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Man gets nearly 2-year prison sentence in connection with arson case at Grand Canyon National Park
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in connection with an arson case at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said. A U.S. District Court judge in Phoenix also sentenced 21-year-old Dahntay Dunbar on Tuesday to five years of supervised...
Driver fatigue likely led to Arizona crash that killed 2 bicyclists and injured 14, NTSB says
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Fatigue likely led to a pickup truck driver’s crash last year that killed two bicyclists and injured 14 other riders on a bridge in a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report about the...
Joker is back, this time with Lady Gaga — and songs
VENICE, Italy (AP) — “ Joker ” is a hard act to follow. Todd Phillips’ dark, Scorsese-inspired character study about the Batman villain made over a billion dollars at the box office, won Joaquin Phoenix his first Oscar, dominated the cultural discourse for months and created a new movie...
Suns' All-Star trio of Durant, Booker and Beal back for Year 2 with a new coach, supporting cast
PHOENIX (AP) — The so-called Big 3 was a big disappointment for the Phoenix Suns in Year 1. Now the franchise hopes a little continuity for their star trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal — along with a revamped supporting cast — can help Year 2 be much more...
A brush fire prompts evacuations in the Gila River Indian Community southwest of Phoenix
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, Ariz. (AP) — Crews were trying to contain a brush fire Sunday that prompted evacuations in the Gila River Indian Community southwest of Phoenix, authorities said. Tribal officials said the fire broke out Saturday afternoon in a dry river bottom and was...
One person died, others brought to hospitals after bus crashed on interstate in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and others were taken to hospitals after the commercial bus they were traveling in crashed early Saturday morning on Interstate 10. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. The Arizona Department of Public...
Arizona Democratic campaign office damaged by gunfire
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Someone fired shots at a Democratic Party campaign office in a Phoenix suburb, causing damage but no injuries, authorities said. Tempe police said the damage was discovered early Monday and it is being investigated as a property crime since nobody was in the...
Boyfriend of a Navajo woman is sentenced to life in prison in her killing
PHOENIX (AP) — After family members of a slain Navajo woman described their grief in a federal courtroom, the judge on Monday sentenced her boyfriend to life imprisonment for first-degree murder in a case that became emblematic of what officials call an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous...
A motorcyclist is killed after being hit by a car traveling 140 mph on a Phoenix freeway
PHOENIX (AP) — A motorcyclist has died after being struck by a car travelling 140 mph (225 kph) by a suspected impaired driver on a freeway in Phoenix, authorities said Sunday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the driver of the car was taken into custody. The names of...
For home shoppers, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home
The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal of more cuts to come. Even so, aspiring homebuyers and homeowners eager to refinance should temper their expectations of a big drop in mortgage rates from here. While the...
