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Arizona's high school esports scene faces the dual task of balancing evolving game preferences while navigating challenges in attracting players to traditional...
On the Hopi Reservation’s more than 1.5 million acres of desert landscape in northeast Arizona, most residents live in villages atop arid mesas.Below ground...
Uber customers can now get matched with a fully autonomous, all-electric Waymo ride – with no human driver behind the wheel. The option is available in the 225...
After years of researching UFOs on their own, buffs think the taboo is lifting and their work may be be entering a golden age, citing the government's recent...
MESA – There have always been various ways for students to compete during high school, from football to field hockey, cheerleading to chess. But a recent...
Renowned pumpkin artist Ray Villafane hosted a pumpkin-carving class, and his work is featured at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa – along with a 1,700-pound...
A lot of preparation goes into moving all the necessary football equipment every time ASU football hits the road, with the team’s equipment staff working...
The annular solar eclipse on Saturday drew large crowds to the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.
A University of Arizona scientist joined NASA officials Wednesday to unveil the results of a successful multiyear mission to a near-Earth asteroid that...
With a new director and young roster, the Brophy Prep Overwatch team begins its run for another PlayVs national championship ...
The partnership between ASU and the Arizona Coyotes can be felt – and seen and heard – at Tempe’s Mullett Arena, the Valley’s hottest ice spot.
President Joe Biden invoked the spirit of the late Sen. John McCain while denouncing "MAGA extremists" as a threat to democracy, during a speech Thursday at...
The American Lung Association gave Maricopa County an F rating for its air quality. This poor air quality has led to an increase in health concerns...
SCOTTSDALE – The Arizona Coyotes keep knocking on doors to find their new home, and while no one has answered yet, the organization believes its latest stop...
ASU men’s basketball will open its upcoming season in Chicago at the Barstool Sports Invitational on Nov. 8.
In the Western U.S., cities with finite water supplies are finding creative new ways to stretch out the water they already have. For some, that means cleaning...
PHOENIX – Going, going, gone. Baseball fans will no longer find Diamondbacks games on Bally Sports Arizona. A bankruptcy judge approved Diamond Sports Group’s...
The Lighthouse Artspace Phoenix in Scottsdale has extended its run of “Leonardo: The Universal Man exhibit,” a 360-degree immersive art experience that uses...
WASHINGTON – Arizona will get just under $1 billion in federal funding for high-speed internet access improvement, part of more than $42.45 billion released...
A new competitive sport is on the rise and it involves flying drones. Major League Drone Racing has entered their 2023 preseason with a race at Peoria Sports...
SAN ANTONIO – The future of traffic stops may be on your phone. The San Antonio company Trusted Driver has piloted a program with police departments in Texas...
As Esports scholarships become more common, Grand Canyon University tries to stay ahead of the game.
After 122 million miles in space, the shuttle Endeavour is about to embark on a new mission. This time, its journey will be measured in feet.
ASU League of Legends’ new roster is full of new faces but most come from the same place. Last year’s developmental roster.
Queer Women of Esports, a nonprofit organization, is using its mentorship program to help promote and build safer and more inclusive gaming communities ...
After reaching the Top 16 of the College League of Legends Championship, Arizona State’s League of Legends squad was thrown into turmoil as players graduated...
Several libraries in the Valley have eliminated overdue fines and taken other steps to get more readers back in the fold and on the same page.
Some believe landing on the cover of NBA 2K is a curse, but others are celebrating the decision to put the Suns’ Devin Booker and the Mercury’s Diana Taurasi...
NASA released five “stunning” full-color images from the telescope showing thousands of far-away galaxies, a dying star, a star being born and a grouping of...
The college-to-pro pipeline for esports players isn’t as clear as its NCAA counterparts. For players on the ASU Esports Valorant team, their dreams of going...
The Arizona Renaissance Festival stopped in 2020 and didn’t return in 2021 because of the pandemic, but it made its comeback this year. Crowds and workers were...
The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff celebrated the 92nd anniversary of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto, which now is designated a dwarf planet.
Phoenix Raceway hosted more than the NASCAR Championship on championship weekend. The racetrack partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to host...
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, a lightsaber fencing league is back with outdoor tournaments ...
The NEID spectrometer is trying to detect more planets outside our solar system. It uses the gravitational influence a planet has on the star it revolves...
NASA has appointed a professor at the University of Arizona to lead the Near Earth Object Surveyor project.
Rideshare and food delivery work became even riskier during COVID-19, which put thousands of people out of jobs and into the gig economy. Some now are trying...
In his quest to start a colony on Mars, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is launching his Starship into orbit this month to test whether it’s possible to send passengers...
Athletes, teams and leagues across sports are dipping their toes into the NFT cryptocurrency pool. Athletes including Taijuan Walker and Rob Gronkowski have...
Many theme parks in California have begun to reopen at limited capacity, but most only will admit state residents at first.
Michaela Goade is the first Indigenous illustrator to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal for best American picture book for children. The artist won the honor...
Announcer’s slur during high school game raises concerns about streaming service’s lack of oversight
Matt Rowan is the latest example of an announcer who said inappropriate comments on the air, raising concern about streaming services’ lack of oversight.
A Phoenix professor will be among the crew members to fly on the first all-civilian space flight that SpaceX launches this fall.
Special Olympics athletes immerse themselves in esports teams to help alleviate the loss of social connections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UArizona astronomers search to answer how galaxies formed millions of years ago after discovering a distant quasar, powered by a black hole.
Chris Martin of Coldplay sings to fans in Buenos Aires in 2016. Live events provide 75% of all artists’ income, according to the nonprofit National Independent...
