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Many scholarships under the state's tuition tax-credit law go to those from high-income homes. Full Story »
Many scholarships under the state's tuition tax-credit law go to those from high-income homes. Full Story »
The lake approaches its 10th anniversary. Full Story »
A struggling economy makes this year's Season for Sharing fundraising drive even more important. Full Story »
Q&A with Tom Betlach, incoming director of AHCCCS. Full Story »
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled Grupo Mexico SAB should regain control of bankrupt Tucson copper miner Asarco LLC. Full Story »
'Uncle Ric and Uncle Tony are so cool," opines my 9-year old. "When will we see them again?" Full Story »
1884 -- The bright new yellow cars of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad's fast freight line present a very neat appearance as they pass through town. Full Story »
Diedre Hunter, Ph.D., from Lowell Observatory, gives a presentation about the telescopes used to create the image of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, image at right. The mural-sized images will be on display for the next year at the Flagstaff Public Library main branch. They were created by overlaying pictures taken from three separate orbiting telescopes. Full Story »
Cathy Allen, center, and her son, T.J. Allen, right, along with his friend, Eric Tapia, count and stack boxes packed on Saturday to be sent to troops. The sheriff's office staff and family worked together to pack 53 boxes Saturday at the National Guard Armory in Flagstaff. Full Story »
PRESCOTT -- Images pecked in stone hundreds to thousands of years ago could be for religious reasons, to mark territories or simple doodles such as those still made today by children and adults. Full Story »
As lawmakers in two separate panels hear testimony and data about Arizona's Private School Tuition Program, the Arizona Attorney General's Office is proposing changes to the 12-year-old law. Full Story »
A 1-year-old Gilbert girl is recovering and doing well after receiving a three-organ transplant earlier this month in Tucson, the first of its kind in the state and the Southwest. Full Story »
A 24-year-old Mesa woman is on trial in Maricopa County Superior Court on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend's 3-year-old son. Full Story »
During the Arizona Major League Baseball Alumni Association's Inaugural Awards Banquet, Arizona proved it was the baseball capital of the world as it honored its top baseball and softball players from around the state from the high school level to the major leagues on Saturday. Full Story »
On day two of the Arizona 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk, Gilbert resident Lisa Virgadamo sat on the ground along the 60-mile route somewhere in south Phoenix getting her feet rubbed by her husband. Slideshow: Arizona Breast Cancer walk, day 2 Walk to fight breast cancer starts Friday 3-Day Cancer Walk begins Friday Full Story »
PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Animal Care and Control shelters are overflowing with hundreds of animals, and all of them are on sale this weekend. Full Story »
ANTHEM -- Maricopa County sheriff's deputies need your help to find a bank-robbery suspect. Investigators believe Bradley Strawbridge, 25, was behind the armed robbery of a Bank of American in Anthem Saturday morning. Strawbridge, who is the primary suspect in the robbery, reportedly fled the area in a silver 1999 Dodge Durango. Full Story »
PHOENIX -- An anti-immigration rally at the State Capitol took an unexpected turn Saturday when a group of Neo-Nazis turned out. American Citizens United was one of several groups protesting across the country today, opposing a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The group, which is against amnesty for illegal immigrants, made it clear that racism had no place at its rally. The mood, however ... Full Story »
TOLLESON -- A baby and a toddler were killed in an early morning accident on Interstate 10 near Tolleson Saturday. It happened at about 12'30 a.m. According to the Department of Public safety, both kids -- a 4-month-old and and 18-month-old -- were in a car that stopped in an eastbound lane near 83rd Avenue. Another vehicle slammed into the car from behind. Both kids were pronounced dead at the ... Full Story »
GLENDALE, Ariz -- Two Glendale police officers have resigned and a civilian employee was fired after a lengthy internal investigation by the Glendale police department. Officer Adam Fisher resigned after being accused of having sex with a married co-worker at her Glendale home while he was supposed to be on patrol. Fisher and another officer, Daniel Arreola, are also accused of sending sexually ... Full Story »
The Arizona Cardinals are showing signs of a running game, which would make the team's powerful passing game even more effective against the Seattle Seahawks today. Full Story »
