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Hamadeh tells judge election for attorney general should be redone because of ballot issues
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Arizona Senate approves repeal of territorial-era abortion law

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as new prime minister

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to …
EDUCATION / TEEN SAFETY

Chandler schools principal reassigned after lawsuits filed

An educator who was named in a lawsuit against her school district has been reassigned after being placed on leave. Jamie Lander was placed on leave in mid-February, shortly after a lawsuit was …
Superintendent

SUSD Superintendent gets contract extension, raise

Dr. Scott Menzel will stay on as Scottsdale Unified School District superintendent for at least three more years and got a raise to boot. The district governing board voted 3-2 during its April …
Valley & State
Graduation

Rio Salado College marks first class of bachelor’s degree graduates

In a groundbreaking celebration, Rio Salado College with Maricopa Community Colleges, will mark a milestone this spring with its first-ever bachelor's degree graduates. 
EVENT

Anthem kicks off Music in May series

The Music in May series, in Anthem, combines live music and food trucks all month long.

Charges revealed against former Trump chief of staff in Arizona fake elector case

Mark Meadows, former president Donald Trump's chief of staff, faces the same conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges as the other named defendants in Arizona's fake electors case, the state attorney …
LIVE MUSIC

Dozens of Phoenix summer concert tickets for $25. Here’s how.

2024 marks 10 years of Live Nation’s Concert Week when music and comedy fans can buy $25 tickets.
Utilities

SRP sees nearly full reservoirs after two wet winters

Salt River Project's reservoirs are nearly full after captures plenty of water from what officials called two productive winters. Heading into summer - the Valley's heaviest use time on the …
ADOT

Westbound I-10 section to close May 3-6

Drivers can expect delays and detours this weekend when Interstate 10 westbound closes between Loop 202 and US 60, state transportation officials announced Wednesday. Paving and bridge wort will …
economic development

Peoria opts to remove 2 general plan proposals after taking input from residents

City staff has conceded some General Plan proposals to residents that would help bring an airpark to Peoria.

Bounce house swept up by wind kills one child and injures another

An Arizona family is mourning the death of their two-year-old son, who was killed when a strong gust of wind swept away the bounce house he was playing in. Another child is recovering from …
COMMENCEMENT

ASU graduates largest class in history on May 6

More than 20,500 students will graduate this spring from Arizona State University, the largest in the school’s history. The largest number of students — more than 4,800 — are …

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National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4, is a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs, small businesses and innovative startups that define our communities.
 I worked about 35 years in the high-tech world and actually did some chip packaging prototyping for thermal, signal integrity, and packaging analysis.
Arizona State University joined college campus protesters from New York to California in speaking out about the Israel-Hamas war - and facing charges for the way they are doing so. ASU officials, as did other college leaders last week, moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators.
The absurd has been on display at Arizona’s Legislature: stripping women’s autonomy; praying in tongues on the chamber floor; demonizing LGBTQ through bizarre restroom scenarios; crafting …
The Daily Independent carried an article on April 25 entitled “Report: BASIS Peoria Tops Best Public High Schools List.”

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Bee delay: Dodgers and Diamondbacks start pushed back by bee swarm

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks are in a bee delay. The start of Tuesday night’s game at Chase Field was delayed after bees swarmed the top of the protective netting directly …

Pac-12 posts an impressive haul in the NFL draft before the conference breaks up

The final season of the Pac-12 turned out to be as big a hit in the NFL draft as it was on the field. The conference that is breaking up with 10 schools joining new leagues next season produced a …

Dodgers play the Diamondbacks leading series 1-0

The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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WNBA star Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges. Griner spoke for the first time about her …
Boxer Ryan Garcia denied using performance-enhancing drugs in a video posted on social media Wednesday night after ESPN reported that he had tested positive for a banned substance. Garcia defeated …
FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2024--The Dallas Cowboys knocked it out of the park at the 11th annual Reliant Home Run Derby benefiting The Salvation Army of North Texas. Thousands of fans …

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Housing on Chandler zoning board agendas

This map shows where 76 homes are planned in a housing development called Viviendo. Rezoning and preliminary plan approval for the project is one of a handful of items on the consent agendas for both the Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission’s study session and regular meetings Wednesday, May 1.

