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6 more suspects found in Epstein files, officials say
WASHINGTON – Two House members who led the effort to force the Justice Department to release more documents about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said they discovered at least six more suspected accomplices. The department began Feb. 9 allowing...
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Hundreds protest against ICE outside Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA, CA – They came, they marched, they chanted − all under a close watch. But it wasn’t ICE agents who patrolled the streets on Super Bowl Sunday, as many had anticipated. Hundreds of people on Feb. 8 took over a main thoroughfare less than 2...
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Electric golf returns
There was a lot of interest entering into Sunday’s fourth round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale on Feb. 8, with anticipation for a great final round at TPC Scottsdale. Fourteen golfers entered the final round within four shots of tournament...
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MAGA vs. Bad Bunny is a Super Bowl split
Sen. Tommy Tuberville was thrilled to attend the Super Bowl in 2025 when he hitched a ride on Air Force One, joining President Donald Trump and several other Republican lawmakers for the big game. “Happy Super Bowl Sunday,” the Republican senator for...
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U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty comes to end
WASHINGTON – A 15-year-old treaty that restricted how many nuclear weapons the United States and Russia can maintain has come to an end, as experts warn that no new agreement could portend a new arms race not seen since the Cold War. The New START...
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GA county fights back on 2020 ballot seizure
Fulton County, Georgia, challenged the Trump administration in court Feb. 4 over its seizure of ballots in an investigation tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said. The county asked a federal court to limit the warrant to provide an...
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Officers in Minneapolis to wear body cameras
WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said immigration officers in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras immediately, following the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. The...
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ICE, DHS pressed to honor tribal IDs
The Navajo Nation Council has passed legislation calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE to formally recognize Navajo Nation-issued tribal identification and respect the political status of Navajo citizens. The vote comes more than...
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Area students take a stand against ICE
Students across the state, from college through high school, took part in protests Jan. 30 against immigration enforcement actions, with walkouts during school hours and events planned afterward. Protests at Agua Fria Union High School District...
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Still waiting
Reporters at The Arizona Republic work tirelessly to report the news that makes an impact on the communities across the state. But what about the stories they work on that has made the biggest impact on them personally? Here’s what reporter Arlyssa...
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DHS deal may not prevent shutdown
Lawmakers appeared to be closing in on a deal endorsed by President Donald Trump to avoid an extended government shutdown, but a key player said a brief government closure may be inevitable as there still was work to be done Jan. 30 as funding was set...
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Pinal County attorney says he’ll keep ICE deal
The prosecutor for a rural Arizona county who signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allowing his office to enforce federal immigration laws said he vows to press forward, despite county supervisors ordering him to stop. The...
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LOOKING FOR A LITTLE SUN AND SHELTER
Rodney Scott was searching for sunny skies and warmer weather when he moved from Dallas to Phoenix in 2024. Less than two years later, he’s sleeping on the street. When Scott arrived in the Valley, he found a job operating a forklift in a shipping...
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Crowd underscores outrage of residents with agents
Anahi Lucero knew something was off when she saw police tape on her way out of the gym at Park Central in midtown Phoenix. She noticed that the TVs on the Zipps Sports Grill patio next door had been turned off. There was a crowd forming on the...
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Trump reports ‘very good call’ with Walz
MINNEAPOLIS – President Donald Trump on Jan. 26 said he had a “very good call” with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and the two “seemed to be on a similar wavelength” amid the fallout from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. h “Governor...
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Is ICE violating the Fourth Amendment?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing scrutiny over its assertion that federal officers can forcibly enter a home without a judicial warrant – a move constitutional scholars, immigration experts and a federal judge say is a clear violation of...
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End of Arizona Trail trek
Every night for about eight weeks last fall, my phone buzzed with a text that its sender – Republic climate reporter Joan Meiners – called her “proof of life.” Sometimes the texts were from here and included updates on her day; sometimes they were sent...
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Minnesotans start strike to protest ICE
MINNEAPOLIS – Scores of businesses across Minnesota were closing up for the day on Jan. 23 in what religious leaders and labor unions described as a general strike to protest President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement...
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Trump touts launch of Board of Peace
President Donald Trump wrapped up a high-profile trip to the World Economic Forum international summit Jan. 22 touting the launch of a yet-to-be-defined peace initiative and success in expanding the U.S. footprint in Greenland. He told Fox Business...
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Trump seeks ‘immediate’ Greenland negotiations
President Donald Trump said in remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he was seeking “immediate negotiations” to acquire Denmark’s Greenland territory and that he does not intend to use military force to gain control of the...
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PARADISE LOST?
Two years ago, Hollie Tolmachoff bought her home in the mismatched outskirts of the West Valley, where fields of cattle and orange groves butt up against new shopping plazas. h She calls it her rural oasis and it has a place for everything: her “Taj...
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RISING TEMPS, RISING CONCERN
Three heat milestones in recent days — for Phoenix, the United States and the planet — are raising not only temperatures but concerns about the widening effects of climate change. In Phoenix, 2025 was the second-warmest year on record, and the United...
