Mesa teen balances crochet business with school
While many high school seniors are focused on college applications and graduation, Linda Hernandez is juggling those responsibilities while running a thriving handmade crochet shop on Etsy. The Mesa teen, a senior at Arizona Virtual Academy, launched The Little Guppy Shop after teaching herself to crochet at age 15....
Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky to deliver 2026 State of the City address
Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky will give her second State of the City address from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, 7575 E. Princess Drive. The event is
Mesa to propose allowing e-bikes, e-scooters in city parks next year
The city of Mesa is looking to update ordinances that would change where e-bikes and e-scooters can be used. One would allow some e-bikes on sidewalks in city parks. The new ordinances would however limit those e-bikes and scooters to only 5 mph in parks. They would also be allowed on shared use paths with a speed...
Future Leaders Tackle Constitutional Amendments at Model Convention 2026
Few things are more civically encouraging than student activism. When focused on advancing democracy, it deserves to be celebrated and repeated. That's just what is happening for university and law students wanting to propose, debate, and vote on constitutional amendments. The second Model Constitutional Convention (...
Airbnb’s anti-party tech blocks 500+ Arizona NYE bookings
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Airbnb says it has stepped up use of its “anti-party” technology to prevent disruptive New Year’s Eve gatherings in Arizona neighborhoods, blocking hundreds of bookings the company says were likely to lead to large, noisy events. The company said its systems flagged and...
In the shadows of Phoenix, tribe is letting crumbling internment camp fade into history
More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were held captive inside 10 internment camps nationwide during World War II – including two in Arizona, built on Indian reservations by the U.S. War Relocation Authority without tribal consent. On Arizona’s western border, the Colorado River Indian Tribes has made a point to...
Jury backs Arizona State in assault report retaliation trial
PHOENIX (CN) — Eight federal jurors found Arizona State University and former Athletic Director Ray Anderson not liable for retaliating against an employee soon after he reported assaults and sexual harassment by a donor. “Very simply, I’m pleased with the jury’s verdict," Anderson said Thursday outside the...
Maricopa County is the latest Arizona government to set up data center zoning rules
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors overhauled its zoning ordinance at a meeting Wednesday. One major update is a change in how the county defines a data center. Board Chair Thomas Galvin says the modernized ordinance was about six months in the making. Multiple municipalities — such as Phoenix —...
Two Men Get Decades in Prison for Trafficking 35,000 Fentanyl Pills in Sioux Falls
Two men — one from Sioux Falls and one from Arizona — have been sentenced to long prison terms for trafficking tens of thousands of fentanyl pills into the Sioux Falls area and laundering the drug money. Fame Cobbs, 40, received a 24-year sentence, plus an additional 18...
Apache Junction, Mesa police seize dynamite during crisis response
Apache Junction police officers found dynamite in a vehicle during an investigation Wednesday at a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center. Officers found the explosives when they responded
