KTAR News 92.3 Reporter Stories

Students at Scottsdale Community College now have a new pathway to enter the equine industry, with a new equine massage therapy certificate now available.

Musician will.i.am, known for being the frontman of the Black Eyed Peas, is now taking on a new title- Professor.

There were more than 7,300 pedestrians killed nationwide in 2023 including 271 who were struck by a vehicle while walking on Arizona roadways according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

In Southwest Goodyear, students are learning how to weld major infrastructure- underwater!

Arizona State University’s mariachi ensemble meets every week, bringing together community members and students as they connect with their roots and Hispanic culture.

Jessica Kozlof is a resident at Mirabella, a retirement community on ASU's campus. She tells KTAR she decided to move there with her husband to be closer to her daughter who is an ASU alum. Mirabella residents get a student ID so they can take classes and attend performing arts shows and sporting events. 

The family of deceased Phoenix mom Suzanna Delgado has filed a notice of claim against the City of Phoenix. 

Her family alleges PHX PD's finding Delgado died of an overdose is questionable and believe she may have been killed by another person.

Former Arizona Cardinal Wesley Leasy has filed a notice of claim against the City of Phoenix and Mesa, seeking a million dollars in damages.

It stems from an incident when Mesa PD detained Leasy and his daughter at gunpoint while looking for a shooting suspect.

Leasy and his daughter were not related to that shooting.

Amkor Technology is breaking ground on a $7 billion semiconductor fab in northern Peoria, marking a major expansion of big tech companies in Arizona. 

The writer of Arizona’s proposition 203, which mandates English-only instruction for English learners, is speaking out about the way the program is implemented in schools.

CAMP INNOVATION is a weeklong fall break camp that introduces kids from 1^st to 6^th grade to the fields of robotics and coding.

13-year-old Akshay Lakshminarasimhan is a student at BASIS Scottsdale, and now, is among the top junior innovators in the country. 

The United States is now in an armed conflict after President Trump declared drug cartels in the Caribbean unlawful combatants. University of Arizona professor Mike Burgoyne says Arizona should pay attention because there are cartels in Mexico that the Trump administration could decide to go after next. 

The U.S. military carried out three deadly strikes last month against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean. 

Arizona House Representative John Gillette is being accused of stocking political violence after he said Washington state Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal should be hanged for encouraging protests against the Trump administration. State House Democratic leader Oscar de los Santos says Jayapal was calling for peaceful protests. He encouraged all elected officials to tone down the rhetoric. 

KTAR reached out to Rep. Gillette for a response but did not hear back. 

Today Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced she's taking legal action against the U.S. Department of Justice, over the department restricting grants for victims of criminal violence.

New rules will make undocumented migrants unable to use those grants, which Mayes says is unconstitutional. 

Paul Luna, President and CEO of the Helios Education Foundation, is a native Arizonan using his own experience as a first-generation college student to help other students gain post-secondary access.

On Tuesday, the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce released its 29th annual DATOS report, a comprehensive analysis of the state’s Hispanic population and the issues affecting it.

More than a third of Arizona high school students are chronically absent, or missing more than 10% of school days in a year, according to a new report from the Helios Education Foundation.

Students at Williams Field High School in Gilbert can now work on fake crime scenes to prepare for a future career- without leaving campus!

Coronado High School’s new Fire Science Academy is a partnership with the Scottsdale Fire Department and the East Valley Institute of Technology, preparing high schoolers to fight fires right on campus.

Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions (TAAAZE) will challenge the "Axon Bill" and seek a temporary injunction stopping it's implementation, through a lawsuit with law firm Perkins Coie, LLP.

We hear more from Alexis Danneman, partner at Perkins Coie, and former Scottsdale City Councilman Bob Littlefield. Littlefield says the City of Scottsdale should be doing the lawsuit.

The future of Arizona's education system could be whatever you want! Experts weigh in on the customization of schooling, and integrating new technology into the classroom.

The post-secondary education system is shifting- with workforce development taking the drivers’ seat and tuition becoming the main barrier for potential students.

K-12 education is facing multiple roadblocks in the classroom, including teacher pay, support for students with disabilities, and funding.

Fear Farm is back with a bigger, scarier location near McKellips and McClintock in Scottsdale. After leaving Glendale over a lease issue, the haunt reopens September 26 and runs through November 2.