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Lowriding is more than just cars. It's about family and culture for US Latinos

Lowrider enthusiasts say the predominantly Latino cultural expression may be on the verge of a renaissance. It is a movement of expression through elaborate vehicle modification with origins in …
INVESTIGATION

Party ends with a homicide: Phoenix PD

A man was shot and died Sunday in the front yard of a home near 7300 South 31 st Drive, Phoenix police said. Officers responded to the home about 4:30 a.m. Oct. 13 and found Gabriel Gillespie, …

Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

New Mexico authorities are grappling with a growing number of migrants dying in the state's border region, with the remains of more than 100 found in the first eight months of the year in the state. …
Water

Hot water: Hotter summers don’t have much of an impact on Arizona’s water supply

The impact of climate change has caused shortages to one of Arizona’s key water supplies — the Colorado River. Now Phoenix has seen its three hottest summers on record during the …
Environment

Phoenix plans Tres Rios burn

The city of Phoenix and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management will hold a prescribed burn for the Tres Rios wetlands on Wednesday. The burn, which is subject to appropriate …
Arizona Election 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

Many Native Americans across the U.S. will come together for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face with a focus on the …
Arizona Election 2024

Arizona county ballots feature different candidate listings

PHOENIX — Wondering why Kamala Harris is listed ahead of Donald Trump on your ballot? Or vice versa? Or Ruben Gallego versus Kari Lake? It’s not a conspiracy. It’s the …
FIRST RESPONDERS

Chandler Police: Two-year-old boy drowned Saturday evening

Chandler Police said a 2-year-old boy drowned early on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 12, according to a news release.  The release states Chandler Police and Fire both responded to drowning …
ARTS

3-day Arizona Jazz Fest coming to Glendale

Phoenix has a history with all sorts of music genres.

Arizona budget to be tight for next two years

PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t have much room for new spending on education, water — or just about anything else — in the remaining two years of her initial term …

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Taylor Burgoon

Burgoon: Next steps for victims of business email compromise scams

Recently, more companies have fallen victim to what is known as “business email compromise”  (BEC) scams . The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines a business email compromise …
Carolyn Mitchell

Mitchell: I’m 90 and increasingly concerned about America’s future

Recently, a volunteer came to my door and asked me what concerns me the most in this election year. An answer came immediately to mind. I am 90 years old, and I have always felt privileged to …

Sebastian: Hope of America

America STOP! PAUSE! Where has all the Noise and Chaos come from Have we been infected by a terrible Strain That leaves so many feelings helpless in the inhumane The ideals of the American …
Kevin DeGood

DeGood: Removing barriers to abundant, affordable housing

The U.S. faces a housing affordability crisis, and local governments share a significant part of the blame. For too long, local governments have constrained housing supply by limiting where and how …
Lee Yaiva

Yaiva: Honoring Native American heritage through healing and recovery

Native American Day — also known as Indigenous People’s Day — celebrated Oct. 14, is an important occasion to honor the rich cultural heritage, contributions and resilience of …

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Entertainment

Tori Amos' first children's book is an ode to inspiration

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children's book — her first — that she hopes will help young people follow their own paths of inspiration. …

Bestselling novelist Ken Follett will probe the mysteries of Stonehenge in 'Circle of Days'

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Follett's next historical epic will look back to the origins of one of the world's most famous and enigmatic destinations — Stonehenge. The Welsh author's “Circle of …
FILE - Britain's Prince Charles, right, and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pose for photographs at the Mt Adelaide lookout in Albany, Australia, on Nov. 14, 2015. (Tracey Nearmy/Pool Photo via AP, File)

King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III, who is 75 and battling cancer, will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the …
Travis Kelce, top right, and Taylor Swift watch Game 1 of the baseball AL Championship Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game 1 of ALCS at Yankee Stadium

Turns out, Taylor and Travis like to watch a little baseball, too. Pop superstar Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, were at Yankee Stadium for Game 1 of the …
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at East Carolina University, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/David Yeazell)

Kamala Harris will sit down with Bret Baier for her first Fox News interview

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed by Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Wednesday in Pennsylvania as she steps up her travel and conversations with media outlets in the …

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Local sports

The Suns hope for more success in Year 2 of Big 3 with a new coach, revamped supporting cast

The Phoenix Suns are back for Year 2 of the Big 3 after the first season was a undeniable disappointment. The All-Star trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal will once again be the focal …

Uncharacteristic penalties prove costly as winning streak remains elusive for Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals figured they would need to play mistake-free football to have a chance at pulling off a second straight road upset and earning their first two-game winning streak since 2021. …
NFL

Packers rout Cardinals 34-13

Romeo Doubs returned from a one-game suspension and caught two of Jordan Love’s four touchdown passes in the Green Bay Packers’ 34-13 victory over the mistake-prone Arizona Cardinals. Doubs …

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Nelly Korda is having to miss the next two weeks in Asia with a sore neck. That also will keep the No. 1 player in women's golf from winning the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average. Korda took off …
In the Atlantic Division home of the NBA champions, two longtime rivals made big moves. New York and Philadelphia are conceding nothing to the Boston Celtics. They are loading up for a run at them. …
Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers want to show their run to the Eastern Conference finals last year was no fluke. Indiana made its first playoff appearance since 2020 last season and had the …

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Valley business

Heard to reopen 66-year-old museum shop after renovations

The Heard Museum’s shop, open since 1958, helps generate $46 million in economic impact annually throughout Indian Country.

The Heard Museum’s renovated shop is set to reopen for visitors.

Phoenix marketing agency to host Business Quinceañera

A stiletto art and fashion show returns to celebrate Torres Multicultural’s 15th anniversary with a Business Quinceañera.

