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Sagewood life plan community names Phoenix marketing director
Sagewood, a life plan community in Phoenix, has promoted Michael Dobbs to marketing director. Dobbs, who had been working as director of community life services, joined Sagewood in 2019 and in his … more
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“We knew almost right away that there was something wrong within the first six hours of his birth,” Christine Buckrucker said about her 4-year-old son, Colton Buckrucker. Colton and his father, Chris, build a toy. Colton has a weakened immune system that’s led to several surgeries and medical procedures. (Photo by Sierra Alvarez/Cronkite News)
Tempe playground to give immunocompromised kids a chance to be a kid
PHOENIX – Colton Buckrucker giggles. He and his dad are building an air gun together as their three dogs jump around and bark, wanting in on the fun. His mother, Christine Buckrucker, looks … more
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FILE - Emergency personnel cleanup after a massive pileup on Interstate 35 on Feb. 11, 2021, near downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The company responsible for the Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, federal officials said Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Yffy Yossifor/Star-Telegram via AP, File)
NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive Texas crash
Federal officials say that the company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six, failed to address the deteriorating road … more
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Photo by Arianna Grainey/Independent Newsmedia
Camelback Mountain named among ‘best mountain climbing destinations’ in the U.S.
New research has revealed that Camelback Mountain in Arizona is America’s fifth favorite mountain climbing destination. The study by family vacation experts Family Destinations Guide … more
FILE - In this photo provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, footage played on a television screen shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline within the Straits of Mackinac, Mich., in June 2020. A federal review of plans for the Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said Thursday, March 23, 2023, likely delaying completion of the project — if approved — until 2030 or later. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy via AP, File)
Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnel
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal review of plans for a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said Thursday, likely delaying … more
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Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal crash along Interstate 695 on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Woodlawn, Md. Multiple people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Police: Driver veered into highway work zone, killing 6
Maryland State Police have released more details about a crash along the Baltimore beltway that left six construction workers dead after a driver lost control of her vehicle Wednesday. Police said … more
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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Washington. The sudden crisis in the U.S. banking industry is sure to cause some tightening of lending and credit and a slowdown in the pace of borrowing and spending. If it does, the crisis could actually end up aiding the Federal Reserve in the elusive goal the Fed has been pursuing for a full year: A much lower inflation rate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fed's unwanted ally in bid to tame inflation: Credit crunch
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is getting some unwanted help in its drive to slow the U.S. economy and defeat the worst bout of inflation in four decades: A cutback in bank lending. The … more
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The Shea Homes Good Life Festival returns for a 12th year on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26 at Schnepf Farms.
Good Life Festival in Queen Creek is this weekend
The Shea Homes Good Life Festival Presented by Subaru returns for a 12th year on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26 at Schnepf Farms. Headlining the first day of the event will be the rock band Kansas, who … more
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Tempe Mayor Corey Woods
Tempe mayor takes leadership role in national affordable housing effort
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods has been appointed co-chair of a committee established to produce, preserve and promote a diverse range of housing locally and across the county. The National League of … more
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FILE - South Africa's Caster Semenya is shown at the Diamond League athletics event in Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2019. Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, March 23, 2013, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex development from competing. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
Track and field has banned transgender athletes from international competition while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex development … more
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The exterior of Maurice's Piggie Park BBQ at 107 Clemson Rd., is shown, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and at one of its restaurants. The general manager of Clemson road Maurice's Piggie Park BBQ location threatened to break the jaw of a Black employee whom he called racial slurs during an expletive-laden voicemail, according to a lawsuit filed last month. (AP Photo/James Pollard)
Lawsuit: Slurs, coercion at BBQ chain with racist history
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism … more
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Couple is missing after vehicle found in Arizona floodwaters
Authorities continue to search for a missing couple after their vehicle was found stuck in floodwaters in the Payson area. Gila County Sheriff’s officials say they believe the couple are local … more
FILE - Incoming CEO Laxman Narasimhan speaks during Starbucks Investor Day 2022, Sept. 13, 2022, in Seattle. Starbucks officially has a new CEO. The Seattle coffee giant said Monday, March 20, 2023 that Laxman Narasimhan has assumed the role of CEO and joined the company’s board of directors. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, file)
New Starbucks CEO plans to work in stores monthly
Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan says he plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company’s stores in an effort to stay close to the company’s culture and customers. … more
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Signage concept for 10 Goodyear Park
Goodyear approves sign exception for large industrial development
Goodyear City Council approved two 40-foot signs for a new industrial complex, 10 Goodyear Commerce Park. The current zoning code currently affords 12 feet for new developments. According to Katie … more
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Heather Buck, Arizona Game and Fish wildlife center coordinator, holds a gila monster at one of the agency’s Outdoor Expo events. (File photo courtesy of Arizona Game and Fish)
Arizona Game and Fish brings back its Outdoor Expo
PHOENIX — One of Arizona’s largest free outdoor expos returns this weekend, offering family fishing, archery, shooting, off-highway vehicles, water sports, wildlife presentations and more than 150 exhibitors. more
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, greets her North Macedonia's counterpart Bujar Osmani following their meeting at the foreign ministry in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, March 23. 2023. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Germany urges North Macedonia to amend charter for EU bid
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged North Macedonia’s leaders Thursday to deliver on a pledge to amend the country’s constitution in order to speed up … more
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Florence firefighters and paramedics demonstrate how a CPR device works. The Florence Fire Department is asking to change its name to Florence Fire and Medical Department.
