GoDaddy has boosted its support for ASU’s SportX, adding multimillion‑dollar funding and activating hundreds of free websites to help Sun Devil athletes build businesses. The program says mentorship and demos are ramping up as the studio scales.

A ticket sold at Fry's in Tucson matched all five Fantasy 5 numbers in Friday's drawing, earning an estimated $330,000. Winners have 180 days to claim the prize.

Mesa Public Schools approved a 50‑position reduction as enrollment falls and budget pressure grows. Cuts include coaches, specialists and some teaching roles.

Everytable landed a $3 million contract to supply meals to Phoenix seniors, covering 1,000 home deliveries and 15 senior-center sites.

A Speedway in Globe sold a Powerball ticket that was doubled by Power Play into a $100,000 prize. The draw numbers and claiming rules are detailed here.

iHeart and Glass launch a 10‑episode series that reopens the high‑profile paternity fight involving Laura Owens and former Bachelor Clayton Echard as criminal charges loom. The first episodes drop Thursday.

Undie-clad participants made a short "mile(ish)" sprint and dance party in Scottsdale on Feb. 21 to fundraise for neurofibromatosis research.

A New Leaf has rebranded a Phoenix shelter as Thunderbird Apartments, converting 80 units into long-term family housing with on-site supports and childcare.

A Sun City resident claimed a $50,000 Powerball prize from a ticket sold in the West Valley. Powerball’s official results list the winning numbers and the next jackpot date.

A Phoenix pastor freed after more than five months in ICE custody is speaking out about his detention and the strain on local churches.

New analysis finds Arizona’s Black population rose sharply and skewed younger, with rising college attainment and buying power — even as professional representation remains low.

Volunteers from Phoenix Rescue Mission are handing out Narcan, water and hygiene kits on city streets as federal data show Arizona among the states seeing rising overdose deaths. The effort pairs emergency harm reduction with referrals to shelter and treatment.

Upper‑middle class earnings in the Phoenix Valley vary widely — statewide the bracket starts in the mid‑six figures, while Paradise Valley's top end nears $500,000.