The presidents of the three major state universities lobbied for performance-based funding for their schools Thursday at the state Legislature. This comes just days after Gov. Doug Ducey’s State of the State address, where he proposed a budget plan that included reducing funding to Arizona universities by $75 million starting in 2016.

Community members clad in black marched through rainy downtown Phoenix streets Thursday to protest the possible demolition of historic buildings along Roosevelt Row.

Super Bowl XLIX is expected to bring in 1 million attendees, and many of them are flooding downtown Phoenix. With the vast majority of them coming from in-state, the hope is that after experiencing the city, they'll visit again.

The Pepsi Hyped for Halftime event features a variety of local bands alongside national acts like The Roots. Local artists said they are excited to expose people to unique types of music.

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson visited the Cronkite School Wednesday to discuss issues of border security, funding and cyber-terrorism. He said it is crucial that Congress appropriates funding to the Department of Homeland Security for the next year.