Florence Fire Department moves to change its name
The Florence Fire Department could soon be the Florence Fire and Medical Department.At its March 20 meeting, the Florence Town Council heard the first reading of a motion amending the town code to … more
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Bennett Cooper, in bow tie, talks outside the Supreme Court, where he defended VIP Products, an Arizona dog-toy maker, against a trademark-infringement claim filed by Jack Daniel's Properties. (Cronkite News/Alexis Waiss)
Trademarking their turf: Jack Daniel’s, Arizona dog-toy maker spar in court
WASHINGTON – An Arizona dog-toy manufacturer told the Supreme Court Wednesday that its “Bad Spaniels” squeaky toy is a “playful parody” of Jack Daniel’s that does not infringe on the distiller’s trademarks. more
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Spring Into QC will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, March 25 at Mansel Carter Oasis Park, 19535 E. Appleby Road.
'Spring into QC' set for this weekend in Queen Creek
It’s almost time for Queen Creek’s annual signature spring event, “Spring Into QC.” Presented by Rodeo Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, an Earnhardt Dealership, Spring … more
FILE - The fire-damaged Wellspring Health Access clinic is cordoned by tape on May 25, 2022, in in Casper, Wyo. A woman was arrested for setting fire to the building in Wyoming that was being renovated to house the state’s only full-service abortion clinic, authorities said Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)
Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety … more
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FILE - Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Lawmakers tell ex-CEOs 'you must answer' for bank failures
Leaders of the Senate’s banking committee are telling former chief executive officers at the failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank they “must answer” for their banks' "downfall.” The … more
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Kari Lake on the campaign trail during the 2022 election. The Arizona Supreme Court rejected nearly all of Lake's claims that the election results should be thrown out. (Capitol Media Services file photo by Howard Fischer)
Arizona Supreme Court rejects nearly all Lake claims on election
PHOENIX — The state’s high court has given Kari Lake one last chance to prove the results of the 2022 gubernatorial election should be overturned. In an order late Wednesday, the … more
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Clothes are hung out to dry on called electrical power lines caused by last week's heavy rains caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Phalombe, southern Malawi Saturday, March 18, 2023. Authorities are still getting to grips with destruction in Malawi and Mozambique with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people, the World Health … more
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Leroy Chapman Jr., the new editor of The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, is shown in this undated photo. The newspaper named Chapman its new top editor Thursday, March 29, 2023, making him the first Black editor to lead the Journal-Constitution in its 155-year history. (Tyson Horne/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
1st Black editor named to lead Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday named Leroy Chapman Jr. as its new editor-in-chief, making him the first Black editor to lead the newspaper in its 155-year history. Chapman, 52, has … more
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FILE - President Joe Biden meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the InterContinental Presidente Mexico City hotel in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. Biden arrives in Canada on Thursday, March 23, with a focus on several of the world's largest challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China. The administration has made strengthening its friendship with Canada a priority over the past two years. Biden's meetings with Trudeau in the capital of Ottawa is an opportunity to set plans for the future. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Biden's Canada agenda stocked from Ukraine to climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden arrives in Canada on Thursday with a focus on several of the world's largest challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an … more
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