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Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) looks to pass the ball as Team Japan guard Minami Yabu (23) defends during their preseason game at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 29, 2026.
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (132+ words) Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas looks to pass the ball as Team Japan guard Minami Yabu defends during their preseason game at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 29, 2026. 'Copper…...
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6+ hour, 57+ min ago (100+ words) Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) moves the ball against Japan guard Nanako Todo (75) during a WNBA preseason game at Mortgage Matchup Center April 29, 2026, in Phoenix. 'Copper corridor' revival could bring…...
No Colorado River deal in sight, Arizona's water chief says
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1009+ words) The federal government may have to impose a Colorado River management plan on the seven river basin states because of their lack of progress toward reaching their own agreement, Arizona's water chief says. Four days of negotiations in the past…...
5 things to know as Hoover Dam electricity costs could become unaffordable
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (346+ words) Lower water levels at Lake Mead are likely to lead to higher prices for electricity from Hoover Dam" prices high enough to make the power unaffordable to at least some of the dam's customers, a state official says. Lake Mead…...
True Concord to perform work that earned Grammy nod
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (740+ words) True Concord Voices & Orchestra has only performed Jake Runestad's 2011 homage to war veterans once, in 2018. But the work for choir and orchestra was the centerpiece of the ensemble's 2024 record "A Dream So Bright." This weekend, True Concord brings the piece…...
Interior secretary says 'nobody will be happy' with Colorado River decision
3+ week, 3+ day ago (973+ words) U. S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, pressed Monday to spell out how he'll handle the Colorado River's water crisis, wouldn't get specific but said repeatedly that "nobody will be happy" with how his department will split a rapidly dwindling supply of river…...
Upper Colorado River states push for mediation on water cuts
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (889+ words) It's time to bring in a mediator to handle the prolonged dispute over managing the Colorado River between the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basin states, representatives of the four Upper Basin states say. "The proposal for mediation attempts to…...
Four-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum has partnered with Maker's Mark to release "Yam Jam" through its Private Selection program. The bourbon from the LA Sparks point guard will be available on May 7.
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (128+ words) Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. Four-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum partnered with Maker's Mark to release "Yam Jam" through its Private Selection program. The bourbon from the LA Sparks point guard will be available on…...
Arizona man to face charges in cold case killing
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (701+ words) DNA evidence and the help of a Scottsdale police analyst has led to the arrest of a Bullhead City man suspected in the 1991 strangulation death of a mother in central California, authorities said. James Lawhead Jr. was taken into custody…...
Hobbs' trip to D-backs game in Mexico City prompts criticism
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (589+ words) Gov. Katie Hobbs cheered on the Arizona Diamondbacks in a special series in Mexico City this weekend, a visit captured on video by a fan who wanted to know: Who paid for the governor's trip? In the video, Hobbs didn't…...