April 25, 2024 ‘Fake electors’ indictment charges GOP leaders with felony fraud, forgery WASHINGTON - Eleven top Arizona Republicans were among 18 people indicted on felony fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges for their part in a plan to present themselves to Congress as the state's presidential electors and throw the election to Donald Trump. The 58-page indictment handed up Wednesday gives a detailed account of the plan by former state party Chairwoman Kelli Ward, current state Sens. Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern, and others, to keep Trump - identified as "Unindicted Coconspirator 1" - in o ..read more

April 25, 2024 ‘Opportunities are boundless’: Arizona’s pushes space sector’s growth through education, collaboration, economy PHOENIX – “Our opportunities are boundless, just like space,” Gov. Katie Hobbs told an audience at the second annual Arizona Space Summit in Tempe last month. Arizona is the fifth-largest employer in aerospace and defense manufacturing, home to over 1,250 supply chain contributors, according to the Arizona Commerce Authority. Sandra Watson, the authority's president and CEO, said Arizona has become the “global hot spot for emerging technologies and advanced manufacturi ..read more

April 25, 2024 The rise of Valley fever SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, Calif. – Valley fever has been infecting people in the Southwest U.S., Central America and South America for decades. “It’s not just (in Arizona). It’s also up and down the Western Hemisphere. There are pockets in Mexico, there are pockets in Central America,” said Dr. John Galgiani, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona. In 1891, a medical student in Argentina came across a 36-year-old soldier with a fungal-like mass on his right cheek and elsewhere on his body. A year later, a migrant farm w ..read more

April 25, 2024 Valley fever, a fungal disease endemic to the Southwest, disproportionately affects minority populations TUCSON – Daniel Sestiaga remembers being in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in late 2020. He tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in June, then later tested negative, but he was still struggling to breathe and testing positive again by the end of August. After driving 60 miles to see his Indian Health Service primary care physician in Sells, Sestiaga said that his doctor took a chest X-ray showing pneumonia. His breathing became so difficult that he had to go to ..read more

April 25, 2024 Clock is ticking: Arizona Cardinals set eyes on NFL draft with fourth pick overall PHOENIX – Following the fast frenzy of free agent action that has taken place over the past few months, the Arizona Cardinals now have their eyes set on 11 total draft picks heading into the NFL draft. But it all starts with the fourth overall pick for a team looking to revamp and reload following a 4-13 season. Last Thursday, Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort and coach Jonathan Gannon took the podium to discuss their plans for the draft, which begins Thursday and runs through Saturday. Wi ..read more

April 25, 2024 Pressure, resilience define former Pinnacle star Spencer Rattler’s unconventional journey to NFL draft PHOENIX – Ever since he was in middle school, Spencer Rattler has felt the hype around his name. The Phoenix native was highly coveted by high schools in Arizona as his freshman year approached. During his senior year at Pinnacle High School, where Rattler grew into the consensus No. 1 quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class, he starred in the documentary “QB1: Beyond the Lights.” Described as confident and competitive from day one, he set state records during his high school ..read more

April 25, 2024 ‘Power to evoke change’: Phoenix-based Artists 4 Liberation uses art to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza ..read more

April 25, 2024 NFL tight end Mark Andrews wants to inspire others with diabetes both on and off the field MESA – Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was not always a football star. When he was young growing up in Scottsdale, soccer was his sport of choice. However, it appeared his sports career might be in jeopardy when he and his family found out that he had type 1 diabetes. Now, Andrews, a Scottsdale native who played wide receiver at Desert Mountain High School, is one of the NFL’s best tight ends, with three Pro Bowl appearances and a First-Team All-Pro nomination in 2021. But even whe ..read more

April 25, 2024 After losing players to the transfer portal, Arizona State football looks to returnees to bolster defensive line TEMPE — With the NFL draft and transfer portal taking players from teams across the country, Arizona State is relying on returnees to bolster the defensive line. ASU must deal with two big departures with defensive linemen B.J. Green and Dashaun Mallory going to Colorado and the draft, respectively. The Sun Devils will also be without graduate defensive lineman Anthonie Cooper this season after an ACL injury, so there are several major holes to fill. Mallory is an esp ..read more

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