Black Friday: 'Everybody's trying to get an edge'

This used to be the day retailers counted on to bring their annual sales into the black, which led to the designation Black Friday. But that has changed dramatically.

Children's book author wants to combat nightmares

Getting the kids to bed can be a struggle. And that’s especially the case if they have fears that keep them from sleeping. But Arizona author Judy Laufer wants to change all that.

After delay, supervisors agree on settlement for inmate death

Maricopa County will pay $3.25 million to the family of Deborah Braillard. Court records show she died in the county jail in January 2005 after she was denied treatment for diabetes.

CDC report shows 7.5 percent of Arizonans have diabetes

A new report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 8 percent of Americans had diabetes as of 2010. In Arizona, it found 7.5 percent of residents with the disease, a more than 56-percent increase since 1995.

Valley Metro sees ridership records in October

More people took mass transit to get to their metro Phoenix destinations last month than in any month ever. 

All Maricopa County ballots should be counted by Tuesday

Two weeks after the polls closed, every ballot cast in Maricopa County from this month's presidential election should be counted by Tuesday.

Jail death settlement back on board's agenda

It looks like the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors may have changed its decision, again, about a multi-million dollar settlement over a jail inmate’s death.

Phoenix groups looking to fill empty lots with gardens

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has unveiled a new project that will create temporary public space on land just north of downtown that currently sits vacant.

Floodgates open into Grand Canyon on Monday

For the first time in four years, the federal government will simulate a flood in the Grand Canyon.

Marines form F35-B squadron in Yuma

The Marine Corps is forming the first squadron of pilots to fly the next-generation F-35B fighter jet in Yuma. So far two veteran pilots have been trained to fly the aircraft.

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