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  • 3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Elenee Dao

    PHOENIX — Arizona school districts and charter schools may have to wait to get all of their state funding this month, as the Arizona Department of Education told local school leaders they’re currently in a $200 million shortfall. Superintendent Tom Horne said schools may only get 60% of their regular monthly payment in what’s called Basic State Aid unless the state legislature passes a new budget or supplemental package to help make up for the shortfall before June 13.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Elenee Dao

    WATCH: Restaurants take hit with Hickman Farms bird flu outbreak The company has lost at least one million egg-laying hens this year because of the virus

  • 3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Elenee Dao

    The Arizona State Board of Charter Schools decided Tuesday that it will continue its course in revoking the charter status of Primavera online charter school. Primavera had been facing an uncertain future after the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools sent a notice of intent to revoke its charter in a meeting earlier this year due to low academic results. For the last three consecutive fiscal years, the school received a ‘D’ letter grade.

  • 4 weeks ago | abc15.com | Elenee Dao

    PHOENIX — Living next to Turf Paradise is anything but a paradise, according to neighbors. Viewers reached out to ABC15, concerned about a “biohazard” with all the manure on the property. The smell is something Ray Gorny experiences quite often as he takes his daily walks and bicycle rides. “Stuff comes over and it's in the pools. Flies are horrible,” he said.

  • 4 weeks ago | abc15.com | Elenee Dao

    PARKER, AZ — In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that ended up with the incarceration of more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II. One of those people, Richard Matsushi, still lives in Arizona today. As a young boy, he and his family had to go to the Poston War Relocation Center near Parker, Arizona. ABC15's Elenee Dao talked with Matsushi about his experience in the internment camps. Watch the full story in the video player above.

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16 Jun 25

RT @abc15: A procession and memorial services are taking place this morning for fallen Apache Junction Officer Gabriel Facio. Watch live co…

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15 Jun 25

RT @abc15: Police are looking for Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old man who authorities claim is a person of interest in the "targeted" shooting…

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14 Jun 25

The crowd is starting to thin out at the Arizona Capitol. The protest is scheduled to go until noon and some are sticking around. @abc15 https://t.co/R1LdjFLYJf