Maricopa charity bingo raises funds for Vets in Need, food pantry
![Veterans in Need Project President Justin Price (center) speaks after receiving a donation from Duke's Roadhouse and Maricopa's Moose International lodge on Dec. 8, 2025. Duke's Managing Partner Patrick Denny and Maricopa Pantry CEO Jim Shoaf stand on either side of Price. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://amvetsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/spencer-120825-maricopa-moose-dukes-roadhouse-donation-6-1024x683.jpg)
Bingo nights at Duke’s Roadhouse in Maricopa are anything but quiet. Instead of a hushed room dabbing paper cards, guests get music, dancing and a lively crowd. “This is entertainment, […]
Amid mass VA cuts, Air Force vet launches claims business in Pinal County
MARICOPA — With unprecedented employee slashing at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and limited services for veterans in Pinal County, who must seek healthcare benefits in Phoenix or Tucson, Paul […]
Arizona Army soldier saves man in Phoenix area car fire
Arvin Dismuke has never been the type of person to just sit around and watch when someone is in trouble. That’s why an unidentified Maricopa driver was exceptionally lucky the […]
Soldier’s Best Friend to host sport shooting event
![A man shoots at a clay pigeon during the 10th Annual Sporting Clay Event at Ben Avery Clay Target Center in Phoenix, Ariz. in May 2021. [Kristy Velesko]](https://amvetsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/191563403_4259960597401394_8793067974176621616_n-1024x683.jpg)
Ready to shoot for a good cause? Nonprofit organization Soldier’s Best Friend will host its 14th annual sporting clay event at the Ben Avery Clay Target Center in Phoenix on […]
Crane reintroduces ‘Hire Veterans Act’ to fill land management needs
![U.S. Rep. Eli Crane speaks to constituents during a town hall at Pinal County Cowboy Church in Casa Grande on Dec. 20, 2023. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://amvetsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/spencer-122023-bannon-crane-town-hall-casa-grande-web-07-1024x683.jpg)
U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) wants to see more veterans working in parks and forests. Last week, Crane and Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) reintroduced the “Hire Veterans Act,” a bill […]
Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society inducts 15 at annual ceremony
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (left) inducts Nathaniel Leonard Carr (center), an Air Force veteran from Gilbert, into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society at its annual ceremony in Scottsdale […]