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TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s marching band – the Monster Band – returned to the Arizona State Capitol on Monday, performing during opening-day events as lawmakers gathered to …
EA’s Monster Band returns to the state Capitol for the opening day of the 2026 legislative session Read More
TweetPinShareBy Javier Delgado/Cronkite News: TEMPE – As the popularity of combat fighting continues to grow, the Phoenix area has earned the reputation of mixed martial arts hotbed. With many high-level gyms …
Fight club: Phoenix area emerges as hotbed for MMA fighters Read More
TweetPinShareBy Nate Mills/Cronkite News TEMPE – Students fled to the exits at Mountain America Stadium after Arizona State kicker Jesus Gomez missed his second field goal of the night. It was …
Houston, you are a problem: No. 24 ASU snaps 10-game home win streak in loss Read More
TweetPinShareThe project is adding more four-lane highway between Phoenix and Nevada Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is nearing the halfway point on a project that …
U.S. Higheay 93 widening project near Wikieup approaching halfway point Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy AZDPS PHOENIX – Cities around the country have recently experienced individuals with bad intentions attempting to impersonate law enforcement, diminishing trust between law enforcement officers and their communities. …
The Arizona Governor’s Office and the AZDPS warn: Impersonating a police officer is a felony Read More
TweetPinShareFederal Railroad Administration approves key documents PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation‘s study of passenger rail between the Phoenix and Tucson areas is ready to take an important step …
Phoenix-Tucson passenger rail study moving to second step Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy AZDPS PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is proud to announce the success of “Operation Escalading Switch,” a targeted enforcement effort led by the Arizona …
‘Operation Escalading Switch’ dismantles major vehicle theft ring in metro Phoenix Read More
TweetPinShareThe recent transport of the Philippine Mars seaplane is an example of ADOT’s work Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Transporting a giant World War II-era seaplane from Lake Pleasant to …
Permitting heavy loads on state highways is no easy task Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona House of Representatives PHOENIX – A new Arizona law closes a dangerous loophole that allowed predators to use artificial intelligence and digital editing tools to create child …
Arizona law closes exploitation loophole, criminalizes AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Rep. Lupe Diaz (R-19) PHOENIX – Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ latest budget proposal, which proposes to spend over $60 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars toward a variety …
Hobbs’ Water Spending Includes Political Subsidies and Government Surveillance Read More