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Don't vote for our brother, six siblings of U.S. congressman warn in viral video
Six siblings of a Republican congressman from Arizona seeking re-election in November's midterms have publicly endorsed his Democratic opponent — all but ensuring an awkward Thanksgiving family dinner this year. Paul Gosar, who first entered Congress in 2011 with the backing of the populist tea ...
Four people are missing after two boats crashed and sank on the Colorado River, ejecting more than a dozen people who were on board, authorities said Sunday. A recreational boat carrying 10 people and another vessel with six people on board collided head-on Saturday night ...
Mourners remember 'true American hero' John McCain at Arizona church service
Sen. John McCain was eulogized as "a true American hero" — and a terrible driver with a wicked sense of humor — in front of an estimated 3,500 mourners who crowded into an Arizona church to pay their final respects to the maverick politician. The ...
Some Arizona polling places down amid technician shortage, frustrating primary voters
A contractor hired to set up voting machines in the Phoenix area failed to send enough technicians, leaving several polling places out of operation during Arizona's primary election Tuesday, two years after voters endured hours-long lines. By 10 a.m., only four polling locations were down, ...
Trump endorses Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in Republican primary
President Donald Trump has endorsed Arizona's Republican governor in the state's Tuesday primary. The president tweeted his support of Doug Ducey on Monday amid endorsements of other Republicans running in primaries the next day. Ducey faces only token opposition and most ballots have already been cast ...
Sen. John McCain expressed his deep gratitude and love of country in his final letter and implored Americans to put aside "tribal rivlaries" and focus on what unites. Rick Davis, former presidential campaign manager for McCain who is serving as a family spokesman, read the ...
Replacing John McCain in Senate amid local GOP rift is political balancing act for Arizona governor
Sen. John McCain's death in office has handed Arizona's governor an empty Senate seat to give out — and a difficult political puzzle to solve before he does. Arizona law requires only that Gov. Doug Ducey name a replacement who is a member of McCain's ...
Small home-built plane crashes on Phoenix street, killing both aboard
A homemade plane crashed in a Phoenix intersection Monday, killing the pilot and the sole passenger, authorities said. The plane went down near the city's small Deer Valley Airport and the pilot, Theodore Rich, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene, Phoenix police Sgt. Mercedes ...
Drought creates perfect storm for wildfires across western U.S.
Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S. West, with the area burned in Colorado already four times the size of last year's total, as rising temperatures, drought and a buildup of forest fuels supercharge blazes. So far this year 3.3 million acres ...
After 9 years in fear, ex-wife of man suspected in 6 Arizona killings grateful to be alive
Connie Jones' life wasn't routine. She switched up her commute to work, went to different grocery stores, constantly looked over her shoulder, and took firearms training and defensive driving to protect herself and her son from an ex-husband she said was a maniac. Authorities have ...
Arizona governor announces deal to raise teacher pay on second day of walkout
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday announced a deal with state legislative leaders to raise teachers' pay 20 percent by 2020, as educators stayed away from classrooms a second straight day in a spreading revolt over salaries and school funding. In a joint statement with ...
A sea of teachers clad in red shirts flowed toward the Arizona Capitol on Thursday for an unprecedented walkout that closed most of the state's public schools, part of an educator uprising that bubbled up in other parts of the nation and spread west. Waving ...
