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Arizona should be proud to call the Maurice family residents. Last year, Ethan Maurice, at just 21 years old, rode cross-country with his older brother to raise funds for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Their three-month long journey resulted in $96,000 in donations, and now Ethan is at it again. Accompanied by his 15-year-old sister Haley, the two Maurice teens will hike a 221-mile trek from Yosemite National Park to the top of Mount Whitney—all to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

This is a cause that has affected the Maurice family personally, with Haley being diagnosed with...

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Kathy reports on the Phoenix Art Museum's exhibition of dazzling gowns from the Oscars and tells us who rubbed elbows at its party with Glenn Close!

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Platinum recording artist and 2012 winner of “American Idol,” Phillip Phillips, headlines the July 3 Independence Day Music Festival at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale (http://www.saltriverfields.com/). AZFoothills.com spoke to this Southern gentleman to get the insider scoop on life as an internationally recognized artist, American heartthrob and a normal 23-year-old following his passion for music. Phillips will break away from his current tour...