SLIDESHOW: Families of infants born in medical distress say a new intensive care unit at a Valley hospital can spell the difference between life and death. Full Story »
Doctors said the Neuro-NICU will save countless lives across the state. Full Story »
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a woman in the middle of an Anthem parking lot. Full Story »
Kyle Busch wrecked nine laps into the Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Full Story »
The group said they do not have racist views, and they support legal immigration. Full Story »
UPDATE: After an ABC15 report Friday evening, dozens of animals scheduled to be euthanized got a second chance at life. Full Story »
Brewer raised the ire of fiscal conservative Republicans when she pushed a sales-tax increase recently. Full Story »
Animal Control says every day they get about 100 animals walking through their doors. Full Story »
The vaccine will be offered for $18 and is available until 4 p.m. Full Story »
In these tough economic times, more and more people in our community struggle to meet life's basic needs and are turning to local non-profit agencies for help. Full Story »
Wendy and Dave Tirsch tried everything they could think of to get their new triplets to sleep at night. The two boys and a girl, now 14 months old, were born three months early. Each weighed about 1.5 pounds when born and spent some time in the hospital before coming home. Full Story »
Sometimes just being comfortable is a large part of learning for kids. Children from families in need may feel self-conscious in the classroom just because their clothing is worn or they don't have something such as a backpack to haul their books to school. Full Story »
Bill Anthony says he took some hard knocks as a pilot for the U.S. Marines in Vietnam, but he says the medical challenges of civilian life are pretty daunting, too. Full Story »
A struggling economy makes this year's Season for Sharing fundraising drive even more important. The campaign, sponsored by The Arizona Republic and 12 News, kicks off today and runs for seven weeks. Full Story »
Three people have been injured in a serious rollover crash on I-17 in Flagstaff Friday afternoon. Full Story »
Two Glendale police officers have resigned in light of accusations that one of them had sex with a female coworker while on-duty. Full Story »
Three valley men are walking across Arizona for a good cause. Full Story »
Saturday at the Arizona state Capitol and in several other cities across the country, tea parties aimed at illegal immigration were held. Full Story »
Two small children are dead after a car accident on the I-10 near 83rd Ave early Saturday morning. Full Story »
A Court of Honor for Troop 95 in Wickenburg will be held at the high school Tuesday (Nov. 21). Full Story »
Welcome to Wickenburg’s 30th Annual Bluegrass Festival this Friday through Sunday (Nov. 13-15). Thirty years ago the desert hills came alive with Bluegrass Music. Full Story »
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The Woodmark at Sun City invites everyone to the Memory Care Specialized Personal Care’s (SPA) 4th Annual Open House. Attendees can enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and enter to win door prizes. Information about the retirement community and all that it has to offer will be available. Full Story »
Elk Country gift store has relocated to 90 East Apache, next to Riata Saddles and Sweet Somethings and What Knots. With the larger location, Elk Country has enhanced and expanded its inventory. Full Story »
Editor’s note: This is the final article in a three-part series on some of the questions yet to be answered on what impact construction of the South Mountain Loop 202 will have on local residents. While there may be a ray of hope that the South... Full Story »
H1N1 vaccinations have made their way to the Kyrene School District, and immunization clinics will be held at various KSD locations beginning Monday, Nov. 16. The immunization clinics are being coordinated by Mollen Immunization Clinics, and the... Full Story »
“What I did in the military made me strong enough to do what I’m doing today,” U.S. Army veteran John Tuzzolino said. Tuzzolino, 39, of Ahwatukee Foothills, was paralyzed while assigned to a Ranger training battalion in 1991. After two years of... Full Story »
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on some of the questions yet to be answered on what impact construction of the South Mountain Loop 202 will have on local residents. While there is a possibility that the South Mountain Loop... Full Story »
The Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA Strong Kids Campaign didn’t raise enough money this year. Because of the bad economy, the demand for the campaign, which helps needy children and families afford programs at the YMCA, was much higher than... Full Story »
Men enjoy warm weather at a hot mineral spring near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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