Apartment plan to replace Earnhardt dealership advanced in Chandler

Chandler Planning and Zoning Commissioner Sherri Koshiol asks questions during the board’s Sept. 18 meeting. The commission advanced plans for a 420-unit apartment complex to be built on a North Arizona Avenue site soon to be vacated when Earnhardt Auto Centers moves its Chevrolet dealership to Queen Creek.

A longtime car dealership is moving out of north-Central Chandler — and it could be replaced by more than 400 apartments. Earnhardt Chevrolet, which opened its Arizona Avenue / Warner Road …

Corso Italia opens Scottsdale location

Corso Italia is celebrating its new Scottsdale with a grand opening Oct. 7.

Corso Italia’s newest location, 7704 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd. in Scottsdale, is celebrating it’s grand opening from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 7. Guests will enjoy complimentary culinary …

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Neighbors

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Russ Smith

The Scottsdale Society of Women Writers group will Russ Smith at their Oct. 30 meeting.

Russ Smith will be the speaker at the October 30 meeting of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers. Smith lived and worked in many different countries in Europe and Asia. After an exciting …

Sisso trees still coming down in Arcadia at Silverleaf

More Sissoo trees are coming down in the Arcadia at Silverleaf neighborhood, seemingly squelching hopes for a quick resolution to the legal battle over the trees.

The legal battle of the Sissoo trees in the upscale Arcadia at Silverleaf neighborhood appears to have entered a new theater of combat - seemingly ending one side’s hopes of ending the …

Scottsdale and Girl Scouts hold patch design contest

The City of Scottsdale and the Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council are holding a contest to design their latest patch.

The City of Scottsdale is seeking artists in grades K-12 to help design the patch for the Scottsdale Patch program, a collaboration between the city and Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. …

Chandler-based pitcher living baseball dreams with Savannah Bananas

Austin Krzeminski played four years of Minor League Baseball and finds himself today playing in sold-out Major League Baseball stadiums with the Savannah Bananas.

The dream is the same for any young baseball player – to make it to the big leagues. Few do. But even fewer reach the next best thing.

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Things to do

Huge custom car, truck show coming to Glendale

Dino’s Git-Down will host Arizona’s largest free truck and car show Nov. 15-16.

The largest free truck and car show in Arizona will motor back into Glendale in November.

Kids theater to bring ‘Rudolph’ to Herberger stage in Phoenix

“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” opens at Herberger on Nov. 16.

A kids’ production of a Christmas classic is returning to the Herberger Theater Center stage in downtown Phoenix for the holidays.

Desert Foothills Book Festival returns to Scottsdale’s Holland Community Center

The 3rd annual Desert Foothills Book Festival is set for Oct. 19 at Scottsdale’s Holland Community Center.

The 3rd annual Desert Foothills Book Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Holland Community Center, 34250 N. 60th St., in Scottsdale. Attendees of this free …

Art works honor national coming out day

Artist Christopher Bayne is showcasing five original works about the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals at the one-n-ten event at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11.

Spectrum Medical Care Center will unveil The Art of Good Health Augmented Reality Art Experience, a collection of five original works by artist Christoper Bayne, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, …

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Obituaries & Memorials

Mary E. (Heintz) Tobin

Mary E. (Heintz) Tobin passed away peacefully on October 7, 2024, at age 94. Marilyn retired to Sun City Arizona where she enjoyed 40 years of living in the sun. Marilyn did a great deal of traveling …

William Jerome Curley

William Jerome Curley, Sun City West, AZ, son of parents Harry Jerome and Jane Francis Curley and brother of Harry Jerome and Jane Marie (Curley) O’Brien. In addition to four nieces and one nephew, …

Sophie "Sue" A. Schutz

Sophie “Sue” Schutz (nee Ostapa) died on September 30, 2024, at age 100 years and six months. She was born in 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, and lived there until her mid-20s. Her parents were …

Robert M Garrett

Robert (Bob) M. Garrett (88) died at home September 26, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Donna, of Sun City West, Arizona, five children, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. …

James Edward Jennings

Lovingly known as Jim, 92 years old, peacefully passed on September 3rd. Jim was born on March 21, 1932 in Dover, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years Patricia (Lorenz) …

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Nation

Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor

Scientists have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. An expedition to hydrothermal vents off the west coast of South America has revealed worms, snails, tubeworms and …

Petitions for union representation doubled under Biden's presidency, first increase since 1970s

WASHINGTON (AP) — There has been a doubling of petitions by workers to have union representation during President Joe Biden's administration, according to figures released Tuesday by the National …

How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

The artificial intelligence boom is providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly two years ago sent companies scrambling to acquire websites …

Members of Congress call on companies to retain DEI programs as court cases grind on

A group of Democrats in Congress is appealing to the largest U.S. companies to hold onto their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The 49 House members shared their views in a letter emailed on …

Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, UN says

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's …

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World

Kenya's High Court rejects move to stop deputy president's impeachment debate

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's High Court on Tuesday rejected an application by the deputy president's lawyers to stop the senate from debating an impeachment motion against him after parliament …

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

LONDON (AP) — Like his ancestors for centuries, the Earl of Devon serves in Parliament, helping to make the laws of the land. But not for much longer. British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a …

Greek official accuses EU of policy failure on migration as war and climate change fuel displacement

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek official on Tuesday criticized the outgoing European Commission for failing to forge a common policy to deport migrants, and she warned that war and climate change …

Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut

LONDON (AP) — The World Conker Championships said Tuesday that it was investigating allegations of cheating after this year's men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket. …

Canada-India ties could take a long time to recover

NEW DELHI (AP) — A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the …

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