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Yelp is closing three of its U.S. offices after finding most of its employees prefer to work remotely. The online review and reservation company also plans to downsize its office in Phoenix.
June 23, 2022
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs has come up at back-to-back hearings held by the House Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection by a pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol.
→ WATCH: House Jan. 6 committee hearings
→ WATCH: House Jan. 6 committee hearings
June 23, 2022
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly co-sponsored a bill to connect grandparents raising grandchildren with additional services and resources. Kelly said the Informing Grandfamilies Act would have a meaningful impact on families like those who testified in favor of the bill on Thursday.
June 23, 2022
An exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum, “Desert Rider” explores artists’ interpretations of lowriders, saddles and even skateboards and the role all of them have played in the culture of our region.
June 23, 2022
The Washington Post reports that a Trump campaign official who worked in Arizona has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department. The summons comes after Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing, where the House Select Committee said the former president was directly involved in a scheme to have phony electors replace real ones in states, like Arizona, that Trump lost.
June 23, 2022
June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX. To help mark the occasion, artist and educator Betsy Schneider, who's working on a project called, “Best Girl on the Team,” which documents 50 women who have played on men’s teams.
June 23, 2022
In Arizona, about 70 women die every year within 365 days of giving birth. But a recently-approved bill could help alleviate that situation.
June 23, 2022
Some Arizona cities won't be celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks this year due to supply-chain issues, while other shows are still on. Here's a guide to events in the Phoenix area and statewide.
June 23, 2022
Children can get long COVID-19, too. But research on the topic remains spotty, consisting mainly of small studies that exclude the youngest children and lack laboratory test results and control groups.
June 23, 2022
The Arizona Legislature approved a bipartisan $18 billion spending plan early Thursday that will make substantial investments in public schools, build new highways and pay down long-term debts.
→ More Arizona politics news
→ More Arizona politics news
June 23, 2022
A pair of massive floods that started in the mountains looming over the city of Flagstaff last year damaged entire neighborhoods and overwhelmed drainage systems. Now, city, county and federal officials are racing ahead of this year’s monsoons to create new systems to keep the water moving safely.
→ More news from the Fronteras Desk
→ More news from the Fronteras Desk
June 23, 2022
Republican legislators proposed adding six judges to Arizona’s 22-member court of appeals as part of a state budget wending through the Capitol this week.
June 22, 2022
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the Scottsdale Unified School District over an alleged open-meetings law violation.
June 22, 2022
Ninety-three percent of likely Arizona voters support “increasing spending and measures to prevent forest fires on state land,” according to an April survey conducted by the Center for the Future of Arizona.
June 22, 2022
Researchers say too much fuel in the forest can lead to bigger and hotter wildfires. So a coalition of government agencies and private interests are working to thin the forest near Payson. With wildfires burning throughout the state, it’s easy to forget that fire is part of nature.
June 22, 2022
A week ago the outgoing Phoenix police chief testified to Congress that guns have become more available and are too easy for children to get. On Wednesday, Jeri Williams vowed that her department would be laser-focused on taking firearms from criminals and people not supposed to have them.
June 22, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on lands access.
June 22, 2022
State representatives voted Wednesday to let any Arizona student get state funds to attend a private or parochial school.
June 22, 2022
Peoria plans to sell 2.66 acres of city-owned property to support a new dining district.
June 22, 2022
State lawmakers started work on a new state budget Tuesday morning, but that work was short-circuited by the afternoon, as the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee accused the House of going back on a deal.
June 22, 2022
