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Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo’s last day on the job will be November 30.There’s currently no explanation from the City of Prescott as to why Fraijo’s leaving…

Fox News reported this weekend that President Obama is personally funding a museum of Muslim culture in the midst of the government shutdown.If that sounds completely fake to you, that’s because it is — and it’s the product of Phoenix’s prolific media-hoaxer…

A burglar was killed this weekend after he got a surprise visit from this owner of the home he was ransacking.Phoenix police say the burglar, whose name hasn’t been released, was in the process of stealing things from the home of an armed security guard…

Arizona’s law that makes it a crime to beg in public is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled.The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona against the City of Flagstaff, and there’s been little disagreement among anyone involved that begging is protected…

On Friday, we listed the 10 worst party moments of the year at Arizona State University.We’ll let you decide which one you think is the absolute worst…

In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…

Chad Curtis, a former New York Yankees outfielder from the small Arizona city of Benson, will be in prison for the next seven to 15 years.Curtis, a two-time World Series champion with the Yankees, was sentenced in Michigan yesterday for his sexual conduct with three high school girls there…

Outside of California, there’s no big city with worse roads than Tucson.TRIP, a transportation research group, says Tucson ranks fifth in the nation among large cities for highest percentage of roads in “poor” condition — 53 percent…

Rolland Gilstrap likes guns. Says so right on his Facebook site. But the feds say former Glendale resident wasn’t to supposed to have his heavy-duty arsenal of 17 firearms because of a previous conviction for a domestic-violence assault. And he really, really shouldn’t have kept those six pipe-bombs in the…

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that allows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses in the state.Here in Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer has insisted that no undocumented immigrants, and certainly not the ones granted deferred action by the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, can get driver’s…

Bad news: Police say a woman secretly videotaped and took pictures of other women inside public restrooms across the Valley.Worse news: Police say the woman then posted and/or sold the pictures and videos on the Internet…

With the government shutdown still ongoing, Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema’s staff has compiled a list of some of what’s operating and what’s not.Check out the list below, which includes some Arizona-related services:…

There have been at least 11 people “accidentally” shot and killed in Arizona this year.Just this week, a 24-year-old Phoenix woman was killed after her boyfriend’s gun discharged as he pulled it out of his waistband. See the details on the 11 shootings below…