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Hobbs swiftly vetoes GOP tax cut package
Gov. Katie Hobbs is again calling for lawmakers to establish an income cap on families to receive private school vouchers, a longshot request that is among her policy goals for her fourth year in office. Hobbs’ aides detailed the governor’s plans to...
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Machado gains little in White House visit
WASHINGTON – Venezuelan opposition leader Marina Corina Machado got her courtesy luncheon with President Donald Trump on Jan. 15 but gained little else politically after the White House secured a $500 million deal for Venezuelan oil through ongoing...
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AZ woman accuses pastors of betrayal
When Hailey Osborn-Merris and Cameron Merris shared intimate details about their marital problems with their church’s pastors, they assumed it was in confidence. An unexpected text message months after they had talked to the pastors changed that...
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Hobbs focuses on an affordable Arizona
Gov. Katie Hobbs put her focus squarely on making life more affordable for Arizonans feeling the pinch of higher costs in the final State of the State speech of her first term as governor. Hobbs’ 45-minute speech was given to Arizona lawmakers and...
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Hobbs shares 2026 vision for Arizona
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs will propose two new fees — on nights stayed in short term rentals and data centers that slurp water — as she begins her fourth year in office and seeks reelection to another term. The Democratic governor outlined her policy...
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Furor continues over ICE shootings
Tensions remained high Jan. 9 after shootings involving immigration agents in Minneapolis and in Portland, Oregon, drew protesters to the streets and deepened fractures between federal and state officials. In Portland, a U.S. Border Patrol officer...
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MADURO OPPONENT VOWS TO RETURN
WASHINGTON – Venezuela’s main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to return home quickly, praising President Donald Trump for toppling President Nicolás Maduro and declaring her movement ready to win a free election. Trump appears,...
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Arizonans express mixed views on Venezuela attack
More than 120 protesters in Arizona peacefully demonstrated Jan. 3 against the U.S. military strikes in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The protesters came from many different backgrounds, but...
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Nature center aims to change perspective
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Wintertime in the White Mountains is tourist offseason, yet the playhouse of its only nature center is packed with visitors. Its indoor amphitheater spans 70 feet, and in the backdrop stretches a photo of a forest landscape that will...
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U.S. CAPTURES VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT MADURO
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DACA holders urged to act fast on renewal
Lawmakers and activists called on DACA recipients to begin the renewal request process six to eight months before the expiration of their DACA approval. They made the plea at a press conference outside the state capitol on Dec. 30. U.S. Rep. Yassamin...
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FULL CIRCLE
Growing up on Long Island, New York, my dad, Andrew, fostered what would eventually become a passion for traveling, seeing new places and going on road trips. h My dad’s appreciation for simple pleasures — and insistence on making your own fun when...
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‘I was shocked’
Obaidullah Durani flew combat missions against the Taliban before he was evacuated to the United States in 2021. h He was a U.S.-trained fighter pilot in the Afghan Air Force and fought along side the U.S. military during the post-9/11 War on Terror,...
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Experts eye gains for economy in ’26
A seesaw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of interest...
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Heat, rain, dust fill a wild year of weather
Imagine Arizona’s state climatologist Erinanne Saffell behind the DJ booth, headphones on, cueing up the tracks for the state’s annual Weather Wrapped. The playlist for 2025 is instantly recognizable: extreme heat on repeat, a major weather-fueled...
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The right visuals
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Turning Point USA gains ground on campuses
Apair of students stood in the Indiana University Indianapolis student center asking a simple legal question: “Is ‘hate speech’ protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution?” Students slowed to read the white board, and many shuffled toward...
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For many families, ‘it isn’t Christmas without tamales’
When Pauline Alvarado thinks about the Christmases of her childhood, she remembers the whole family packed in the kitchen making tamales. She remembers her little hands kneading masa dough, wiping them off on her mama’s well-loved apron. She remembers...
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Buy-in from players smooths Ott’s start
Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott was 90 or so minutes from facing the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto. com Arena on Dec. 1, looking to snap a two-game skid. So maybe it wasn’t the ideal time for him to address how he gained immediate buy-in from his...
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System failure
The chaos of broken glass, blood and screams for help from inside the Levinson family home was a jarring contrast to the quiet community beneath Sedona’s scenic red rocks where the attack unfolded early one morning. The victims in the June 22, 2024,...
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Woman posted a GIF and ‘lost everything’
If you ask Tempe’s police chief, Kathleen Tierney’s social media post was a threat that stoked immediate fear and panic. It forced the last-minute cancellation of a public meeting that about 100 people had gathered to attend, and it so worried Tempe...
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Brown shooting suspect found dead
PROVIDENCE, RI – Though the suspect connected to the deadly Brown University attack and the fatal shooting of an MIT professor was found dead in New Hampshire, the questions and fallout have only begun. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez...
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WEB OF FAILURES
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Reagan Hookom was 12 years old and in seventh grade when she first told school officials that her theater teacher, Patrick Power, grabbed her by the hips and touched her legs...
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FBI SEEKS LEADS IN BROWN SHOOTING
A search in Rhode Island rolled into its fourth day Dec. 16 as federal and state officers pursued a suspect who opened fire during a final exam at Brown University, killing two, injuring nine and leaving no obvious indication of a motive. The widening...
