210, 85212, 85213 and 85215. That’s an increase of 193 … more
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Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, breathing trouble, sore throat, muscle pain and loss of taste or smell. Most people develop only mild symptoms. But some people, usually those with other medical complications, develop more severe symptoms, including pneumonia.
43 new coronavirus cases in a week in Apache Junction, Gold Canyon area
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Feb. 22 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Apache Junction, east Mesa, Gold Canyon and Queen Valley is 14,691 in ZIP codes 85118, 85119 and … more
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FILE - Hans Zollner, head of the new safeguarding institute at the Pontifical Gregorian University, poses for photos before an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. A founding member of Pope Francis’ child protection advisory board resigned Wednesday, March 29, 2023 citing inadequate financial accountability in the commission, insufficient transparency and a lack of clarity about the board’s relationship with the Holy See’s sex abuse office. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Founding member of pope's child protection board resigns
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A founding member of Pope Francis’ child protection advisory board resigned Wednesday, citing a host of problems inside the commission and in its relationship with the Vatican … more
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The Tempe Festival of the Arts will return Friday-Sunday, March 31-April 1,2.
Festival of the Arts brings paintings, pottery, pinot to Tempe this weekend
The Festival of the Arts will return to downtown Tempe this weekend. “I encourage everyone to join us at the spring Tempe Festival of the Arts and meet makers, artisans, people with a … more
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People pray during a community vigil held for the people killed during the Covenant School shooting on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
Nashville looks to vigil for solace after school shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Nashville awaited a candlelight vigil Wednesday to mourn three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a Christian school, Pope Francis sent his condolences to … more
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Toll Brothers has released 10 new model homes for its Sterling Grove development in Surprise.
Toll Brothers brings 10 new models to Sterling Grove in Surprise
Toll Brothers, Inc. announced the grand opening of 10 new model homes at Sterling Grove, a 780-acre master-planned community in Surprise. more
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on recent bank failures, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers accused top bank regulators Wednesday of dawdling as Silicon Valley Bank hurtled toward the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and questioned whether … more
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FILE - The list of Southwest Airlines flights cancelled grows at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Dec. 29, 2022. The Flight Compensation Regulation in the European Union requires airlines to compensate passengers an amount from 250 to 600 euros for cancellations or delays of at least two hours. This regulation has largely helped passengers get paid out more regularly for delays, but it has not made much of a difference in the rate of on-time flights. Should the U.S. adopt a similar policy? (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Should U.S. airlines pay passengers for delays like the EU?
The Flight Compensation Regulation in the European Union requires airlines to compensate passengers an amount from 250 to 600 euros for cancellations or delays of at least two hours. This regulation … more
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