​The next steps in approvals for a 76-home housing subdivision are included in an item the Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission is set to address Wednesday. A study session is set for 5 …

LDV Winery hosts paint and sip event May 8

LDV Winery is hosting a pain and sip event for $20 per person. Patrons will paint glass vases that can be used as Mother’s Day gifts.

Just in time for Mother’s Day gifting, LDV Winery is hosting a Wine Wednesday Paint and Sip event at the Tasting Room in Old Town Scottsdale. On Wednesday, May 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., guests …

Phoenix cocktail haven among North America’s Top 50 bars

Century Grand, owned by Jason Asher, was named #36 among the North America’s top 50 bars.

Century Grand, a Phoenix cocktail destination, made its way to this year’s North America’s 50 Best Bars list, taking spot #36.

Chandler tech firm ‘Keaping’ momentum after 20+ years

Clate Mask points to a specific part of upper-floor offices at Keap’s Chandler facility. Mask said incorporating the lessons of hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs has great value.

​Clate Mask said his Keap employees wanted to take the football field on its move to Chandler. “That had to come with us,” Mask said, pointing to the artificial turf lined with …

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Neighbors

The HonorHealth Foundation and BOK Financial collecting for Desert Mission Food Bank

The HonorHealth Foundation and BOK Financial have partnered for an April, Springtime Food Drive to stock up the shelves at Desert Mission Food Bank.

One in six adults in the US depends on food banks, and demand is increasing due to inflation and fewer donations, according to a press release put out by the HonorHealth Foundation and BOK Financial. …

Five Scottsdale students chosen for Dragon Kim Foundation Fellowship Program

Five students from Scottsdale area schools were chosen by the Dragon Kim Foundation for it’s fellowship program. The students are Zara Pearce, Nila Kathiravan, Sasha Ana, Maya Ravishankar and Parisa Choudhury.

The Dragon Kim Foundation, an Orange County, California-based nonprofit has announced the selection of 131 teens from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds living in Arizona, California, and Nevada to …

‘Breakaway” public art now adorns Scottsdale’s Drinkwater Boulevard underpass

Scottsdale Arts will be holding a dedication of the new public art piece “Breakaway,” in the Drinkwater Boulevard underpass at 10 a.m., Friday, May 3.

A new public artwork has joined the Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection to liven up the area under Scottsdale Civic Center. “Breakaway” is a cast aluminum sculpture depicting …

Flowers for Mother’s Day

North Scottsdale United Methodist Church extends invites families to join them for a special floral celebration honoring mothers Sunday, May 12th, at 11:00 am in the fellowship hall, 11735 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254.

As Mother’s Day approaches, North Scottsdale United Methodist Church extends a warm invitation to families to join them for a special celebration honoring mothers. The Mother’s Day …

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Different ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in your city

Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia is hosting a Cinco de Mayo fiesta 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 5.

A wide array of events for Cinco de Mayo that bring out the best of the Valley are happening this weekend May 3-5 in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Sun City and Surprise. There will be live …

Herberger in Phoenix puts out call to artists for upcoming exhibit

An upcoming food exhibit will be on display at the Herberger Theater Center this October.

The Herberger Theater is putting out a call to Arizona artists for an upcoming exhibit.

Royse Contemporary exhibiting Askew Series by Barbara Kemp Cowlin

Royse Contemporary art studio is showing the Askew Series by Arizona artist Barbara Kemp Cowlin through May 18.

Royse Contemporary art studio is presenting the Askew Series, a testament to the life and work of Barbara Kemp Cowlin. This exhibition will showcase a diverse array of her last series of paintings, …

Ballet Arizona in Phoenix announces new artistic director

Daniela Cardim will be the first woman to serve as Ballet Arizona’s artistic director.

