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Phoenix Children’s unveils 407-foot mural to advance hope and healing

On May 1, Phoenix Children’s unveiled a 407-foot commissioned mural that has transformed a heavily trafficked corridor into a journey for children and their families. After nearly two years in …

The Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza. Performers …

Deadline for businesses to apply for their share of massive credit card company settlement looms

NEW YORK (AP) — A deadline is looming for millions of businesses who may be entitled to a payout in a $5.5 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard. The settlement stems from a …
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Bond options to be addressed by Chandler school board Wednesday

According to Chandler Unified School District administration, it’s time to talk about a bond election again. Wednesday’s 5:45 p.m. Governing Board work session is where the …
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Weekend I-17 closure on tap for north Phoenix

Drivers who use southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas should plan for a closure of the freeway this weekend as a pavement improvement project begins in the area, state …
Government

Arizona lawmakers' daily funds get cut as session drags on

PHOENIX — The failure of state lawmakers to wrap up their business by now is going to hit them in the pockets — some harder than other. State law gives legislators from Maricopa …
ARTS

Phoenix Symphony to fuse rap, classical music in May concerts

With guest conductor Steve Hackman, The Phoenix Symphony is fusing Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur with classical music in a groundbreaking performance this month.
ARTS

Arizona Opera’s new season to blend classics, expanded recital series

Arizona Opera has announced its lineup for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
TRANSPORTATION

Airport, public transit spending on Chandler Council agenda

​More spending on infrastructure and services are among the items the Chandler City Council will vote on and possibly discuss this week. A $300,000 contract for the design of, and development …
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I-10, Loop 101 drivers should prepare for Rolling Stones concert Tuesday in Glendale

Drivers heading to Tuesday's Rolling Stones concert in Glendale should leave for State Farm Stadium early, and those going home from work on Loop 101 and Interstate 10 should make other plans or …
ENTERTAINMENT / COLLEGE SPORTS

Snoop, Dre to sponsor Tucson college bowl game in Arizona

​A rapper, sports enthusiast and media mogul is putting his name on an annual Arizona event. Snoop Dogg announced Monday, May 6, he’s sponsoring “The Arizona Bowl Presented by Gin & …
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Chandler man gets more than 31 years for killing wife

Friday, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced the sentencing of a Chandler man who recently pleaded guilty to murdering his wife.  Mohammad Alkurdi, 40,  has been …

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Reds host the Diamondbacks on home losing streak

The Cincinnati Reds play the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to stop a four-game home skid.

After Barstool Sports sponsorship fizzles, Snoop Dogg brand is attached to Arizona Bowl, fo shizzle

Rapper and media personality Snoop Dogg is putting his name on the Arizona Bowl for what will be the first partnership between an alcohol brand and a college bowl game. The “Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl …

Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?

A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. An …

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Brooks Koepka leaves the bluster to everyone else at LIV Golf. He cares about only his golf, especially when it's not going well. Such was the case a year ago when he gave up a Sunday lead at the …
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2024--For the first time in the 100-year history of Neyland Stadium, University of Tennessee (UT) is blanketing all of its 101,915-seats, as well as gates and outdoor …
The St. Louis Blues have removed the interim tag from Drew Bannister's title and named him their full-time coach. President of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the move …

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LON’s at The Hermosa Inn 'most romantic restaurant' on OpenTable

Hermosa Inn restaurant Lon’s is the driver of property.

LON’s at The Hermosa Inn has received two new accolades from OpenTable. For the fourth consecutive year, LON’s at the Hermosa has been named by OpenTable one of the Top 100 Brunch …

Build-to-rent bonanza: Communities continue to pop up Valley-wide

Sobremesa Villas has built-to-rent properties available now in Surprise and is in the later stages of construction, as seen in this late April photo (Independent Newsmedia/Richard Smith)

As demand for rental properties in the Valley remains acute, the build-to-rent category continues to boom in ways unique to metro Phoenix. With available land and a relatively low number of apartment …

Trader Joe's coming to Chandler

Chandler's planning administrator, Kevin Mayo, points out during a social media video that helping the city land a Trader Joe's was one of his first assignments as a city intern 25 years ago. The city and Trader Joe's both recently confirmed a South Chandler shopping center will have a vacant space occupied within the next few years by the popular specialty grocer.

A Trader Joe’s market is going to be built in a shopping center on the northeast corner of Ocotillo Road and Arizona Avenue in South Chandler. Not many details, including an opening date, …

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 …

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Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s 14 Annual Fitz’s Supper Club success in Scottsdale

The Larry Fitzgerald Foundation held it’s 14th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club to raise money for breast cancer research and the Larry Fitzgerald Foundation Future Stars Coding Labs at Scottsdale’s Dominick’s Steakhouse April 29.

The Larry Fitzgerald Foundation commemorates another year of achievement at the 14th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club, in collaboration with Dominick’s Steakhouse. This year’s event was …

National Prevention Week May 13-16

National prevention week spotlights substance use prevention May 13-16.

National Prevention Week serves as a vital national public education platform spotlighting the efforts of communities and organizations nationwide committed to raising awareness about substance use …

Scottsdale’s beat the heat outreach program accepting donations

The City of Scottsdale’s beat the heat outreach program is accepting donations like Brita water pitchers and filters and reusable water bottles for homebound residents.

