As a freshman, Gaby Lopez set a goal: To become the first athlete at her high school to earn 1,000 career points on the basketball court.
History
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While measurable snow remains rare in the Valley of the Sun, the white stuff has accumulated on a handful of occasions – most notably in January 1937.
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If eating well is tops on your list of resolutions this month, look no further than dark, leafy greens from Yuma.
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‘Tis the season to dig into the moniker behind one particularly festive Arizona locale – Christmas, an uninhabited mining town in Gila County.
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Phoenix’s old Montgomery Stadium once hosted a pageant said to rival the best Super Bowl half-time shows during its three-decades long run.
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At the stroke of midnight, discounts and deals kick off the race to finish your shopping list. So what’s with the dark name “Black Friday”?
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Seeds for the Grand Canyon’s State’s longest standing football rivalry were sown on Thanksgiving Day more than a dozen years before Arizona achieved statehood.
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Once each year, at precisely 11:11 a.m., the Anthem Veterans Memorial comes to life in honor of those who lost their lives during World War I.
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Six decades ago, President John F. Kennedy hailed what would be named the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope – located 55 miles southwest of Tucson on the Tohono O’odham Nation – a national icon upon its Nov. 2 dedication.
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During Homecoming Weekend, in 1929, the brand-new Arizona Stadium was dedicated during a game against California Institute.