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Book Review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

Jun. 05, 2023 12:57 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — "The Wind Knows My Name" by Isabel Allende (Ballantine Books) Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, “The...

Diamondbacks extend Lovullo's contract through 2024 season

Jun. 04, 2023 13:59 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended manager Torey Lovullo's contract through the 2024 season. The deal announced Sunday is the third straight one-year extension for the longest-tenured manager in team history. Lovullo is 446-483 in seven seasons,...

Pilchard pitches Santa Clara past Arizona , 9-3 after weather delay at Fayetteville Regional

Jun. 04, 2023 01:24 AM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Cade Pilchard started and pitched six scoreless innings to earn Santa Clara a 9-3 win over Arizona in an elimination game in the Fayetteville Regional that was delayed by a lengthy bout with inclement weather Saturday. Weather postponed Saturday's...

Weather postpones TCU-Arkansas regional game

Jun. 03, 2023 21:04 PM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The NCAA tournament baseball game between TCU and Arkansas scheduled for Saturday night was moved to Sunday at a time to be announced. Thunderstorms delayed the elimination game between Arizona and Santa Clara that was scheduled for a 2 p.m. start. As of 8...

Bettman: NHL still committed to keeping Coyotes in Arizona after arena referendum failed

Jun. 03, 2023 20:37 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL is still committed to Arizona after Tempe voters rejected a referendum for a Coyotes arena. Bettman said the team is looking at other areas around Phoenix for a long-term home. “It’s a good market, and if...

Taylor drives in 6, leads TCU over Arizona 12-4 in Fayetteville Regional

Jun. 03, 2023 00:19 AM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Brayden Taylor hit a three-run home run and used two singles to drive in three more runs, and TCU rolled to a 12-4 victory over Arizona in Friday's nightcap of the Fayetteville Regional. Taylor finished with four hits in five trips to the plate for the...

Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line

Jun. 02, 2023 21:41 PM EDT

More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished. The decks of boats docked at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell smoldered as...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Jun. 02, 2023 14:08 PM EDT

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Nothing...

Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix

Jun. 01, 2023 23:57 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced...

Arizona State University to create a medical school in response to doctors, nurses shortage

Jun. 01, 2023 15:44 PM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University will establish its own medical school amid an ongoing shortage of health care workers across the state. University President Michael Crow and the Arizona Board of Regents announced the plans for school, to be called ASU Health, at a...