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Darkness shadows Festival of Light
On a popular beach in Australia, the darkness of antisemitism intruded on the Festival of Light. Instead of celebrating a Jewish holiday, Jews were slaughtered. For the second time in two months, Jewish people on opposite sides of the world were...
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Tribes grow impatient for a Colorado River agreement
For three days this week, water leaders from across the Colorado River Basin will gather in Las Vegas to talk about water and the looming failure of the seven basin states to work out differences on a plan to manage the river through drought. Tribal...
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EU seeks long-term freeze of Russian assets
BRUSSELS – European Union governments want to agree on Dec. 12 to freeze Russian central bank assets immobilized in Europe for as long as necessary, replacing the need for a vote to renew the freeze every six months, EU diplomats said. The move is the...
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Dems urge Pentagon to drop Kelly probe
Some key Senate Democrats are pressing the Pentagon to drop its probe of Sen. Mark Kelly ahead of an expected report about his participation in a video telling military personnel to “refuse illegal orders.” Twelve Democrats on the Senate Armed...
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Trump announces $12B aid package for farmers
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump unveiled a $12 billion assistance package for farmers hurt by ongoing trade wars and inflation. “This relief will provide much needed certainty to farmers as they get this year’s harvest to market and look ahead to...
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Survey: Kirk killing had chilling effect
A new survey conducted in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September is providing new insight into how college students – and those at Utah Valley University, where the conservative activist was killed – view free speech on campus. The...
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Delivery drivers face different conditions
American households have become dependent on Amazon. h The numbers say it all: In 2024, 83% of U.S. households received deliveries from Amazon, representing over 1 million packages delivered each day and 9 billion individual items delivered same-day or...
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Arson blamed in fires that hit 8 houses of worship
A blaze at a Lake Havasu City church marked at least the eighth Arizona house of worship in recent years that has been struck by fire, including suspected and confirmed arson. h Keith Gensamer, 49, was taken into custody Nov. 30 as a person of...
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‘I TRIED, I WAS CLOSE’
PALENQUE, Panama — Jose Iguaran waited 19 days for his family in Venezuela to scrape up enough money to pay for his boat trip back home. h The 46-year-old migrant stood on the sandy beach in flip-flops one morning watching a boat packed with other...
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Migrants float away from American dream
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It is part of a project on reverse migration by Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez and El Paso Times visual journalist Omar Ornelas. PALENQUE, Panama – A man in a white T-shirt and surf trunks...
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Village adapts as migrant totals sink
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It is part of a project on reverse migration by Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez and El Paso Times visual journalist Omar Ornelas. BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama — No roads lead to this tiny Indigenous...
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Traffic stops on I-10 lead to deportations
On a heavily patrolled stretch of Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, people pulled over for having a cracked windshield or an object dangling from their rearview mirror have ended up in deportation proceedings. The stated goal of the traffic stops is to...
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AZ on the brink of a major startup scene
Arizona hasn’t often been thought of as a startup hub. h It long lacked a highly skilled workforce or the type of risk-taking investors willing to sink millions into young companies with only a slim chance of striking it rich. h Even its appearance —...
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Giving thanks for home-grown meals
From Apples to Zucchinis, Arizona produces a bounty of fruits, vegetables and herbs almost year-round, as well as dairy, meat, eggs and nuts – enough for careful shoppers to put on a whole Thanksgiving spread. The holiday, unquestionably foodcentric,...
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Last ‘Sunrise Dance?’
OAK FLAT — On a rare rainy Friday afternoon in mid-October, Lozen Brown-Lopez stood quietly on a blanket, awaiting the beginning of her induction into womanhood. The campground’s eponymous oak trees, which feed Apache and other Native peoples’ bodies...
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Sandhill cranes back in southern Arizona
McNEAL, AZ — Black ribbons of sandhill cranes are taking to Arizona’s southern skies again. High above, against gradients of morning light, they throng in wide arrows searching for breakfast. The wintering birds arrived at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife...
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Senate approves plan for ending shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a deal late Nov. 10 to end the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown, putting Congress on the brink of resolving a weekslong fight that has disrupted flights and halted food stamps for millions of Americans. In a...
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WWII pilot returned a hero, but battle raged on for him
Phoenix resident Eric Halvorson set out on a mission to memorialize his grandfather after learning how the trailblazing World War II fighter pilot suffered at home after facing deadly combat. h Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., of Phoenix, shot down nine...
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A SICKER FUTURE?
SPRINGERVILLE − Funding woes, staffing shortages and patient insurance problems that already face rural hospitals in Arizona are about to get worse, Gov. Katie Hobbs heard Nov. 7 during a visit to the White Mountain Regional Medical Center. “We’re in...
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Videos bring new scrutiny to ICE
Videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting a U.S. citizen in Los Angeles while his toddler sat inside a car, and footage of a female teacher being yanked out of a Chicago day care have triggered new questions about aggressive...
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Shutdown to reduce availability of flights
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced in a Nov. 5 news conference that there will be a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major airports due to the impacts of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Duffy’s comments came two days after he...
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