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The Thatcher Middle School robotics team won a NASA-sponsored trip to Florida this summer after participating in a national robotics competition.

The weather service issued an extreme heat warning for 10 a.m. Saturday through 8 p.m. Sunday, advising Phoenix-area residents to stay indoors.

The 320-acre sport facility Legacy Park in Mesa will be auctioned off on Oct. 5 after it receives timeline approval from bankruptcy judge.

All public and charter school K-12 teachers can apply to receive a $2,500 grant from the Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program.

Pima County allocated $5 million in 2022 for affordable housing. One supervisor said more needs to be done to ease the housing crisis in southern Arizona.

A controversial gender identity lecture was intended to teach students to "think critically," University of Arizona College of Nursing officials say.

Crews spent Friday hiking the terrain to access the fire, which is in part of the mountain that the Forest Service describes as "incredibly rugged."

A collision that occurred in Sacaton, Arizona, on Thursday left one person dead. Two vehicles collided and ignited into flames on State Route 87.

For the past 53 days, Phoenix has had temperatures reaching 110 or hotter, tying the record set back in 2020. Temperatures hit 110 Friday afternoon.

The former Arizona lawmaker Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete faces trial on 7 charges of sexual conduct involving two children. He was arrested in 2021.