A federal judge ordered the government to fully fund food aid by Friday. The Trump administration is now appealing to the Supreme Court.

A West Valley school board member is suing her own district, claiming her fellow board members violated the law by censuring her over allegations that she “humiliated” employees and displayed other unprofessional behavior.

Arizonans who rely on SNAP food assistance could receive their benefits as early as Friday or Saturday, after a week of delays due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Over 2,000 ballots from Tuesday’s election that were misplaced by poll workers were discovered Friday morning, forcing election officials to rush to make sure they are counted.

Earlier this week, the Phoenix City Council delayed a decision on a zoning proposal that would reshape several historic neighborhoods, including Willo and Encanto-Palmcroft.

Another person has died from injuries sustained during a fire in Hermosillo last weekend — bringing the death toll to 24, including six children.

“My goal is to make a thing that makes people feel seen in a way that they had written off hope of ever feeling seen like that ever.” Comedian Chloe Radcliffe tells The Show's Sam Dingman why she's comfortable talking about cheating in her comedy show.

Just over 51% of votes counted in Maricopa County so far have been in favor of Prop. 409, an $898 million in bond to upgrade Valleywise facilities and expand services.

Voters in one part of Mesa have recalled their city councilmember. The Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, a new show gets real about the relationship issue no one wants to talk about: cheating. That and more on today's podcast.

Yesenia Ramirez is the organizer of downtown Phoenix’s annual Arizona Pupusas Festival, which is taking place Sunday, Nov. 9.

Former Arizona lawmaker Regina Cobb and Jason Barraza of Veridus joined The Show to talk about the results from this week’s elections, an endorsement in a contested congressional primary and more.

Space 55 is putting on Muse Fest: The Inspiration Games this weekend and next at Metro Arts. It includes performances, workshops and — if all goes well — sparks of inspiration.

The latest eviction numbers are in for Maricopa County. It was one of the busiest Octobers ever, with landlords filing more than 7,500 evictions.

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SNAP food benefits largely help children living in poverty — and now they're being cut. Hear about Arizona's dismal record of combating childhood poverty and where the current cuts leave us. Plus, why a citizen group wants Scottsdale to join its lawsuit against a new state law.

As demand for groceries continues to grow due to the ongoing government shutdown, some Arizona cities are launching citywide food drives.

Because of drought, mandatory water cuts are nothing new in Utah. But the potential of large-scale reductions across the Colorado River Basin would present a steep challenge.

A Maricopa County judge rejected Recorder Justin Heap’s request to immediately block the Board of Supervisors from overseeing a third-party audit of the county’s voting systems.

Few details have emerged on the company’s plans to transition impacted staff to contract workers — and how that will impact services for Arizonans with developmental disabilities.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Thursday was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering to cover 65% of the maximum benefit.

Officials say the Waldo’s in Hermosillo’s busy city center received a negative safety review from the state civil protection service in 2021, and that those documents will be part of the state’s investigation.

"One in 4 kids in Arizona rely on SNAP benefits. I think 40% of SNAP funding in Arizona goes to feeding children."

Ellyn DeMuynck expected to retire as an anthropologist at the National Parks Service. That is, until she was fired, along with about 1,000 of her colleagues earlier this year.

Parts of Arizona are starting to see temperatures dip, but with the federal government shutdown, home heating assistance money is not available.

No Turquoise Alert had been issued but on Monday, authorities discovered human remains in Navajo County near the Knots Landing community in Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Reservation.

Eleven states and Kentucky's governor are suing the Trump administration over what they call “unlawful terms” placed on federal funding critical to supporting local disaster and terrorism preparedness.

Voters in one Valley school district handily rejected funding boosts this week amid accusations of financial mismanagement. Hear about other election results from Wayne Schutsky on The Show.

The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the busiest airports across the nation to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers during the ongoing government shutdown.

Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power.

Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether you should travel at all.

NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy group says the formula for calculating them will leave many with far less.

The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.

Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service.

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.

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Most school districts rely largely on local property taxes to fund teacher salaries and building upgrades. But school districts like Chinle that include Native American reservations, military bases or other federal compounds have fewer options for raising local taxes for education.

Reproductive rights advocates want to overturn a state ban on prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine and a mandatory 24-hour wait to get an abortion in Arizona.

A growing number of Arizona families are choosing cremation over burial of a loved one. According to a recent survey of funeral homes, Arizona’s cremation rate is expected to increase to just over 91% by 2045.

The rule — proposed this week — would require immigrants to submit biographic data like fingerprints and DNA when applying for a range of immigration benefits with Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Trump administration foreign aid cuts are pinching Mexico’s already overburdened asylum process. That means long wait times for refugees who, barred from entering the United States, are turning to Mexico for safety.

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Arizona Autism, a company that offers pediatric therapy and caregiving services to Arizonans with developmental disabilities, announced a nearly 2,800 employee layoff.

Even though courts have ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds to keep SNAP going during the shutdown, Arizonans who rely on these benefits still haven’t received payments.

The grand opening of the Phoenix Micro Center is Friday, but some customers were already lined up Wednesday morning for one of the store’s preview events.

An Arizona father who was facing 20 to 30 years in prison for his daughter’s death in a hot car was found dead Wednesday after failing to appear for a Pima County court hearing.

The self-described conservative group sued the Democratic governor for records to see if she ordered local law enforcement to not comply with federal immigration efforts.

Six children ages 10 months to 10 years old died after what investigators say appears to have been an electrical failure in a store in the state capital’s busy downtown.