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Tara Harris, Phoenix Zoo director of conservation and science, checks on plant growth on Jan. 25, 2024, at the zoo. She oversees conservation programs to recover native species. (Photo by Mariah Temprendola/Cronkite News)
Phoenix Zoo scientists work to save native species
PHOENIX – Tara Harris’ fascination with science began in childhood, eventually forming into her passion for conserving native species. Harris believes animals play vital roles in the … more
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UMOM New Day Centers is hosting its Rock the Block to End Homelessness event 6-9 a.m. Saturday at the Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway. (Courtesy UMOM)
UMOM hosts Rock the Block to End Homelessness at Phoenix Zoo on Saturday
PHOENIX — UMOM New Day Centers is thrilled to announce its 60th Anniversary Celebration with our Rock the Block event. As UMOM celebrates this significant anniversary, the group invites … more
Eric Pfeifer, principal at Coffman Associates, gave a presentation May 7 about the feasibility of an airpark in Peoria.
Residents get first details on feasibility of proposed airpark eyed for Northwest Valley
Residents filled the Peoria city council chamber May 7 to get their first bits of information on an airpark feasibility study intended gauge the market demand for an airpark in the city. more
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Eastbound I-10 off-ramp at Baseline Road set for long-term closure
Drivers will need to make plans starting Friday night to deal with an extended closure of the eastbound Interstate 10 off-ramp at Baseline Road, state transportation officials said. The ramp … more
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Phoenix officer returns fire, kills fleeing shoplifting suspect: PD
A shoplifting suspect fleeing from a convenience store shot at a Phoenix officer who was pursuing him in his police vehicle, authorities said Wednesday morning. At about 11:45 p.m. May 7, and … more
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Arizona Supreme Court Justices from left, William G. Montgomery, John R Lopez IV, Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel, Clint Bolick and James Beene listen to oral arguments on April 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (Associated Press/Matt York)
Group of attorneys defends process of reelection of Arizona justices
PHOENIX — A group of veteran attorneys has organized to defend the process of how most judges in Arizona are selected and stand for reelection. And they may raise some cash to keep Clint … more
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Jacob Warner, representing the Scottsdale-based Alliance Defending Freedom, has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to immediately implement a territorial-era law banning abortion.
Scottsdale group seeks immediate implementation of Arizona abortion ban
PHOENIX — The Alliance Defending Freedom on Tuesday urged the Arizona Supreme Court to immediately order the 1864 abortion ban law again enforceable, saying even a temporary restoration of the … more
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Phoenix firefighters put out a fire. The department is adding more fire stations to serve the growing city, but the number of recruits has dropped drastically during the past decade, resulting in staffing shortages and long response times. (Courtesy city of Phoenix)
Phoenix Fire makes online testing, virtual interviews available to bring in more applicants
The Phoenix Fire Department is adding more fire stations to serve the growing city, but the number of recruits has dropped drastically during the past decade. Resulting staffing shortages have caused … more
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Apartments and hot tub at Melody on Main in Mesa.
New apartments usher in residents in downtown Mesa
Downtown Mesa is getting more housing, with an apartment complex local leaders say is a continuation of efforts to redevelopment the city’s central core. While residents have been moving … more
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U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema talks with a former United Aviate Academy official at Goodyear Airport in 2022.
Local aviation schools teach students to fly high amid pilot shortage
Jason Cascone has his eyes on the sky. The 21-year-old moved to Mesa from New York to complete his flight schooling. A student at Relentless Flight School in Mesa, Cascone is currently in a … more
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Holly Geyer, an addiction medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic, provides details Tuesday of how a new program designed to deter kids from using fentanyl as well the increased availability of overdose countermeasures in schools. With her is state schools chief Tom Horne. (Capitol Media Services/Howard Fischer)
Arizona schools chief forms task force on dangers of fentanyl
PHOENIX — State schools chief Tom Horne announced the formation of a task force Tuesday designed to warn teens of the dangers of fentanyl. But this one is designed to be different than the … more
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Surprise City Councilmember Aly Cline locks her car before removing a paper sign from below the handicapped parking fixture at the Surprise Regional Library on March 27. The person who put up the sign, Rebekah Massie, filed a police report on Cline two days later, a case which is now being decided at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
Surprise mayoral candidate investigated for removing sign
It turns out Aly Cline is battling more than one opponent in this year’s Surprise mayoral election. more
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