Phoenix construction jobs bouncing back

According to an analysis released Thursday, Phoenix ranks third in the country in number of construction jobs added over the last year.

Winter weather forecast

While the Valley just left summer behind a couple weeks ago, weather forecasters are already looking ahead, to what the winter will feel like. 

Maricopa school district attempts to pass a lesser, shorter override

The Maricopa Unified School District is struggling and this election it hopes its fifth attempt to pass an education override will be the charm. The district, about 40 miles south of Phoenix, is asking voters for money to climb out of its budget slump.

Hope for a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home

There’s new hope for a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home that was facing demolition in the Phoenix neighborhood of Arcadia.

Large marijuana grow destroyed in Wenden

Authorities have destroyed more than 4,500 marijuana plants found along the Centennial Wash near Wenden, about 100 miles northwest of Phoenix.

Valley home prices up...slightly

Valley home prices rose in August, but not by much, according to new numbers from ASU.

Challenges facing returning soldiers

As the U.S. continues its formal pullout from Iraq and Afghanistan, thousands of soldiers are returning home. But for many, home isn't the warm and comfortable place it should be.

Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius

Author Sylvia Nasar explains why legendary economists like Marx, Keynes and Friedman have played vital roles in world history.

Wrapping up the 2012 monsoon

National Weather Service Meteorologist-in-Charge of the Phoenix office Gary Woodall talks about how the 2012 monsoon season in the Valley compared to 2010 and 2011.

Fixing a broken border

Former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard discusses practical steps that can be taken to make the U.S.-Mexico border safer.

The fight over voter fraud

KJZZ's Nick Blumberg tells Steve Goldstein what his reporting uncovered about voter fraud and who is planning to be at the polls to prevent it.

Arizona group prints Spanish-language guide to ballot measures

An advocacy group is out with a Spanish-language guide to the ballot measures Arizona voters will decide next month.

CDC: Teen drinking and driving down more than 50 percent since 1991

New numbers show Arizona teens drink and drive at approximately the same rate as their counterparts around the country.

Size of Latino voting block increases

A new report shows the U.S. Latino voting block increased in the last four years. The growth is in the millions.

Two Border Patrol agents shot, one killed near Naco

An Arizona border sheriff says two suspects may already be in custody after the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent along the Mexican border early Tuesday morning. The agent was identified by the Border Patrol Tucson Sector office as Nicholas Ivie, 30.

Maricopa County Attorney frustrated with weak campaign laws

Arizona’s campaign finance laws need wholesale change, according to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.

Arizona attorney general facing civil charges for campaign violations

Attorney General Tom Horne denies that he violated campaign finance laws. On Tuesday, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said he is filing a civil action against the attorney general over alleged violations during Horne’s 2010 campaign.

U.S. Supreme Court denies challenge to Forest Service's "roadless rule"

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a federal rule maintaining roadless national forest land. 

Mixed quarterly results in commercial real estate

The latest data from Colliers International show strength in the Valley's industrial sector, but vacancies in the office market are still way above the national avergae.

South Sudan VP stops in Phoenix

The vice president of the world’s newest country will be in Phoenix Sunday.


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