SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $200 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday. The grant program will focus on expanding ferry service in…
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Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he continually disparaged a law clerk in his…
Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been locked up at least three months while waiting to go on trial. Some have longer expect times because two-thirds of…
Work to start on Fountain Hills observatory next year
PHOENIX – After years of planning, construction on the International Dark Sky Discovery Center in Fountain Hills is set to start in March 2024. “We are so over-the-top happy,” Joe Bill, the…
Total GivingTuesday donations were flat this year, but 10% fewer people participated in the day
NEW YORK (AP) — Nonprofit organization GivingTuesday estimates that donors gave $3.1 billion this year on what has become one of the most important fundraising days of the year — the Tuesday…
A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — Tires from a large airplane that’s been stuck in a Hawaii bay for more than a week are resting on parts of a reef, according to video…
US 93 reopened after crash closed highway near Wickenburg
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation reopened U.S. 93 after closing it in both directions for more than three hours near Wickenburg on Wednesday night. According to ADOT, the closure was…
US economic growth is revised up to a 5.2% annual rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America’s consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Wednesday…
investigate says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people
PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Genaldi’s road to homelessness began early this year when a car slammed into the rear of his motorcycle, crushed three of his ribs, and left him in a…
1 man killed, 2 others critically injured in west Phoenix shooting
PHOENIX — Police are investigating an incident that left one person dead and two others in critical condition in west Phoenix on Wednesday. Officers responded to a shooting call at 3:41 p.m….
KTAR News anchor Jayme West reads to 3rd graders in Phoenix
PHOENIX — It’s the time to give back and with the men’s basketball Final Four in the Valley next year, provided KTAR News anchor Jayme West a unique and enriching opportunity. West…
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with…
Texas man sentenced 2 years in prison for threatening Georgia election workers after 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man who was the first arrest by a Justice Department task force that investigates threats to election workers has been sentenced to two years in prison over…
Hospital security guard in Phoenix accused of sex with corpse
PHOENIX — A hospital security guard in Phoenix was arrested Tuesday after being accused of sexual misconduct with a dead body, authorities said. Randall Bird, 46, is said to have had sex…
Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue sentenced to 10 years
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue in an antisemitic attack two years ago was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Franklin Sechriest,…
Missing Phoenix man found dead
PHOENIX — An 86-year-old man who went missing a month ago was found dead Monday in west Phoenix, authorities said. The body of George Albert Barger was located near Glendale and 99th…
Former MMA fighter to face child sex crime charges in Arizona
PHOENIX – A former MMA fighter from Scottsdale was arrested in Florida last week for his alleged involvement in child sex crimes, authorities said. James Bond, who changed his name from Jaymes…
Maine offers free university tuition to Lewiston shooting victims, families
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s public university system is offering free tuition to family members of those who died and to those who were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in state…
3 dead, 1 hospitalized in explosion that sparked massive fire at Ohio auto repair shop
HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at an auto repair shop in Ohio that killed three people and sent a fourth person to a hospital sparked a massive fire that burned for…
Teen fatally shot in San Tan Valley neighborhood, suspect arrested
PHOENIX — A teenage suspect is in custody after a teenager was fatally shot in a San Tan Valley neighborhood Tuesday night, authorities said. Authorities responded to a call about shots fired…