Greg Powers gets $1.3M contract buyout
The now-former head hockey coach is getting just over $1.3M. It will be paid out in three payments through 2028.
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Phoenix commission pushes back on plan to demolish downtown YMCA
The Phoenix Suns, Mercury and YMCA want to build a $60 million facility with affordable housing on the site of the closed downtown YMCA.
'Last year a dog won' | Kid-led 'straightest stick' contest brings smiles to Minnesota village
Siblings Setona and Soren Mahoney hosted their second annual straightest stick competition in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota.
Transgender athletes, restrooms and Prop. 318: What's at stake?
Proposition 318 would expand restrictions on transgender athletes and require athletic facilities to separate restrooms, showers and locker rooms by biological sex.
Brewers-Rays will produce a first-time champion, and maybe the first all-indoor World Series
The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays will face off in the first World Series between title-less teams since the Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals in 1980.
Did anyone win Powerball's $607M jackpot? Here are the winning numbers for Oct. 19
A $607 million jackpot was up for grabs in Monday's Powerball drawing. Here are the winning numbers.
Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
Five of the world's space agencies have joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on Mars' moon Phobos.
South Phoenix’s New Garden Restaurant to close after generations of family ownership
A Valley family will soon say goodbye to their Chinese restaurant that’s been serving the South Phoenix community for more than 80 years.
FBI investigating suspicious letters sent to Grijalva, Ansari and Stanton
Suspicious letters, some of which contained unknown substances, were sent to three of Arizona’s Democratic members of Congress, just days after the Secretary of State’s Office was evacuated because of an envelope filled with white powder. In a joint statement, U.S. Reps. Adelita Grijalva, Yassamin Ansari and Greg…
Coro-no-more: After nearly a century, Coronado Motel is razed with little fanfare
The motel is one of the few remaining relics of downtown Phoenix’s bygone era, slowly being wiped out by redevelopment.
With 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority
Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle, even as Democrats are expected to flip fewer U.S. House seats than wave elections this century. The Cook Political Report with Amy…
Arizona congressman demands answers on unmarked ‘pop-up’ immigration courts
Democratic U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton learned that the Department of Homeland Security was using a Federal Emergency Management Agency building as an immigration court, but when he went to inspect it, he was met with roadblocks. “No. 1, there is no signage indicating this is an immigration court room,” Stanton told…
‘It’s overwhelming’: Staple Phoenix Jewish deli readies to say goodbye
"I never could have imagined the outpouring of support that we’ve gotten," the owner says. Fans have one more week to visit.
Trump creates women’s health task force, revokes Biden research actions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
Schools, budgets and the balance of power frame the contest in a swing Scottsdale-area district
If Republicans can’t hold on to a pair of legislative seats in a competitive and wealthy legislative district, Democrats could find themselves in control of the Arizona House of Representatives for the first time in 60 years. While Republicans labor to maintain the majority they’ve held in the chamber uninterrupted…
Three-peat: Rafi Law Group named one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies
Putting people first earned the Arizona-based firm a third recognition from AZ Business magazine and BestCompaniesAZ.
We couldn’t wait to try this new Gilbert restaurant. It let us down
This date night destination needs to dial things in. But we find ourselves rooting for it.
The best Phoenix music festivals you can’t miss this fall
Country stars, underground punk, free concerts and massive EDM parties are all on the calendar.
Democrats could flip legislative chambers, break GOP supermajorities, analysis finds
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics released its final analysis of state…
Imminent midterm elections add urgency, sense of purpose to No Kings protests
Instead of marching to the Capitol, protesters headed to MCTEC where protesters dropped off their ballots for early voting.
In the nation’s capital, rallygoers hoist umbrellas at No Kings get-out-the-vote event
WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times…
Arizona No Kings crowds channel anger at Trump and Republicans into early votes
Tens of thousands of Arizonans rallied and voted early on Saturday as part of the fourth No Kings day of protest that saw 44 demonstrations across the Grand Canyon State in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The protests and marches in Arizona were part of some 3,000 similar events…
Get your booze at these 10 Halloween bars popping up around Phoenix
This spooky season, treat yourself to potent potions made in sinister settings.
Known for excellence, Michelin publishes Southwest Guide full of errors
Everyting? Proram? What in the world is going on? Arizona restaurants deserve better.