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  • 1 day ago | azfamily.com | Sarah Robinson

    PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Local HVAC techs say the parts and the refrigerant chemicals they use are in high demand and that means you should be prepared to spend more money this year if your air conditioning unit starts acting up. “As far as parts equipment, costs have gone up,” said Ronald Johnson, who is an HVAC technician in the Valley. He said he’s seeing a big change impacting his industry. “A lot of people don’t want to spend the money for equipment right now,” he said.

  • 2 days ago | kold.com | Sarah Robinson

    PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Federal transportation officials have signed off on the initial framework for a proposed Amtrak route from Phoenix down to Tucson. In total, it would be a 160-mile passenger rail line aimed at connecting Arizona’s two largest cities. The Federal Railroad Administration this week approved the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) preliminary plan, which outlines the proposed schedule and budget for the project.

  • 2 days ago | azfamily.com | Sarah Robinson

    PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Federal transportation officials have signed off on the initial framework for a proposed Amtrak route from Phoenix down to Tucson. In total, it would be a 160-mile passenger rail line aimed at connecting Arizona’s two largest cities. The Federal Railroad Administration this week approved the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) preliminary plan, which outlines the proposed schedule and budget for the project.

  • 4 days ago | azfamily.com | Sarah Robinson

    PHOENIX (AZFamily) — President Trump wants his spending plan passed by Congress by July 4. The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill has many of the president’s top priorities, including tax breaks and more funding for the military and border security. To pay for it, lawmakers are making cuts to Medicaid and free and reduced school lunch. School lunches are often the only nutritious meals lower-income children can get routine access to, according to nutrition experts.

  • 1 week ago | azfamily.com | Sarah Robinson

    PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Defense attorneys in the high-profile murder case of Preston Lord are trying to convince a judge that prosecutors have wrongly accused Talyn Vigil, one of six remaining teens facing first-degree murder charges. This is the latest development in the beating death of Lord, who was only 15 years old when he was brutally attacked outside a Queen Creek party in 2023. Lord died in the hospital days later.

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