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Ali Pardi with the Phoenix Fire Department will join the show to talk about firework safety. Tune in to learn how to be safe this holiday weekend. tuner.bonneville.com/live/KTAR-FM

Scottsdale was recently crowned as the best place in Arizona to celebrate the 4th of July. WalletHub bestowed the title upon the Valley city last week in its list of 100 best and worst places in the U.S. to celebrate Independence Day. ktar.com/arizona-news/f…

Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Democrat, spoke for over three hours during an early morning vote on the Big Beautiful Bill. Heidi Hommel and Nohelani Graf breakdown what has happened and what's in the bill. Listen here: ktar.com/podcast_player…

ABC News Correspondent, Steven Portnoy, joined the show to talk about the latest developments of the President's Big Beautiful Bill. He says Hakeem Jeffries, House minority leader, is using and hours-long speech to hold up the vote of the bill. ktar.com/podcast_player…

Ali Pardi with the Phoenix Fire Dept. joined the show ahead of Fourth of July weekend to talk about firework safety. She gives tips how to stay safe, what fireworks are legal or illegal and what the fire department sees over the holiday weekend. Listen here: ktar.com/podcast_player…

Top Arizona Democrats said Tuesday they will bypass the financially strained state party and its embattled new chairman in next year’s midterms. ktar.com/arizona-news/a…

ICYMI: A woman has died, and another person was hospitalized following a Wednesday morning collision involving a Valley Metro bus and a passenger vehicle in Phoenix, authorities said. ktar.com/arizona-news/v…

This week marked the 12th anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshots lost in the Yarnell Hill fire. Former Wildfire and Senior KTAR reporter Jim Cross joined the show to talk about the crew lost. Listen here: ktar.com/podcast_player…

ICYMI: Arizona’s new state budget allocates millions of dollars for Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC), helping to expand programs and scholarships for students. The funding totals over $28 million. ktar.com/arizona-educat…

ICYMI: Seven defendants in Arizona cases have been charged as part of a massive nationwide crackdown on health care fraud. State and federal prosecutors are pursuing charges against over 320 individuals, including nearly 100 medical professionals. ktar.com/arizona-health…

July 1 marks the 20th anniversary of Scottsdale Fire department. Fire Chief Tom Shannon joined the show to talk about how the department has changed and what the next generation looks like. ktar.com/podcast_player…

ICYMI: Sean “Diddy Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life. ktar.com/national-news/…

ICYMI: Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. ktar.com/national-news/…

ICYMI: An East Valley restaurant and sports grill is up and running again after a fire forced it to shut down temporarily. The Hub Grill and Bar, a local chain, resumed operations at its Stapley Drive location in Mesa over the weekend. ktar.com/arizona-restau…

ICYMI: Poor water quality caused by below-average precipitation is killing fish at two eastern Arizona lakes. The Arizona Game and Fish Department launched an investigation Friday after receiving reports about dead fish at Becker and Luna lakes. ktar.com/arizona-news/d…

Operating under the influence is one of the main focus points of law enforcement agencies' initiative "Dry Water" KTAR News reporter Colton Krolak joined the show to talk about boating safety ahead of the holiday weekend. Listen here: ktar.com/podcast_player…

The Scottsdale Police Department is asking for the public’s help with a double-homicide that happened Monday night. Officers were dispatched to the area of 115th Street and Sahuaro Drive around 9:50 p.m. ktar.com/arizona-news/d…

ICYMI: A man suspected of targeting elderly victims in a romance fraud scheme made his initial appearance in a federal courtroom in Arizona on Tuesday after his extradition from Africa earlier this year. ktar.com/arizona-news/r…

Vitalant, a nonprofit specializing in blood and biotherapies, is hosting the Saving Arizona Blood Drive on Sunday in Tempe and is seeking at least 600 donors. The blood drive will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tempe Center for the Arts. ktar.com/arizona-news/v…