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Israelis evacuated from the Lebanese border wonder if they'll ever return

KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — For four years, Sivan Shoshani Partush recruited families for Kibbutz Malkiya, a community of around 400 that she calls her “little slice of heaven.” It wasn’t a …

Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here's what fueled the growth

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spotify paid out $9 billion in streaming royalties last year, the streaming giant said Tuesday in its latest “Loud and Clear” report. Spotify's fourth annual report, …
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NBA All-Star Aftermath: Breaking Down the Brilliance of the 2024 Showcase

The 2024  NBA All-Star Weekend, held with great anticipation and fanfare, showcased the remarkable talents and competitiveness of the league's top players, culminating in an event filled with …
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EDUCATION

Deer Valley Unified board to consider putting bond override on ballot

The Deer Valley Unified School District governing board will vote whether or not to put on the ballot a renewal of the 15% M&O Override to remain competitive in per pupil funding.
CRIME

2 fatal stabbings wreak havoc in Glendale neighborhood

Two stabbings occured less than a mile apart in a southwest Glendale neighborhood over the weekend. At about 8:25 a.m. Friday, March 15, Glendale Police received a call of a reported stabbing at …
SUMMER WILDFIRES

Extended winter will cause havoc during upcoming wildfire season, state fire chief says

PHOENIX — The very wet and extended winter is going to cause fire havoc in much of Arizona’s grasslands, the state’s chief fire management officer said Monday.
ADOT

New ramp opens at I-10, Broadway Road

The new westbound Interstate on-ramp at Broadway Road has opened. The entrance is west of the old entrance and enters I-10 between the collector-distributor road and the I-10 mainline. …
MERCY C.A.R.E.S.

St. Vincent de Paul to boost access to diabetes care with grant

St. Vincent de Paul has been awarded a 2023 Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Community Reinvestment Grant to fund its Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Family Wellness. The $104,000 will increase access to free …

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it …
DEVELOPMENT

Short agenda for Chandler zoning board meeting

There aren’t many items on the agenda for the Wednesday, March 20 Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a short meeting. …
EDUCATION

Deer Valley Unified summer pay rates up for consideration

Deer Valley Unified School District employees will learn about summer pay rates this week.
GOVERNMENT

Hobbs vetoes bipartisan ‘Starter Homes Act’

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the “Starter Homes Act” Monday, saying the provisions in the bipartisan bill would create problems without any assurance it actually would make housing more affordable.

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Opinions with Civility
Arizona State University recent accomplishments in innovation, where it ranked in the top 10 worldwide U.S. patents is a good reminder that there are tremendous benefits to public/private partnerships when it comes to patent development.
Arizona’s economy and communities benefit when students continue their education after high school. Whether studying for a four-year degree or a two-year specialized certification, most …
When critiquing President Biden’s state of the union address, please note that I am not a fan of either Presidents Biden or Trump.
As the name implies, at Experience Scottsdale, we want everyone, from all corners and walks of life, to discover the wonders of our Sonoran Desert city. We hope visitors, no matter their background …
As an independent, I have decided to vote for Joe Biden for President, not because I fully endorse his policies. It is that Donald Trump does not deserve support.
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Local sports

Vejmelka stops 37 shots, Coyotes keep Devils on skids with 4-1 win

Karel Vejmelka stopped 37 shots and the Arizona Coyotes rode a three-goal first period to a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. J.J. Moser, Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley and Clayton Keller scored …

Milwaukee plays Phoenix, aims for 4th straight home win

Milwaukee will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Bucks face Phoenix. Sunday's game is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Suns won the previous matchup …

Oregon beats No. 6 Arizona 67-59 to end Wildcats' Pac-12 Tournament reign

Jackson Shelstad scored 21 points, Jermaine Couisnard had 20 and Oregon shut down No. 6 Arizona for a 67-59 victory in the Pac-12 Tournaments semifinals. The fourth-seeded Ducks will play No. 22 …
National sports
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old …
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points in three quarters, Derrick White posted his first career triple-double and the NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94. Boston star …
Tyrese Maxey had 30 points and 10 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers hold off the Miami Heat 98-91 Monday night in a potential preview of an NBA …
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Valley business

New Vietnamese restaurant open in South Chandler

Pho Ngoc, a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant, has opened in the shopping center anchored by Safeway on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights roads in South Chandler.

Pho Ngoc, a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant, has opened in the shopping center anchored by Safeway on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights roads in South Chandler. There …

Golf studio chain opens Chandler location

Club Champion is a golf club fitter and builder of brands. Its third store in Arizona is open at 4160 S. Arizona Avenue in Chandler.

Club Champion is a golf club fitter and builder of brands. Its third store in Arizona is open at 4160 S. Arizona Avenue in Chandler. The store is located in Fulton Ranch Towne Center on the …

Oldest family-owned business in Chandler to close in-town location

Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke, right, hands a

Serrano’s Mexican restaurants announced that it will permanently close its Chandler location on June 1, according to a news release sent out Tuesday. The release states the family’s …

SRP seeking new power generation resources

SRP announced it will need to double or triple power resource capacity from a wide range of technologies to meet projected energy demand and achieve its 2035 sustainability goals.

