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Arizona governor proposes $12.3B budget for 2020

1/17/2020
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing a $12.3 billion spending plan that still won’t restore state aid to education to where it was in 2008. On paper, the plan unveiled Friday include …

Three weeks into the South Mountain Freeway

1/11/2020
In the three weeks since the South Mountain Freeway opened to traffic, a 31-year-old driver traveling the wrong way was killed in a collision with a car hauler.

South Mountain Freeway nears opening, Arizona …

12/18/2019
The South Mountain Freeway is almost here to use. Gov. Doug Ducey and other Arizona officials convened Wednesday morning to kick off the impending opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, also known as the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway.

Arizona lawmaker recommends community service in lieu …

12/17/2019
PHOENIX — A first-term state lawmaker, miffed about what he says is an expensive traffic ticket, wants to mandate an alternative to paying them for all motorists: community service. Rep. Leo …

Maricopa County agency asks residents to "Burn …

12/16/2019
With their annual ‘Burn Cleaner, Burn Better’ campaign, the Maricopa County Air Quality Department is asking residents and businesses to work together and use cleaner burning alternatives …

Valley cities provide storage for gun carriers …

12/2/2019
Across cities in the Valley, ordinances are in place that keep people from bringing their weapons — concealed or open — into city buildings, like city hall, council chambers, libraries, …

DUI arrests, speeding citations down over Thanksgiving …

12/2/2019
The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety released statistics on a statewide DUI enforcement over the holiday weekend, and the overall numbers are down, partially due to the lower number …

Avoid rip-off, danger while shopping: Lawman, experts …

11/26/2019
While the sumptuous Thanksgiving main course precedes the perennial bittersweet pill of Black Friday crowds, the state’s top lawman and other experts offer advice to avoid rip-offs and injuries …

Arizona transportation officials step up Travel ID …

11/22/2019
Nearly two-thirds of Arizona drivers have already complied with new federally mandated ID rules  — but the Arizona Department of Transportation has launched an awareness campaign ahead of …

Bicyclist killed in El Mirage collision involving …

11/15/2019
A 34-year-old  man is dead after being struck by a Valley Metro bus in El Mirage.

TowPlows, training help give ADOT an edge when snow …

11/14/2019
Arizona Department of Transportation snowplows will operate around the clock when winter storms hamper travel on state highways. For Interstate 40 between Flagstaff and Williams, the highest …

Motorcyclist dies after multiple vehicles strike him …

11/12/2019
State troopers are investigating after a motorcyclist was struck and killed on a Valley freeway. The collision involved four vehicles and occurred Tuesday morning on Loop 101 east of 51st …