Start your morning off right with Arizona's Morning News. You'll be informed with the very latest on what's going on in the Valley, Arizona, nation and throughout the world. Jim Sharpe is a native Arizonan. LaDona Harvey brings decades of experience.
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On this day in 1978, the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" kicked off a 24 week run at the top of the US album charts. Hits off the album include "Stayin' Alive" and "If I Can't Have You."
Joe Biden ending his time as president the same way Donald Trump begins his: with pardons. In today's Sharper Point Commentary, Jim Sharpe questions whether these pardons were the right move.
Some Valley neighborhoods were hotter than others when it comes to real estate last year. The Cromford Report's Tina Tamboer tells Arizona's Morning News what she thinks is ahead for some of these communities in 2025.
ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers was in the Oval Office last night while President Trump signed multiple Executive Orders. She tells us what she saw and what may be next for the new administration.
Some of former President Biden's final actions and now President Donald Trump's first actions centered around pardons and commutations. National News Correspondent Steven Portnoy with ABC News joins us from Washington DC to explain.
In today's Sharper Point Commentary, Jim Sharpe talks about what we can expect from a second Trump Administration. This includes what the President's plans are for the economy and how soon he will act when it comes to immigration.
On this day in 2000, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed in all 50 states for the first time ever. This came years after President Ronald Reagan signed legislation into law in 1983 that made MLK Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday. Learn more in today's KTAR timeline brought to you by Beatitudes Campus.
Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration. The President-Elect has proposed tariffs of 10% to 20% on foreign goods — and in some speeches has mentioned even higher percentages. Danny Court is an economist at Elliot D. Pollack and Company and joins the show to talk about what these tariffs could mean for Arizona.
Criminals are always working to take advantage of a terrible situation. This includes during natural disasters like wildfires and floods, where scammers often emerge to prey on victims. Kevin Smith from the Phoenix Office of the FBI joins the show to talk about how people in heightened emotional states are being taken advantage of after the wildfires in California.
TikTok went dark this weekend in response to a federal ban, which President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to pause by executive order on his first day in office. ABC News Political Analyst, Steve Roberts, says that plans for the social media site, as well as immigration, are taking center stage as Donald Trump prepares to take office for the second time.