East Valley event thanks Vietnam veterans |
In March 1973, the last U.S. combat unit withdrew from Vietnam, returning many veterans to a disgraced country divided. Starting at noon on Saturday, March 25, the 50th Anniversary Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day event will be held at the Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery, 7900 E. Main St., Mesa, U.S. Active Service Areas. […]
Alex Bhathal: Building the Raj Empire
Alex Bhathal started his family business when he was ten years old. Raj Swim is a local company founded by her parents that designs, manufactures and sells designer and private label swimwear for nationally recognized brands. Employment did not last long. “My father fired me the following year because he was more interested in spinning […]
Wife of murdered Yavapai Sergeant leans on faith and family after husband’s death
Yavapai County, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – Yavapai County Sheriff Sergeant Rick Lopez was shot dead while on duty in June 2022. Lopez’s wife is speaking to her family in Arizona.”I spend him one day at a time, one moment at a time,” he said. “There are no good days or bad days. They are all […]
Author Patricia Cutright comes to AWC for book discussion | Yuma
Yuma — The community is invited to Arizona Western College to participate in book discussion events with authors. Cutright will discuss her young adult book, Native Women Changing Their Worlds, which explores the lives of 12 Native American and First Nations activists and changemakers. Each chapter focuses on a variety of women’s contributions to making […]
Navajo Nation goes to Supreme Court for access to parched Colorado River
After 20 years of fighting for the right to draw water from the Colorado River, Navajo Nation files lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Endangered by drought and overuse, the river flows along the Navajo border in northern Arizona. However, this tribe has never had the right to use that water on its […]
Notes from the North: Baseball teams working around snowy mountain conditions
Mar 20, 2023, Brian M. Bergner Jr., AZPreps365 Kenny Macias, head coach of Flagstaff, speaks with the players as they face the Empire in the Lancer Baseball Classic in Tucson on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Flagstaff Athletics/courtesy) TUCSON — Needing to head south to Tucson to finally see green grass and sunshine in Arizona’s skies, […]
Three years since the first reported COVID case in Yuma
Lawmakers and hospital leaders reflect pandemic’s impact on the region YUMA, Arizona (KECY, KYMA) – Yuma has reported more than 70,000 cases of COVID since the pandemic began, according to the Arizona Department of Health (AZDHS). And tragically, over 1,000 people have died from the virus. On March 20, 2020, the first COVID case was […]
Mountain lion attacks man camping along Salt River in Gila County
arizona news Has been updated: March 20, 2023 at 3:47 PM (National Park Service photo) PHOENIX — A 64-year-old man on a rafting trip was attacked by a mountain lion while camping on the banks of the Salt River, Gila County officials said. According to one person, a group of 10 rafters attempted to fend […]
Cochise County Sheriff Assist Team Members help keep kids at school safe
Apache, Arizona (KGUN) — While some schools have resource officers roaming the hallways for added security, students at Apache Elementary have two members of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Assistance Team (SAT). I am looking forward to meeting you. For 7th grader Levi Long, having a SAT member in the playground gives him and his classmates […]
Feds to send nearly $200 million to help communities prepare for wildfires
Vice President Kamala Harris and other administration officials said Monday that the Biden administration will transfer $197 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act of 2021 to help communities prepare for wildfires this summer. The funding represents the first round of a new $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense grants program approved under the $1.2 trillion infrastructure […]
