NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding.
The president on Wednesday said the …
GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Nearly 40 construction workers were still missing Wednesday in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday as rescue teams continued to search for …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is racing into yet another battleground state Wednesday, continuing to push a contrast with Donald Trump on economic policy as his own reelection campaign …
Valley & State
The trial has begun for a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting a professor in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints. A jury was …
HOUSING
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 …
ARIZONA LOTTERY
A Bashas’ Food City in Phoenix sold a Fantasy 5 ticket for the May 6 drawing that is worth $695,000, Arizona Lottery officials said Tuesday.
The ticket was sold at the store located at …
Education
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 …
Government
After many years in Coolidge, the Pinal County Elections Department is returning to Florence in June.
The new 53,000-square-foot facility at 320 W. Adamsville Road will be shared by the county …
Election
It turns out Aly Cline is battling more than one opponent in this year’s Surprise mayoral election.
SUNDAY SHOOTING
A 44-year-old Mesa man has been identified as the person shot and killed by an Arizona trooper early Sunday along Loop 101 in Tempe, authorities said.
Lemonte Anthony Knobelock died after …
TEEN VIOLENCE
Months of work by Chandler council members and city staff will be put on display in a pair of ordinances scheduled for discussion and a potential vote on Thursday evening.
The 6 p.m. regular …
Election 2024
Candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission won’t have to worry about a primary election for the three seats up for grabs in November.
Three Republicans and three Democrats are …
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