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Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Nov. 28, 2023 17:17 PM EST

WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock's family has used groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than six decades. They're long...

Runaway bull on Phoenix freeway gets wrangled back without injury

Nov. 24, 2023 15:57 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona state troopers say nobody was injured when a runaway bull was found wandering around a Phoenix freeway early Friday. Video footage from a traffic camera shows the dark, long-horned bull mulling around the highway as troopers try to herd it from the safety of...

Durant scores 31, now 11th all time in points, Suns roll past Portland 120-107

Nov. 22, 2023 00:31 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, passing Elvin Hayes for 11th place all time, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night. Durant, playing in his 1,000th NBA game, needed 14 points to pass Hayes, who...

Man fatally shot 2 people at random at Arizona bus stop, police say

Nov. 21, 2023 14:53 PM EST

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting two men at random at a bus stop in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, authorities said Tuesday. Dominic Celaya, 26, was booked into jail Monday on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of...

Police shoot armed woman at Arizona mall and charge her with assault

Nov. 18, 2023 17:52 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Police responding to a report of a disorderly person at a Chandler, Arizona, shopping mall shot an armed woman who was then treated at a hospital and sent to jail, Chandler police said Saturday. Renata Eldred, 50, was creating an unspecified disturbance in a parking...

Remains found in remote Arizona desert in 1992 identified as missing teen girl, police say

Nov. 17, 2023 20:50 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Arizona have determined that decomposed remains found in August 1992 in a remote desert area outside Phoenix were those of a missing 15-year-old, Melody Harrison. The Apache Junction Police Department announced Thursday that advancements in DNA testing...

A woman is ordered to pay nearly $39K to American Airlines for interfering with a flight crew

Nov. 15, 2023 19:07 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman from Hawaii has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a flight last year, according to authorities. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 29-year-old Cayla Farris was sentenced to more than three...

Universal Technical: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 15, 2023 16:19 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Universal Technical Institute Inc. (UTI) on Wednesday reported earnings of $6.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Phoenix-based company said it had profit of 10 cents. The school for auto, motorcycle and...

Edgio: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 15, 2023 05:11 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Edgio, Inc. (EGIO) on Tuesday reported a loss of $24.5 million in its third quarter. The Phoenix-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option expense, were 7 cents per share. ...

Alker holds on to win PGA Tour Champions finale and $1 million payoff

Nov. 12, 2023 19:07 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Steven Alker had to get up-and-down for par on the last three holes for a 1-under 70 that allowed him to hang on and win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday and a payoff of just over $1 million. Alker won the Schwab Cup a year ago. This time he did the next...