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Late in 2017, Arizona Republic investigative reporter Robert Anglen told the story of Arizona businessman and alleged former mafia member, Frank Capri, who had dabbled in the restaurant industry and left a chain of broken business in his wake.
March 21, 2019
The U.S. birth rate for women, across the board, is down — but the sharpest decline is among Hispanic women.
March 21, 2019
ASU has been working in Maryvale to help residents figure out solutions to community challenges as part of the Maryvale One Square Mile Initiative.
March 21, 2019
The Arizona House Ethics Committee decided Rep. David Stringer cannot keep documents private that relate to an investigation against him.
March 21, 2019
In the world of professional cycling, cyclist Kathryn Bertine says, things are not equal.
March 21, 2019
Actress and comedian Vicki Lawrence has played her character “Mama” for 45 years, starting with "The Carol Burnett Show" and moving on to "Mama’s Family."
March 21, 2019
Efforts to require everyone in the car to wear a seat belt has hit another dead end in Arizona. Rep. Bob Thorpe tried to convince the Committee on Health and Human Services to support his bill that would require back seats to also wear seat belts.
March 21, 2019
As the population of World War II Holocaust survivors dwindles, the torch is being passed to the next generation to tell their stories. A group is trying to keep their memories alive.
March 21, 2019
On Friday, the UN observes World Water Day. But while much attention is focused on eradicating this lack of access in developing countries around the world, right here in the United States, there may be at least 1.6 million Americans without a tap or toilet in their home.
March 21, 2019
This winter was the second coldest ever recorded in Phoenix. According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature from mid-December to March was 56 degrees. Beat only by the winter of 1997-98, when the average was 55 degrees.
March 21, 2019
Some farmers in Nebraska are facing devastation by the floods in the Midwest which have killed at least four people and left most of Nebraska underwater. Already, bankruptcies were up some 20 percent among Midwest farms.
March 21, 2019
Phoenix City Council members voted 5-3 on Wednesday to use the money for street repairs instead. The line was slated to open in 2026. It would have continued the current track west on Camelback Road.
March 21, 2019
Last year, the only state-operated rest stop along Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson was closed. A KJZZ listener submitted an inquiry through the Q&AZ reporting project.
March 21, 2019
A freshman guard overcame a frightful fall and helped Bobby Hurley — a two-time champion guard at Duke — get his first NCAA Tournament win as a coach. Luguentz Dort shook off knee and hip injuries from a hard fall, scored 21 points and led the Sun Devils to a long-awaited NCAA Tournament victory.
March 21, 2019
Arizona could lose millions of dollars in tax revenue if a measure to clarify what online purchases are — and are not — is passed.
March 21, 2019
An internet watchdog group reported Wednesday that the wife of a slain Mexican journalist was targeted by a spyware program just days after his death.
March 21, 2019
Earlier this week, Arizona’s Secretary of State’s Office decided to take the state out of the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck program. Arizona hadn’t sent information to the program since 2017, but this marked the official withdrawal from Crosscheck.
March 21, 2019
Local police discovered the bodies in a bullet-riddled car early Wednesday morning several miles outside of San Carlos. Roughly 50 rifle rounds were found near the vehicle. Officials with the state Attorney’s Office are investigating the incident.
March 20, 2019
The Interior Department will provide more than $291 million to states and tribes to clean up abandoned coal mines. In all there are $10 billion in abandoned mines that haven't been reclaimed.
March 20, 2019
