Veterans of Jazz

  In honor of veterans' day you'll hear the veterans of jazz.  The artists who fought to make jazz what it is today, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Billie Holiday and more.  It's a delightful night of music tonight when jazz awakes at 8!

Sale of Frank Lloyd Wright home falls through

The fate of a Phoenix home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright appears to be up in the air once again. 

Parade to honor veterans' service

Since 1997, the Phoenix VA has put together a Veterans Day parade to recognize those who served in the military, and to bring awareness to veterans' issues.

Director of Arizona Department of Veterans' Services: Jobs are biggest concern

Veterans’ Day is Sunday, and events are planned throughout the state to honor the estimated 600,000 military veterans living in Arizona.

Small group of doctors sign off on most medical marijuana

The Arizona Department of Health Services has issued its first annual report on the state’s medical marijuana program. The department’s director says he’s struck by the small number of doctors who have written a large percentage of the program’s certifications. 

Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk was a pianist and composer and iconoclast who wrote some of jazz's most recorded tunes.  Hear Dennis Rowland sing 'Round Midnight and Art Blakey do In Walked Bud, learn what made Monk so unique tonight on the 9 O'clock Special.  Plus dig Ray Brown and some High Heel Sneakers to start things off when jazz awakes at 8.

Use of provisional ballots up 15 percent from 2008

Of all the ballots cast this week in Arizona, more than 172,000 of them were provisional, according to data compiled from the Secretary of State. 

The influence of Native American voters

Organizers of a national get-out-the-vote campaign that targeted Native American communities for Election Day are considering their efforts a success.

Election Day and rural Arizona

The results of Election Day and its impact on rural Arizona were discussed by Steve Goldstein and Payson Mayor Kenny Evans. How will the Affordable Care Act affect rural health care?

Arizona gas prices down

Gas prices in Arizona have dropped more than a nickel in the past week.

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