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Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region targeted from the Ukrainian side

A Russian border region plans to evacuate some 9,000 children from the area as it is continuously shelled from the Ukrainian side, an official said Tuesday. Kyiv’s forces have increasingly been …

Unilever is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business

LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce …
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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 …
Valley & State

Biden heads West to secure his standing in Nevada and Arizona

President Joe Biden is embarking on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Sun Belt as part of an aggressive play to re-energize vital parts of his 2020 electoral …
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.

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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

Lillard, Portis pace Bucks past Suns 140-129 without Antetokounmpo

Damian Lillard had 31 points and 16 assists and Bobby Portis had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee past the Phoenix Suns 140-129 as the Bucks hit 24 3-pointers to win without star Giannis …

Bucks' Antetokounmpo out with hamstring soreness vs. Suns

Milwaukee Bucks center Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns because of left hamstring soreness. Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.4 …

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 …
National sports
OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 19, 2024--WorldQuant, a global quantitative asset management firm, today announced the launch of its flagship International Quant Championship (IQC) for …
BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 19, 2024--BrightView (NYSE: BV), the nation’s leading commercial landscaping company, today announced a strategic partnership with Red Wing Shoes to help equip …
Throughout his water polo career, Max Irving has drawn inspiration from his father, Michael. Each of them knows what it’s like to work in front of a hostile crowd. Max Irving is preparing for the …
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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

Bill and Lisa Ford to raise $10M for Detroit youth nonprofit endowments

Ten nonprofits serving young people in Detroit will get an unusual, lasting gift as part of a campaign started by Lisa Ford and her husband, Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. …

Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin will have access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill starting Tuesday, allowing them to easily receive contraceptive medication …

The average bonus on Wall Street last year was $176,500. That's down slightly from 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500 as the industry added employees and took a “more cautious approach” to compensation, New York state’s …

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery. The health care giant said …

6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced for torture of 2 Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge …
World

A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That's a tall order

A British newspaper says Prince William and his wife Catherine have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home. It's the first reported footage of Kate since she had abdominal surgery for …

US officials say pact with strategically key Pacific island nations underscores American commitment

BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign …

Sex trade to slavery: a UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor

GENEVA (AP) — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame …

Hong Kong lawmakers hold special session, nearing vote on law that could further quash dissent

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's lawmakers met in a special session to resume debate on a proposed national security law Tuesday, paving the way to grant the government more power to quash dissent in …

Notre Dame Cathedral's restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery

The restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral following a tragic blaze in April 2019 is a story of dedication and recovery. The medieval monument immortalized in history, film and literature has been …
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 …