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Presidential inaugurations are a massive cultural event — a kind of debutante ball for our politicians. This year's inauguration, though, feels especially important: Not only does it follow a harrowing election cycle, but it's the end of Donald Trump's America and the start of perhaps a new era (for better and worse) with Joe Biden elected as the 46th president. The Electoral College vote is due to be certified in Congress today (despite the shenanigans of certain Republicans), which means the inauguration is just two weeks away. The parade is now virtual, and the crowds will be smaller th...

Football champ faces a murder charge A member of one of the most iconic teams in American football history has been arrested on a murder charge. Crime by Joshua Rhett Miller 1st Jan 2021 7:34 AM A former NFL star has been arrested in Phoenix on a murder charge, police sources said. Michael Richardson, 59, who was an All-Pro cornerback and won a Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears in 1985, was arrested Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the Wednesday shooting death of 47-year-old Ronald Like, multipl...

If anyone turned 2020's many lemons into sparkling lemonade, it was Sam Means. The musician and head of local merch company Hello Merch went from a planned reunion with The Format to releasing an excellent five-song EP, I'm Sorry. The project clearly owes something to Means' main band, and there's a kind of earnestness and heart-on-sleeve mentality linking both sounds. But from there, Means spins in '70s-style folk-rock (a la Stephen Stills) and '90s alternative (think Teenage Fanclub) for energetic jams on American politics and doomed love. If there are any downsides, the EP feels too brief...

Abandoned office building catches fire in central Phoenix Fire crews responded to a second alarm fire near 16th Street and Camelback in Central Phoenix Friday afternoon. Author: 12 News Updated: 4:16 PM MST December 18, 2020 PHOENIX — Fire crews responded to a second alarm fire near 16th Street and Camelback in Central Phoenix on Friday afternoon. The building quickly collapsed. Authorities say the two-story building was abandoned when the fire broke out on the second floor. Crews were able to control the fire using ladder trucks to hose the fire from above. ...

Driver, passenger OK after dump truck plunges onto 19th Avenue from I-17 in Phoenix By FOX 10 Staff Dump truck plunges off I-17 highway The Phoenix Fire Dept. says one person was hospitalized after the crash near Interstate 17 and 19th Avenue. PHOENIX - Authorities say a delivery truck veered off the Interstate 17 freeway in Phoenix and plunged onto the 19th Avenue roadway below. The driver and passenger were both were able to get out of the crumpled truck on their own during the afternoon hours of Dec. 14 and escaped serious injuries. The two were taken to a hospital as a precaution, however...