Researchers discovered at Biosphere 2 near Tucson that tropical forests may be more resilient to warming temperatures than originally thought, but they are...
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is sworn in during a reenactement by Vice President Mike Pence as Kelly’s wife, Gabby Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman...
National news outlets have called the presidential race for former Vice President Joe Biden, who is projected to become the 46th president of the United States.
After years of work, $800 million and 200 million miles in space, it all came down to six seconds - the time OSIRIS-REx spent on the surface of near-Earth...
Impatient Disney fans and city officials wait for Calif. Gov. Newsom to reopen theme parks.
A Phoenix concert promoter is one of the organizers of an online concert of top acts this weekend that aims to raise money for, and awareness of, the dire...
A recent study at the University of Arizona helped researchers understand how “tidal heating” among Jupiter’s many moons is raising their temperatures.
Comet NEOWISE will be the closest to the Earth on Thursday. It was discovered in late March here in Arizona, and it’s been visible in the night sky since early...
Valorant, the new first-person shooter from Riot Games, has made a big splash among the esports scene in Arizona.
Super Smash Bros. eSports tournaments in Arizona are on hold. That changes a gaming experience and community meant to be savored in person.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Civil Rights Act protections against sex discrimination also protect gay or transgender employees from discrimination.
The teaching model of the flipped classroom – where students are lectured at home and apply their knowledge in class – has spread across the world, but it’s...
The scramble to deliver lessons remotely because of COVID-19 has been a challenge for all schools in the state, but a particularly difficult one for districts...
How to find or keep love alive in the time of coronavirus.
In partnership with Extra Life, FaZe Adapt raises money for Phoenix Children’s Hospital in the wake of the global pandemic.
While Congress and the White House are promising to add billions to the emergency loan program, some small businesses say they are just trying to hang on long.
As collegiate esports explode in popularity, Arizona's Grand Canyon University remains a frontrunner.
Coyotes inject life into postponed season with help from NHL 20
Baseball reporters Zach Buchanan and Bob Nightengale believe MLB’s proposal to play all of its 2020 games in Arizona is flawed in several ways.
In a virtual world created by one Twitter user, who was behind the NCAA Tournament that sent Arizona State to championship?
The Air Force plans to retire 42 A-10 aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson next year, according to a state lawmaker, a move that would cut the...
Banks and small businesses reported an overwhelming volume of calls and some confusion Friday as the Small Business Administration launched the first phase of...
Virtual reality could provide fans and spectators with experiences previously thought only possible at in-person events.
The National Park Service abruptly closed Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday, bowing to weeks of pressure after health officials expressed "extreme...
Gov. Doug Ducey issued a stay-at-home order on Monday to prevent further spread of deadly COVID-19, which has claimed 20 lives in Arizona to date.
Arizona did relatively well in a new study of social distancing, but the same could not be said of how well most counties in the state follow the practice that...
Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona, aka “Dr. Germ,” discusses research on disinfectants’ power to kill the coronavirus.
With collegiate esports growing rapidly, sports games are being left behind without help from developers.
ASU Esports Association and other local gamers raise money through gaming to support local hospitals through Extra Life
ASU Esports Call of Duty team is seeking success in their first tournament, hoping that placing high will bring in attention.
A federal court has ordered two Paradise Valley residents to stop operating businesses that prosecutors said were used to funnel hundreds of millions of...
The Arizona Department of Education has asked a Phoenix reporter to destroy records it sent him that later revealed parent names and account information of...
After decades of increases, life expectancy in the U.S. ticked down slightly over three recent years, a drop blamed on a rise in "cause-specific" deaths like...
Hydrogels could help ASU West save water and money.
A Trump administration plan to roll back stricter regulations on energy-efficient lightbulbs may have done the impossible - put environmentalists and some...
After three dominant years with ASU Esports, Brindon “Breezyyy” Keesey gets picked up by professional organization 100 Thieves.
The tech industry continues to grow nationwide, but its workforce still is nearly 70% white. Less than 7% of workers are Hispanic.
Twenty-three of the NBA’s 30 franchises sport a NBA 2K League team. The Phoenix Suns aren't one. Devin Booker and others would like to see that change.
ASU esports boasts some of the top teams in the country and one of the largest clubs on campus, but they're fighting for more support from administration.
Earlier sales and expanded online shopping options have cut into Black Friday's appeal, but they have yet to knock it from its position as the elbow-throwing...
GCU, ASU and other universities are taking different approaches to lure students to their esports programs, since there is no defined standard.
Victoria, the world’s largest touring Tyrannosaurus rex, debuts in Phoenix.
ASU students watched a rocket carry four years of their work into the sky Saturday on its way to the International Space Station.
The Arizona Interscholastic Association has partnered with PlayVS to start an official season high school esports season, which will include playoffs.
In a unanimous vote, the NCAA Board of Governors voted to permit students participating in athletics the “opportunity to benefit from the use of their name...
Arizona State, Grand Canyon University and University of Arizona are optimistic for the future of Arizona after the first Arizona Esports Collegiate Cup.
Arizona joined 46 other states and territories this week in antitrust investigation of Facebook, including whether the social media giant violated consumer...
The Arizona State Fair esports exhibit featured top of the line gaming stations and gave competitors the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes.
Phoenix is falling behind when it comes to esports. Do Not Peek Entertainment, an esports production company based in Scottsdale, hopes to help change that.
Data compiled from Climate Central shows the effects climate change has on major cities and national parks in Arizona, and the heat is turning up.
Topgolf is bringing esports lounges to various Arizona locations to expand reach with gaming consumers.
With the help of thermochromic coating, NHL referres will able to change softer pucks out more quickly and make the game play smoother.
