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US: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Metro Phoenix, Thousands Lose Power 3

Metro Phoenix was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Monday, October 13, causing heavy rain, downed trees, and debris. Tempe was particularly hard hit, with a microburst producing winds up to 70 mph and minor damage at Mountain America Stadium. Over 27,000 customers lost power across the East Valley, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale. The main storm cell moved out by mid-afternoon, though isolated storms and a flood watch remained in effect until 8 p.m.

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Metro Phoenix, Thousands Lose Power 2

Metro Phoenix was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Monday, October 13, causing heavy rain, downed trees, and debris. Tempe was particularly hard hit, with a microburst producing winds up to 70 mph and minor damage at Mountain America Stadium. Over 27,000 customers lost power across the East Valley, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale. The main storm cell moved out by mid-afternoon, though isolated storms and a flood watch remained in effect until 8 p.m.

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Metro Phoenix, Thousands Lose Power 4

Metro Phoenix was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Monday, October 13, causing heavy rain, downed trees, and debris. Tempe was particularly hard hit, with a microburst producing winds up to 70 mph and minor damage at Mountain America Stadium. Over 27,000 customers lost power across the East Valley, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale. The main storm cell moved out by mid-afternoon, though isolated storms and a flood watch remained in effect until 8 p.m.

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Metro Phoenix, Thousands Lose Power

Metro Phoenix was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Monday, October 13, causing heavy rain, downed trees, and debris. Tempe was particularly hard hit, with a microburst producing winds up to 70 mph and minor damage at Mountain America Stadium. Over 27,000 customers lost power across the East Valley, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale. The main storm cell moved out by mid-afternoon, though isolated storms and a flood watch remained in effect until 8 p.m.

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RECAP: Wall of Dust Engulfs Arizona, Disrupting Travel and Power

On August 25, a massive dust storm, known as a haboob, swept across Arizona, plunging cities into near-total darkness and sending residents scrambling for safety. Fierce winds toppled trees, disrupted power across Maricopa County, and caused widespread flight delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, while the swirling clouds of dust infiltrated homes, cars, and streets, creating an apocalyptic scene across the state.

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US: Haboob Hits Phoenix, Causes Airport Damage and Power Outages 7

A massive haboob rolled through the Phoenix area on Monday, August 25, as monsoon storms swept across Arizona. Thousands were left without power across the area, and portions of the roof at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were damaged, causing flight delays and prompting an evacuation at the FAA Tower.

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US: Haboob Hits Phoenix, Causes Airport Damage and Power Outages 4

A massive haboob rolled through the Phoenix area on Monday, August 25, as monsoon storms swept across Arizona. Thousands were left without power across the area, and portions of the roof at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were damaged, causing flight delays and prompting an evacuation at the FAA Tower.

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US: Major Dust Storm Hits Southern Arizona, Worsening Air Quality

On August 21, 2025, a major dust storm swept through southern Arizona, affecting cities including Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, and Surprise. Air quality deteriorated sharply, posing health risks such as respiratory problems and eye irritation. Residents were advised to stay indoors, close windows, and wear N95 masks if going outside.

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US: Major Dust Storm Hits Southern Arizona, Worsening Air Quality 2

On August 21, 2025, a major dust storm swept through southern Arizona, affecting cities including Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, and Surprise. Air quality deteriorated sharply, posing health risks such as respiratory problems and eye irritation. Residents were advised to stay indoors, close windows, and wear N95 masks if going outside.

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US: Dust Storm Blankets Metro Phoenix

A dust storm swept through the East Valley, Arizona on Monday, July 21, reducing visibility and worsening air quality for residents. Strong winds were reported in areas such as Chandler, Tempe, and Gilbert, where blowing dust created hazardous conditions. Downtown Phoenix also experienced dust blowing.

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US: Dust Storm Sweeps Metro Phoenix Amid Windy Weather

A dust storm swept through metro Phoenix on Monday, July 21, and windy weather hit many places in the East Valley, including Chandler, Tempe, and Gilbert.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi practices during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on March 4, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: MLB spring training

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 21 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi meets the press during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2025, after being named the team's Opening Day starter on March 27 against the Chicago White Sox. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi signs autographs during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi meets the press during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2025, after being named the team's Opening Day starter on March 27 against the Chicago White Sox.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi meets the press during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2025, after being named the team's Opening Day starter on March 27 against the Chicago White Sox.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi meets the press during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2025, after being named the team's Opening Day starter on March 27 against the Chicago White Sox.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2025

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi speaks with a catcher after throwing in a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi speaks with a catcher after throwing in a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2025

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws in a live batting practice session during spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2025

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Baseball: Angels' Mike Trout

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels meets the press in Tempe, Arizona, where his team is holding spring training, on Feb. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi meets the press on the first day of the team's official spring workout in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws a bullpen session at the team's spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2025.

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US: Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Tempe, Arizona

Supporters gathered at Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe on Thursday, October 24, as former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally.

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US: Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Tempe, Arizona 2

Supporters gathered at Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe on Thursday, October 24, as former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally.

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US: SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 2

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, June 18, carrying another batch of 20 Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities.

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U.S.-ARIZONA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(240324) -- TEMPE, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete on the Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona, the United States, March 23, 2024. The 18th Annual Arizona Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Arizona Dragon Boat Association, was held on March 23 and 24. (Photo by Sui Xuguang/Xinhua)

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U.S.-ARIZONA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(240324) -- TEMPE, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete on the Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona, the United States, March 23, 2024. The 18th Annual Arizona Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Arizona Dragon Boat Association, was held on March 23 and 24. (Photo by Sui Xuguang/Xinhua)

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U.S.-ARIZONA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(240324) -- TEMPE, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete on the Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona, the United States, March 23, 2024. The 18th Annual Arizona Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Arizona Dragon Boat Association, was held on March 23 and 24. (Photo by Sui Xuguang/Xinhua)

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Greece: Protests And Widespread Strikes On 1st Anniversary Of Tempe Train Accident

Greece marked the first anniversary of the fatal train disaster in Tempe on Wednesday, February 28. Protests to demand justice for the victims turned violent in major cities, including Athens and Thessaloniki, and widespread strikes took place on trains, ferries, and other public transportation.

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Greece: 1 Year Anniversary March For Tempe Train Crash In Thessaloniki Turns Violent

One year anniversary march for Tempe train crash was held in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, February 28. The event was organized in memory of the incident victims demanding justice and responsibility. However, the protest turned violent and chaotic as the demonstrators threw stones and the MAT forces deployed tear gas in return.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong checks roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including tempe

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong checks roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including tempe

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth conditions including tempe

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a spring training baseball game against farmhands from the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguers in a spring training baseball game on March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguers in a spring training baseball game on March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani pitches against Arizona Diamondback minor leaguers in a spring training baseball game on March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters after pitching in a minor league baseball game to get ready for Opening Day on March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters after pitching in a minor league baseball game to get ready for Opening Day on March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona.

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Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is pictured on March 23, 2023, during his visit to a club facility in Tempe, Arizona, where the team is holding spring training camp.

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Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is pictured on March 23, 2023, during his visit to a club facility in Tempe, Arizona, where the team is holding spring training camp.

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Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels visits a club facility in Tempe, Arizona, on March 23, 2023, during the team's spring training camp.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Nolan Arenado (facing camera), a member of the United States' World Baseball Classic team, high-fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a third-inning grand slam during an exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Arizona, on March 9, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Nolan Arenado, a member of the United States' World Baseball Classic team, hits a third-inning grand slam during an exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Arizona, on March 9, 2023.