Tuesday 9 O'Clock Special

Milt Jackson was the most popular vibraphonist in jazz history playing bop, blues, and ballads with sensitivity and swing. He was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie and is best known for his stint with the Modern Jazz Quartet. Start the New Year with a look at the 50 year career of the legendary "Bags." Jazz awakes at 8 on KJZZ.

Prosecutors move to execute death row inmate

Prosecutors are seeking a warrant to execute an inmate convicted of murdering an elderly man more than 30 years ago. 70-year-old Edward Schad has been on death row since 1985. 

Whooping cough cases on the rise in Arizona

Cases of pertussis -- also known as whooping cough -- have spiked in Arizona this year. The Arizona Department of Health Services says as of December 15, the state’s seen 913 reported cases of pertussis and one death. 

Real Estate issues and the 2013 legislative session

As the Valley’s housing market continues to climb out of the doldrums, a state realtors’ association wants the area to be better prepared whenever the next downturn happens.

Optimistic outlook for 2013 real estate market

Analysts say the Valley’s housing market has turned around. Earlier this week, the Standard and Poor’s/Case-Shiller Index showed Phoenix home prices had risen faster than any of the other nineteen cities the index tracks.

Hopi drop Snowbowl lawsuit

The latest suit challenging snowmaking at  Arizona Snowbowl has been dropped. 

Danilo Perez on Thursday 9 O'Clock Special

Grammy award winner Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. Find out more about Danilo’s abundant talents and joyous enthusiasm which has made a fresh imprint on contemporary music, guided, as always, by his love for jazz.

Scutari and Lanning look back at 2012 in Arizona

Chip Scutari of Scutari and Cieslak and Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona talk about the impactful stories of 2012 in Arizona--and they look beyond the results of November's elections.

Robert Shelton on the Fiesta Bowl and college athletics

Fiesta Bowl Executive Director Robert Shelton talks about the January 3, 2013 matchup between the University of Oregon and Kansas State and the changes that are coming in 2014 to college football's system of choosing a national champion.

Phoenix nurse to ride in Tournament of Roses Parade

A float in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade will have a Phoenix connection.


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