AZ Briefing: Scottsdale home sells for record $28.1M; Some schools didn't get Gov. Ducey's program funds; Juneteenth at Phoenix restaurants
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article and headline listed an incorrect selling price for a north Scottsdale Silverleaf home.
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
A 21,150-square-foot mansion with two glass elevators in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community sold for a record $28.1 million. See inside.
Arizona schools that went mostly remote during the pandemic have been cut out of Gov. Ducey's grant program. Here's what schools are doing about the controversy.
'It's a jubilee. It's about breaking bread': Here's how Phoenix chefs are celebrating Juneteenth and the food you can try.
Today, you can expect it to be very warm, with a high near 109 degrees. Clear and warm at night, with a low near 80 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1862, Sylvester Mowry’s silver mine at Patagonia was confiscated and Mowry was arrested on charges of being a Confederate sympathizer.
In 1901, the first commencement exercises were held at Northern Arizona Normal School with class of four graduates.
In 1908, 2,000 residents of the Salt River Valley watched as Gov. Joseph H. Kibbey pulled the lever which raised gates on the newly completed Granite Reef Dam.
In 1913, Thomas E. Farish, author and mining engineer, was appointed state historian.
In 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Another record $28.1M price for Scottsdale home
