BEIRUT (AP) — An attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters, an opposition war monitor and pro-government …
San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the …
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Street vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led …
Valley & State
A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action has resigned from the organization and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was accused of forging …
EARTH DAY
Local sustainable living nonprofit Keep Phoenix Beautiful will add to Earth Day efforts this Monday.
scholarships
Paradise Valley Community College’s fourth annual Be a Student’s Hero Week of Giving is fast approaching.
The PVCC community at large in conjunction with the Maricopa County …
IN CONCERT
Acclaimed songwriters and musicians Ray LaMontagne and Gregory Alan Isakov will join forces for an extensive co-headline tour this fall.
POLICE
A 27-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with assaulting a school bus driver last week in Mesa, police said.
Hermenegilda Marquez faces one count of aggravated assault on a school …
MEDICAL EXAMINER
The Buckeye Police Department is asking the public for help as it investigates the death of a 60-year-old man whose body was found last week at the Southwest Regional Landfill.
Shawn …
first amendment
A group that advocates for the separation of church and state and the Peoria mayor are sparring over this year’s state of the city being held at a church.
education
Peoria Unified School District welcomed Dr. K.C. Somers as a full-time member of the Peoria Unified family on April 1.
STRATEGIC PLAN
State transportation officials are looking for the public’s help in updating Arizona’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan and creating the state’s first Active Transportation Safety …
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