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The Internal Revenue Service says 660,000 taxpayers will have their refunds delayed by up to six weeks because of a problem with the software they used tofile their tax returns. The delay affects people claiming education tax credits who filed returns between Feb.
Sept. 20, 2013
A state court ruled Monday that a Gilbert
spa owner does not have the right to use fish as a pedicure treatment. But it might not be the end of the legal battle.
Cindy Vong was blocked from using fish as an exfoliant at her nail salon in Gilbert, because the Arizona Board of Cosmetology said it was unsanitary.
Sept. 20, 2013
Tucson is looking to tighten gun regulations. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday to draft an ordinance requiring residents to report a lost or stolen gun to the Tucson Police Department within 48 hours.
Sept. 20, 2013
A West Valley businessman has been appointed to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Clint Hickman replaces former supervisor Max Wilson, who resigned due to health concerns.
Clint Hickman takes the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors oath of office, administered by Clerk of the Board Fran McCarroll.
Sept. 20, 2013
Firebird International
Raceway is preparing for its final event after 30 years in the Southeast Valley.
Firebird International Raceway will close its doors Saturday after a grand finale event.(Photo by Al Macias - KJZZ)
The motorsports landmark shuts down at the end of March and more than two dozen jobs will be lost immediately afterward, said General Manager Franki Buckman.
Sept. 20, 2013
Tempe-based US Airways is one step closer
to merging with American Airlines following a judge’s decision Wednesday. American
has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since late 2011, so it needed a court’s
approval before the deal could go forward.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Arizona Diamondbacks open their season tonight
at Chase Field against the St. Louis Cardinals. It will be a much different team
that takes the field for Arizona, with two of the three starting outfielders,
Chris Young and Justin Upton, having been traded.
Sept. 20, 2013
The U.S. Department of
Education is monitoring the Maricopa County Community College District for
alleged discrimination.
The Maricopa County Community College District office in Tempe. (Photo by Emily Johnson - KJZZ)
A complaint
accused the district of requiring citizenship information from some student immigrants
who are qualified to stay in the U.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Arizona Senate
rejected a bill Thursday making it easier to fire some low-performing teachers The measure would have allowed experienced
teachers to be placed on probationary status.That status
allows a school board to fire a teacher with little notice.
Sept. 20, 2013
Join KJZZ, The Takeaway and Oregon Public Broadcasting for Can We Talk About Guns?-- a discussion about gun culture and how our personal experiences shape our views of guns on Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.
Sept. 20, 2013
A judge has allowed a death row inmate to
move forward with his request to be executed quickly. Dale
Hausner was found guilty of six murders and many other crimes in connection
with shootings around the Valley during 2005 and 2006.
Sept. 20, 2013