Ballet Arizona has a new artistic director.

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Obituaries & Memorials

Dr. Shakti Singh

Dr. Shakti Singh,s a beautiful woman, lovingtellar gastroenterologist, and a woman of immense talent died on April 8, 2024

Richard “Ric” Lynn Smith

Richard “Ric” was born to Majorie Priscilla Schutt and John Elmer Smith October 24th, 1949 in Arlington Washington. He loved fishing and hunting in Washington’s Puget Sound area …

Yolanda V. Curtis

Yolanda passed away on Tuesday, April 9th of 2024. She was 96. Yolanda moved to Sun City West, AZ in 1992. She was born on April 6th, 1928, in Cortland NY to John and Philomena Passalugo. She was the …

Charles L. Fields

He will always be remembered by his family Kim Fields, Jackie Kelley, Cheryl Shisler and Tom McCarthy, his brother Johns’ family in Australia including all the family members and his many …

Thomas (Tom) E. Walker

Colonel (Ret.) Thomas (Tom) E. Walker, a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, passed away March 22, 2024 at the age of 87 years. Tom resided in Apache Junction, Arizona with his late wife …

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Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers

Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. Just last week, the Transportation Department …

DoorDash posts better-than-expected Q1 sales but shares fall on cost concerns

DoorDash has reported higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, as strong growth in U.S. grocery orders helped make up for slowing restaurant demand. The San Francisco-based delivery company …

Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government's efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high profile derailments across the industry by coaching …

Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them

In a mad mix of game-show glitter and marketing flash, Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep …

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools

Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often …

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World

Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is weighing measures to help Palestinians living in the United States who want to bring family from the war-torn region. “We are constantly …

US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there, an American general said Wednesday. …

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools

JERUSALEM (AP) — After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death in the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East have latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university …

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate. They removed a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained …

Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya's Maasai Mara national reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to …

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Entertainment
FILE - Dan Schneider, center, accepts an award in Los Angeles. Schneider sued the makers of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, alleging the makers of the documentary series wrongly implied that he sexually abused the child actors he worked with. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Ex-Nickelodeon producer Schneider sues 'Quiet on Set' makers for defamation, sex abuse implications

Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider is suing the makers of the documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" for implying that he sexually abused children. The defamation suit was …
This image released by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra shows Kim Noltemy posing at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas in October 2022. Noltemy will become president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on July 1 and be tasked with finding a successor to Gustavo Dudamel as music director. She has been president of the Dallas Symphony since 2018. (Sylvia Elzafon/Dallas Symphony Orchestra via AP)

Dallas' Noltemy is named Los Angeles Philharmonic president

Kim Noltemy will become president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in July, helping guide the search for music director Gustavo Dudamel's successor. Noltemy has been president of the Dallas Symphony …
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in New York to promote her film "I Saw the TV Glow." (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

'I Saw the TV Glow' is one of 2024's buzziest films. It took Jane Schoenbrun a lifetime to make it

NEW YORK (AP) — The filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun is walking down a path in Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, looking for the pond they sat beside while working on the script to the film“I Saw the TV …
This cover image released by Dutton Books for Young Readers shows "SUNDERWORLD, VOL. 1: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry," by Ransom Riggs. (Dutton Books for Young Readers via AP)

'Miss Peregrine' author Ransom Riggs to launch new fantasy series, 'Sunderworld'

NEW YORK (AP) — Ransom Riggs' first new series since the million-selling “Miss Peregrine" books will launch this summer. “Sunderworld, Vol. 1 The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold …
Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day's viral "Beavis and Butt-head" characters made their way from the "Saturday Night Live" stage to the Los Angeles premiere of "The Fall Guy." The legendary cartoon characters were depicted by Gosling and Day in a recent SNL sketch.

Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day reprise viral Beavis and Butt-Head characters at 'Fall Guy' premiere

Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day aren’t done playing Beavis and Butt-Head yet — the pair appeared as the characters at the premiere of Gosling’s latest film. Gosling, who stars in “The Fall Guy” …

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