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CGFD Awarded $351,510 FEMA Grant to Expand Firefighter Cancer Screening and Prevention

The Casa Grande Fire Department has been awarded $351,510 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to establish an enhanced cancer screening and early-detection program for Casa Grande firefighters.

Blimp spotted over the Tri-Community

The Goodyear Blimp was spotted over San Manuel and Oracle on Monday, Sept. 14. The last visit was back in 1959 (to our recollection). Many thanks to Parrish Traweek for the photo of the sighting and to Kevin Armburst for the scan of the historic photo from the San Manuel Miner.

Copper scores go ahead basket with 2.4 seconds left—lifts Mercury to 87-86 win over Dallas

After the FIBA World Cup and two away games, the Phoenix Mercury (14-26) welcomed the Dallas Wings (26-16) on Monday night at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Wings sat eighth in the WNBA Stadings, having wrapped up the final playoff spot, while the Mercury sat 12th in the WNBA. “We…

Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 3 TDs help Seahawks pull away from Cardinals

Drew Lock and Jaxon Smith-Njigba connected for three touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals 31-7 Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.

Tight first half leads to a second-half blowout, Cardinals lose to Seahawks 31-7

Starting the season with a 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, the Arizona Cardinals were welcomed back home for week two against reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks—an NFC West rival. With this unexpected victory, going into Inglewood as…

Rising lose 3-1 to El Paso—playoff chances grow questionable despite close gap

Phoenix Rising welcomed El Paso Locomotive on Saturday night at Phoenix Rising Stadium FC. Phoenix was coming off a 2-1 win over Tulsa, while El Paso had beaten Loudoun United 4-1. Despite winning two out of their last three games, Phoenix had a tough opponent, as El Paso was…

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Getting to know: Karen Bartunek

Karen Bartunek is a Phoenix native and mom of two who enjoys spending her free time reading, dancing, traveling, and, of course, indulging in absurd amounts of coffee. Her family […]

The youth’s vote—top priority—America’s democracy

Less than a month remains to register to vote in Arizona’s 2026 midterm elections—the deadline is October 5 at 11:59 p.m. If you’re not sure if your registration is up to date, you can check by clicking here and filling out the requested information. People who need to register…

September brings a reminder that falls aren’t an inevitable part of aging

“Why do you want to get rid of autumn?” That’s the question a friendly barista at the drive-thru window asked me when I mentioned I was working on an event […]