1984: Using high-tech tools to sell future downtown Phoenix projects | Video Vault
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Phoenix developers market unbuilt space; strategies for jet lag; gas dealer antitrust lawsuit; freeway construction impacts; mobile city hall; mall cooling tech; summer computer camps for kids.

Mary Jo West: The trailblazing first lady of Phoenix news | Video Vault
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Mary Jo West broke barriers as the first woman to anchor news in Phoenix. Revisit her most intense assignments, including her time in the police academy and her versatile reporting at Channel 10.

 1983: Massive storm slams Lake Havasu City | Video Vault
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Storm slams Lake Havasu City; airline deregulation causes fare wars and airline debt; Phoenix City Council approves $151M Parkway; high-rise office boom despite vacancies; DPS prepares for strikes.

1982: Freeway funding battle & Tempe airplane noise demands | Video Vault
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Legislators debate freeway funding; Tempe demands airplane noise reduction; ASU disputes "party school" label; iconic C&G Smoke Shop closes; scouts learn pioneer skills; Arizona State Fair opens.

Channel 10 Rewind - 1981: Rolling Stones concert security faces ACLU backlash | Video Vault
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Arizona 1981: High rates stall growth while Phoenix fights for freeway parks. A land dispute stings a local family, Rolling Stones security sparks debate, and solar energy enters affordable housing.

Channel 10 Rewind - 1980: Valley industries face economic turmoil | Video Vault
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Phoenix faces a 1980 economic crunch: rising wages and rates strain locals, auto sales stall, and transit disputes grow, while leaders hope urban renewal and pool safety tech offer a path forward.

Channel 10 Rewind - 1979: Phoenix navigates transit woes & tech shifts | Video Vault
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Phoenix faces a surge of modernization: airport and campus gridlock, rising food waste, and labor unrest, even as digital computers begin to revolutionize cars and homes.

Channel 10 Rewind - 1978: Tension grips the Valley | Video Vault
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1978's headlines range from a proposed TV blackout to protest excessive sex; Sky Harbor relocation delays; undercover security at Diamonds, and a surge in Star Wars card trading.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1977 - The Superstition’s smooth new ride | Video Vault
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Innovative freeway paving; a surge in purse snatchings; "raised note" cash scams; ASU free speech debates; human store models; "living lettuce;" and outdoor school lessons.

Channel 10 Rewind: Gas prices in the '70s and '80s | Video Vault
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Driven by federal deregulation and international price hikes, gas prices surged to a point where the choice for motorists is no longer between cheap and expensive, but between "high and higher." 

1983: Battle over gas prices | Video Vault
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We've seen gas stations taking advantage by offering special discounts to bring people in, but back in 1980s, one chain was doing the opposite by raising their prices to quote, "stabilize the market."

How Phoenicians handled the heat in '78 | Video Vault
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We're heading back to the era of disco balls and bell bottoms to hear what it was like during a retro heat wave.

29 years since 'The Phoenix Lights' | Video Vault
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Some believe it was alien life, while others say it was a military flare. Check out this 1997 report from John Hook about the event!

Channel 10 Rewind: 1983 - Brown haze pollution fix | Video Vault
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Phoenix launches a $120K project to revitalize its downtown; engineers eye freeways to fix the brown haze pollution from cars; a fragile truce is reached in the Sky Harbor taxi war.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1982 - Flagstaff snow | Video Vault | FOX 10 Phoenix
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The air traffic strike causes major Sky Harbor cancellations and financial fears; luxury car sales boom despite the economy; I-17 shuts down near Flagstaff due to snow. 

Channel 10 Rewind: 1981 - Arizona roads need $4.7B | Video Vault
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A study reveals Arizona roads need $4.7B in repairs; youth military enlistment booms due to economic hardship; Phoenix considers a high-tech light system to prevent fire truck accidents.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1980 - Up & down food prices | Video Vault
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Shoppers see wild grocery price swings; mortgage interest rates hit 14.75%, stalling homebuyers; the iconic Roundup Drive-In sign is up for sale; rental payment forces youth program to shut down. 

Channel 10 Rewind: 1979 - Cheap gas! | Video Vault
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Gas prices drop to 82.9 cents at an Apache Junction station; ASU students face a parking nightmare; new Paradise Valley Mall races to open; a homeowner fights the I-10 freeway route through an ancient city.