Phoenix will install its 1,000th alley gate this weekend. It's all part of an initiative by the city to enhance neighborhood safety and cut down on crime.
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It’s a roughly $200 million federal contract split by legal aid groups in Arizona and other states that allows attorneys to speak to and represent children after they’ve been released into shelter facilities run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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Oak Flat — an area sacred to generations of Apaches — may soon be home to one of the largest copper mines in the world. A seven-part series from KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio, airing on 91.5 FM from March 17-21, explores the land's past, present and future.
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Five burn patients from Hawaii who were severely injured in a fireworks explosion on New Year’s Eve have now been discharged from an Arizona hospital.
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The team said long-standing roof issues at Chase Field have been fixed, while the ballpark's air conditioning system continues to be a work in progress.
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Canadian authorities have reported more illegal drugs flowing from the U.S. into Canada than the other way around.
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Women were always among those who took to the streets in support of the civil rights movement. To honor them, the city of Phoenix is now ceremoniously renaming one of those streets.
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Arizona State is hiring Grand Canyon’s Molly Miller as its next women’s basketball coach. Miller led the Lopes to their first Western Athletic Conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance.
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A housing bill known as “Yes in God’s Backyard” was rejected by state lawmakers on Thursday. The bill would allow a certain amount of housing units to be built on church property and is meant to increase Arizona’s housing supply.
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This Saturday morning, community members and car enthusiasts will gather for the second-ever Unity Cruise to the Capitol event. Hundreds of lowrider cars will make their way from Encanto Park to the state capitol for a celebration of lowrider culture and the legacies of two Chicano community pillars.
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In May, Mexican officials will begin enforcing the requirement for tourists traveling to Rocky Point to carry the proper tourist permit — a rule that has long been in place but was rarely enforced.
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Nearly a month has passed since actor Gene Hackman died alone, and due to his Alzheimer’s disease, he was likely unaware that his wife and caregiver had died a week earlier. Now, one Mesa organization is asking the public to check in on their elderly neighbors and loved ones.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday ordered the state Department of Agriculture to delay its rules mandating cage-free eggs until 2034. But consumers counting on a break in their breakfast budgets may be in for a disappointment.
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Frankel was The New York Times' executive editor from 1986 to 1994. He remained with the newspaper for nearly half a century, ushering it through different eras.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for the return of the Venezuelan migrants sent by the U.S. to El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele said they were transferred to a mega-prison.
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Trump's frequent attacks on Canada's sovereignty have infuriated Canadians and led to a surge in Canadian nationalism that has bolstered Liberal poll numbers.
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The pontiff left the hospital on Sunday following treatment for a severe respiratory infection that led to bilateral pneumonia.
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The death toll reached the milestone just days after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza, breaking a ceasefire with Hamas.