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Eating disorders marked by diagnosis, treatment gap for men, women of color
Eating disorders are on the rise in the U.S., including among teen girls. Attention still centers on women, who are most likely to suffer from eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. But research, diagnosis and treatment lags for men, LGBTQ individuals and Latina and Black women.
Wildfire burning near Biosphere 2 science facility in southern Arizona 50% contained
A wildfire in southern Arizona that's burning about a half-mile (0.80 kilometer) from the Biosphere 2 science facility has been 50% contained, firefighters on Sunday said.
Hobbs negotiating with GOP lawmakers to try to ask voters to extend transportation tax
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is directly negotiating with Republican lawmakers who control the Arizona Legislature to try to craft a deal to ask Maricopa County voters to extend a half-cent sales tax that for nearly 40 years has paid for new freeways, bus routes and light rail transportation projects.
‘Deeply repentant’ Vallejo gets 3 years for his role in Jan. 6 attack
An apparently contrite Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, a fraction of the sentence prosecutors sought for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Supervisor Bill Gates says he’s not running for re-election
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who worked to bat down election misinformation and a hostile political landscape in 2020 and 2022, announced Thursday that he's not running for re-election.
Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets prison
A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump 's longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced today to more than four years in prison, while an Arizona man also convicted of seditious conspiracy will likely also learn his fate today.
Family of man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city Wednesday, noting that its police department doesn't have a policy requiring officers to go into the water to save someone.
US Border Patrol chief retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 restrictions
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced that he's retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 Covid pandemic restrictions.
Experts: Arizona economy could be hit hard if default is in our stars
If the U.S. defaults on its debt, it would not be good news for anyone, but economists say it would be particularly bad news for Arizona.
Room to boom: Pinal County housing grew at fastest rate in state
It’s unclear which came first in Pinal County, the houses or the people filling them. What is clear is that both continue growing at some of the fastest rates in the state and, in some instances, the nation.
Phoenix area counts 4 heat-related deaths so far this year, 425 last year
As summer starts, Maricopa County officials say there have already been four heat-related deaths this year.
Angels on Patrol aids police in helping crime victims
Not every 911 call ends in an arrest, and many times police officers find themselves wanting to help crime victims and others in need without official resources to do so. That’s where Angels on Patrol, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, comes in.
