DC area marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with march for peace

The family of Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march for peace through the nation's capital in remembrance of the slain civil rights leader.

Teen shot at Phoenix Wendy's and desalination for Arizona: some of our top stories from this week

It's been a week filled with sad as well as offbeat stories. From a teen fast food restaurant worker who was shot in the head, to an Arizona CEO who is offering new hires bonuses to quit, here's a list of this week's top stories.

This MLK Day comes with calls for progress on voting rights

Dr. King's children fear new voting laws enacted since the 2020 election are stripping away the very rights their father fought to attain.

Arizona Gov. Ducey quietly approves $95M in virus cash to boost pay for troopers, prison guards and more

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey quietly tapped $95 million from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act to provide pay boosts to the state’s corrections officers, state troopers and more.

King family rallies in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day

Martin Luther King III; his wife, Andrea Waters King; and their daughter Yolanda Renee King, 13, took part Saturday in an on-the-ground campaign for voting rights in Phoenix.

Newsmaker Saturday - Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Sarah Porter
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Part 1: FOX 10's John Hook talks to Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Executive Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University about the COVID-19 omicron variant. Part 2: Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, discusses the pros and cons of Pacific ocean desalination to create clean drinking water in Arizona.

Trump speaks at 'Save America' rally in Florence

Former President Trump returned to Arizona on Jan. 15. He was the keynote speaker at the ‘Save America' rally in Florence, and he was joined by a long list of other conservative politicians.

No charges for 151 Arizona votes vetted over 2020 election fraud claims

The findings in Pima County provide yet another official rebuttal of former President Donald Trump’s claims that voter fraud led to his loss in Arizona and other battleground states.

Monthly child tax credit to stop this weekend: What families should know

Millions of families who received a monthly payment from the IRS through the expanded child tax credit are facing their first month since July without cash from the federal program, even as inflation soars to the highest level in a generation. 

Treasury: Arizona risks COVID-19 relief funds over anti-mask mandate rules

At issue are two state programs that are meant to help schools and students but that direct funding away from jurisdictions with mask requirements.

Biden touts bridge repair program in speech on infrastructure

President Joe Biden spoke on Jan. 14 about his infrastructure plan's $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 bridges across the U.S.

2nd Arizona legislator reports having COVID-19 since session started

Tucson Democrat Daniel Hernandez Jr. says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Democratic Rep. Marcelino Quiñonez, D-Phoenix, announced he was infected with COVID-19.

Supreme Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US businesses

The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.

Sinema doubles down on filibuster support, dealing likely fatal blow to Dems' election bills

The comments, which match Sinema's long-held stance on the filibuster, are effectively the final nail in the coffin of Democrats' longshot effort to pass two elections bills over unified Senate GOP opposition.

Gov. Ducey’s planned desalination plant unlikely to be a quick reality

During his state of the state address, Doug Ducey proposed setting aside $1 billion for a desalination plant to “secure Arizona’s water future for the next 100 years.”

Arizona lawmakers urge Gov. Doug Ducey to use war power at border

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, has aggressively challenged President Joe Biden’s border policies, most recently in his state of the state address on Monday.

Jan. 6 panel seeks interview, records from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview and records from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Kwame Kilpatrick opens up about his rise, fall and his new life ahead

"I need people who love me to understand I’m alright. Thank you for your prayers because I’m alright. And those people with the vitriol, it’s not me that you’re mad at and what we have to figure out is how we heal the hearts of those people," he said.