Stories tagged with: arizona
Arizona Cardinals DE Watt likely done for year
(PHOENIX) — Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt will have season-ending shoulder surgery, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team had already ruled Watt out for Thursday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, and he was listed as Did Not Participate all week during practice. Watt... Read More.
Kyrsten Sinema has rankled fellow Democrats, but will it matter in her home state of Arizona?
(WASHINGTON) -- While national Democrats, including President Joe Biden, struggle with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's positions in an evenly-divided Senate, progressives at home are launching campaigns to pressure the state's senior senator, threatening a primary challenger in 2024.But Arizona is far from a blue... Read More.
Helicopter, small plane crash mid-air in Arizona
(CHANDLER, Ariz.) -- A helicopter and a fixed-wing plane collided in mid-air in Chandler, Arizona, Friday, local authorities confirmed.Chandler police tweeted that they are currently at the scene."We are at the scene of a mid-air collision between a plane and helicopter at a Chandler... Read More.
GOP-led review of Arizona ballots reaffirms Biden’s win
(PHOENIX) -- Nearly eleven months after Joe Biden was elected president, the GOP-led review of Arizona's Maricopa County ballots has found no substantial deviation from the vote count reported by the county that helped clinch the win for Biden.The review's count was within a... Read More.
Arizona mom urges masks in classrooms after her kindergartner contracts COVID-19
(QUEEN CREEK, Ariz.) -- An Arizona mom's worst fear came true when her 5-year-old daughter tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after her school year started.Heidi Kim's 5-year-old daughter, Irene, is in kindergarten and her 8-year-old daughter, Rosalind, is in third grade at EduPrize charter... Read More.
Supreme Court upholds Arizona restrictions in major voting rights, racial discrimination case
(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a major voting rights case involving whether Arizona voting restrictions are racially discriminatory.The high court ruled Arizona’s out-of-precinct policy and HB 2023 do not violate the Voting Rights Act and were not enacted with a... Read More.
Arizona ‘audit’ becomes far-right campaign stop, fuels conspiracy that election can be overturned
(PHOENIX) -- The so-called "audit" in Arizona of Maricopa County's 2020 general election ballots started as a court battle between the state Senate and the county board of supervisors. Since then, it has transformed into a full-fledged symbol of the GOP's stance on the... Read More.
Arizona shooting spree suspect thought people were after him for prior shooting: Police
(PHOENIX) -- The suspect in a shooting spree targeting pedestrians and vehicles throughout metropolitan Phoenix on Thursday is a teenage security guard who allegedly told police he believed people were after him in the wake of a separate shooting he was involved in while... Read More.
1 dead, 12 people injured stemming from drive-by shooting spree in Arizona: Police
(PHOENIX) -- One person is dead and a dozen people injured after an apparent drive-by shooting spree near Phoenix, authorities said.Police are investigating at least eight different shooting incidents that occurred over the course of a 90-minute period Thursday morning throughout the West Valley,... Read More.
Universities can’t require vaccines: Arizona governor’s executive order
(PHOENIX) -- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Tuesday that prohibits public universities and community colleges from requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccines or show proof of vaccination to attend class."The vaccine works, and we encourage Arizonans to take it," Ducey... Read More.