The City of Scottsdale is now taking donations for its beat the heat program. You can bring summer relief to low-income, homebound and isolated seniors by donating to the Beat the Heat outreach …

DUET honors volunteer from Scottsdale

Scottsdale resident Sue Bai was honored by the nonprofit Duet for all the volunteer hours she has put into the organization since 1990.

Duet: Partners In Health & Aging had a Volunteer Appreciation Event on Sunday, April 14 at Church of Beatitudes in Phoenix with over 80 volunteers in attendance. Each year, the celebration …

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Scottsdale Princess offers summer day camp for kids

Day Camp at the Princess for kids 6 through 12 this summer will include activities like Lagoon fishing, mini golf and swimming.

This summer, kids 6-12 will have the opportunity to enjoy day camp at the Princess. The brand new luxury camp experience at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, 7575 E. Princess Drive, Scottsdale, AZ …

Pac-12 Baseball Tournament swings back into Scottsdale Stadium

Nine teams will compete May 21-25, starting with round-robin pool play Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Three games will take place each day. The three pool winners will advance to the Friday …

Kentucky Derby brings parties to the Valley

Catch the fun of the Kentucky Derby at one of seven derby parties throughout the Valley.

May 4 marks the 150th running of the renowned Kentucky Derby, and in turn a little of the horse racing fun to the entire country, including the Phoenix area. At its core, the event is one of the …

Enjoy sunset serenades at the Scottsdale Quarter

Scottsdale Quarter is hosting its sunset serenades music program every Saturday in May.

As the warmer weather rolls in, Scottsdale Quarter, 15279 N Scottsdale Road, invites guests to take advantage of the last few weeks of spring, with live music in the perfect outdoor setting. …

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Obituaries & Memorials

Lloyd E. Schill

Lloyd, age 92, of Sun City West, Arizona passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, after a long illness. Lloyd was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 24, 1931. He graduated …

Doris Louise Boneham Engle

In Loving Memory of Doris Louise Boneham Engle, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away in her sleep on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at The Colonnade Assisted …

Suzanne Carol May

Suzanne passed away on April 30, 2024 after suffering a stroke as a complication of heart valve surgery 5 months earlier. Her loving husband of 56 years, John May, was by her side as she left her …

Robert (Bob) Fredrick Rosenthal

Robert (Bob), 91, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 after suffering complications from dementia. He and his family moved to Fountain Hills, Arizona in 1976, and loved the desert community and …

Doris Cruger Dale

Doris Dale of Fountain Hills, Arizona died on April 8, at the age of 96. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin on July 22, 1927, the daughter of Anna Wipperfurth and Victor Cruger. She attended Holy …

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Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

Luis A. Miranda Jr. was just 19 years old when he arrived in New York City from a small town in Puerto Rico, a broke doctoral student badly needing a job. It was 1974 — decades before …

Instacart partners with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries

Instacart is partnering with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries to its customers. The San Francisco-based grocery delivery company said Tuesday that its U.S. shoppers will see a …

US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked

DETROIT (AP) — Federal highway safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles equipped with the company's Autopilot …

Disney's streaming business turns profitable in first financial report since challenge to Iger

The Walt Disney Co. moved to a loss in its second quarter, hampered by significantly higher restructuring and impairment charges, but its adjusted profit topped Wall Street’s view and its streaming …

FBI lays out detailed case against Florida man accused in wife's disappearance in Spain

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI has laid out a detailed case showing why agents believe a Florida man is behind his estranged wife's disappearance from her apartment in Spain but gave no …

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World

Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s …

Australian boy killed by police was in deradicalization program since causing school explosion

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth had been engaged in a deradicalization program since he …

China's Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France's Macron

TOURMALET PASS, France (AP) — France’s president is hosting China’s leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on Tuesday for private meetings after a high-stakes state visit in Paris …

Details of UK military personnel exposed in huge payroll data breach

LONDON (AP) — British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system. …

5 workers dead, 49 still missing after a building under construction collapsed in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams worked through the night searching for dozens of construction workers buried for more than 12 hours under the rubble of concrete after a multi-story …

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Entertainment
This book cover image released by Scribner shows "Long Island" by Colm Tóibín. The novel is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick. (Scribner via AP)

Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'

NEW YORK (AP) — Colm Tóibín's “Long Island,” the Irish novelist's follow-up to the prize-winning immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick. “Long …
Harris Reed, left, and Demi Moore attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers

Many celebrities are Met Gala regulars, invited again and again. Then there are the first-timers, who often express a bit of starstruck awe and even a case of occasional nerves, like a kid arriving …

Jeannie Epper, epic stuntwoman behind feats of TV's 'Wonder Woman,' dies at 83

Stuntwoman Jeannie Epper has died at age 83. She did stunts for many of the most important women of film and TV action of the 1970s and '80s. A family spokesperson says Epper died of natural causes …
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones, perform during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people, organizers …

Jayne Anne Phillips' novel 'Night Watch,' Eboni Booth’s drama 'Primary Trust' among Pulitzer winners

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayne Anne Phillips' “Night Watch,” a mother-daughter saga set in a West Virginia asylum after the Civil War, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The drama prize was awarded …

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