Neighbors

Scottsdale native golfer Matt McCarty pledges donation to Cancer Support Community Arizona

Professional golfer Matt McCarty. (Courtesy Evolve Public Relations & Marketing)

Pro golfer Matt McCarty, a Scottsdale resident and native, on the road to getting his PGA tour card has announced his support to the local nonprofit, Cancer Support Community Arizona. As part of his …

One Step Beyond to stage showcase in Glendale

A band of adults in the One Step Beyond program play during the 2023 Showcase Festival. This year's event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Glendale Heroes Regional Park

One Step Beyond Inc., a Valley nonprofit organization that provides educational, vocational, recreation and performing arts programs for adults who have intellectual disabilities, invites the community to attend the 2024 Showcase Festival.

State Board of Education names Student of the Month from Paradise Valley

Charlie Kanarish is a 12th grade student and student body president at The Jones-Gordon School in Paradise Valley.

Charlie Kanarish, a 12th grade student at The Jones-Gordon School in Paradise Valley, has been recognized as the March Student of the Month by the Arizona State Board of Education. Kanarish …

Surprise man is genius on many levels

Surprise resident Ed Flynn has had careers in science, medicine, technology and literature. The one-time nuclear physicists is now a prolific author from his home at The Park at Surprise Independent Living Community.

Some people are self-made millionaires. Other people are self-made geniuses. That latter is where Surprise resident Ed Flynn falls.

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Acclaimed conductor to lead Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ at Arizona Opera

Daniela Candillari will conduct Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” on April 20 and 21 at Arizona Opera in Phoenix.

Daniela Candillari’s acclaimed 2023-2024 season continues in April with a return to Arizona Opera.

Fletcher to bring world tour to downtown Phoenix

Singer-songwriter Fletcher performs at Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 13, 2019, in New York.

Singer/songwriter Fletcher announces her global In Search Of The Antidote tour with the U.S. headlining run will make a Phoenix stop.

Meghan Trainor’s 1st tour in 7 years will include Phoenix

FILE - Meghan Trainor attends Christian Cowan X The Powerpuff Girls Season II Runway Show on March 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. Trainor turns 29 on Dec. 22. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Grammy Award-winning hitmaker Meghan Trainor announced her sixth full-length album and an upcoming tour.

Comic Steve Hofstetter planning one-night gig in Phoenix

Steve Hofstetter will perform at Stand Up Live in Phoenix on April 3.

Comedian Steve Hofstetter will be appearing in Phoenix in April.

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Obituaries & Memorials

David Arthur Wright

David Arthur Wright was born 25 September 1949 in Madison, Wisconsin, and left us suddenly due to cardiac arrest on 16 March 2024 in Sun City West, Arizona. In between, he lived a life of …

Ralph M. King

Ralph M. King, 92, of Apache Junction, AZ December 9, 1931 - March 3, 2024 Ralph M. King, formerly of Homer, MI, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024, in Tempe, AZ, surrounded by his loving …

Donald L. Holman

Donald L. Holman 91 of Sun City West, AZ passed away Friday, March 8, 2024. Don was one of five children born to Forest Arba and Lela Mae Holman of Corder, MO on June 18, 1932. He would often tell …

Dixie Hanks

Fountain Hills, AZ - Dixie Hanks at age 76, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024. She was born on May 27, 1947 in Kansas City, KS. She was an Accountant for the United Way, prior to retirement. …

Howard J. Asher

Howard, age 99, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2024 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Born on October 23, 1924 in Two Harbors, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Asher and his …
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Nation

Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel" and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White …

Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case filed court papers Monday seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton …

Subpoenas on Maui agencies and officials delay release of key report into deadly wildfire

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s attorney general on Monday blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. …

Afghan refugee convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque's Muslim community during the summer of 2022. …

New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms

New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished. …
World

South Korea will suspend licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punishment for doctors' walkouts

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean authorities will suspend the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that …

Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about …

Freddie Mercury's home is on the market for first time since 1980 minus his 'exquisite clutter'

LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s sanctuary in London, where he lived the last decade of his life, is on sale for the first time in nearly half a century — minus his “exquisite clutter.” …

Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia's president after tightly controlled vote

Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia Monday, as the election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened …

Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month, as the divide has grown between allies over food …
Entertainment
FILE - Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorced

Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced. A Los Angeles court judgment dissolving their marriage of nearly three years became official Tuesday, six months after the 30-year-old pop star file a …
A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” (March 6) (AP production by Javier Arciga)

Movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

A movie set armorer is challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust." In court records …
FILE - R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case, May 8, 2019, in Chicago. R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday, March 18, 2024, that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law unjustly used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including some who were children, for decades. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term

R. Kelly's lawyer says all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his trial of …
Caitlyn Jenner speaks at a press conference, Monday, March 18, 2024, in Mineola, N.Y. The former Olympic gold medalist threw her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes

Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities. The …
Ryan Gosling performs the song "I'm Just Ken" from the movie "Barbie" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Ryan Gosling's stellar 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars performance inspires huge jump in streams

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Can you feel the Kenergy? Ryan Gosling's Oscars performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I'm Just Ken” stole the show earlier this month. The popularity of his …