Defense lawyers say a U.S. Army veteran was confused and mistaken when he told authorities he fought with an al-Qaida group seeking to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.More >>
Defense lawyers say a U.S. Army veteran was confused and mistaken when he told authorities he fought with an al-Qaida group seeking to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.More >>
An up-and-coming young buck who's trading his basketball shoes for cowboy boots and the defending world champion bull rider are among the headliners this week at the 94th Reno Rodeo.More >>
An up-and-coming young buck who's trading his basketball shoes for cowboy boots and the defending world champion bull rider are among the headliners this week at the 94th Reno Rodeo.More >>
A group opposed to Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Arizona's Medicaid plan under provisions of the federal health care overhaul law has filed a citizen's referendum to block the new law.More >>
A group opposed to Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Arizona's Medicaid plan under provisions of the federal health care overhaul law has filed a citizen's referendum to block the new law.More >>
A nearly 11-square-mile wildfire in Arizona's Prescott National Forest has grown as more than 500 firefighters were dispatched to battle the blaze.More >>
A nearly 11-square-mile wildfire in Arizona's Prescott National Forest is continuing to grow as more than 500 firefighters were dispatched to battle the blaze. Officials said today that the Doce Fire just west of...More >>
Charges have been dropped against one of seven Tucson-area high school wrestlers indicted for attacking another teenage student in a campus locker room.More >>
Charges have been dropped against one of seven Tucson-area high school wrestlers indicted for attacking another teenage student in a campus locker room.More >>
A nearly 11-square-mile wildfire in Arizona's Prescott National Forest is continuing to grow as more than 500 firefighters were dispatched to battle the blaze.More >>
A nearly 11-square-mile wildfire in Arizona's Prescott National Forest is continuing to grow as more than 500 firefighters were dispatched to battle the blaze.More >>
A wind-whipped wildfire has grown to an estimated 5,000 acres in northern Arizona and burned to within 400 yards of some homes west of Prescott.More >>
A wind-whipped wildfire has grown to an estimated 5,000 acres in northern Arizona and burned to within 400 yards of some homes west of Prescott.More >>
Immigrant rights advocates plan to appeal a court ruling that declined to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under...More >>
Immigrant rights advocates plan to appeal a court ruling that declined to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an...More >>
The Arizona Diamondbacks ended a four-game losing streak, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 last night. Paul Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Martin Prado also homered for the Diamondbacks....More >>
An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to an Arizona law that denies bail to people who aren't in the country legally and are charged with murder, sexual assault and...More >>
An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to an Arizona law that denies bail to people who aren't in the country legally and are charged with murder, sexual assault and other...More >>
The prosecutor in the Jodi Arias case has asked a judge to reject her attorneys' request to delay until next year the retrial of the penalty phase in her case.More >>
The prosecutor in the Jodi Arias case has asked a judge to reject her attorneys' request to delay until next year the retrial of the penalty phase in her case.More >>
A woman has sued Fox News Network for airing live footage last fall of a suspect in a police chase committing suicide in the Arizona desert and not using a time delay that would have prevented the death from being...More >>
A woman has sued Fox News Network for airing live footage last fall of a suspect in a police chase committing suicide in the Arizona desert and not using a time delay that would have prevented the death from being broadcast...More >>
A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help.More >>
A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help.More >>
Republican congressmen from Arizona have introduced legislation that allows states to verify voters' U.S. citizenship after a Supreme Court ruling struck down a state law targeting voters in the country illegally.More >>
Republican congressmen from Arizona have introduced legislation that allows states to verify voters' U.S. citizenship after a Supreme Court ruling struck down a state law targeting voters in the country illegally.More >>
Three Pinal County employees have been placed on leave after a report detailed that the county's public works department was out of control and employees' behavior resembled "Animal House."More >>
Three Pinal County employees have been placed on leave after a report detailed that the county's public works department was out of control and employees' behavior resembled "Animal House."More >>
An administrative judge has ruled that opponents have failed to prove that a proposed new open pit mine near Tucson would harm groundwater supplies.More >>
An administrative judge has ruled that opponents have failed to prove that a proposed new open pit mine near Tucson would harm groundwater supplies.More >>
A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to...More >>
A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.More >>
Authorities say two elementary school students in Flagstaff have been treated and released from a hospital after the school bus they were riding on collided with an SUV.More >>
Authorities say two elementary school students in Flagstaff have been treated and released from a hospital after the school bus they were riding on collided with an SUV.More >>
A northwest Phoenix homeowner who thought a big lizard was lying under the waterfall of a lawn sprinkler got a big surprise. It turned out to be a 2-foot-long alligator.More >>
A northwest Phoenix homeowner who thought a big lizard was lying under the waterfall of a lawn sprinkler got a big surprise. It turned out to be a 2-foot-long alligator.More >>
A hatchet-carrying homeless man accused of breaking into a Chandler home and attempting to sexually assault a sleeping woman has pleaded not guilty.More >>
A hatchet-carrying homeless man accused of breaking into a Chandler home and attempting to sexually assault a sleeping woman has pleaded not guilty.More >>
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.More >>
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.More >>
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.More >>
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.More >>
A federal judge in San Francisco is scheduled to consider whether an airborne fungus that occurs naturally in the San Joaquin Valley presents enough of a public health danger that thousands of vulnerable state prison...More >>
A federal judge in San Francisco is scheduled to consider whether an airborne fungus that occurs naturally in the San Joaquin Valley presents enough of a public health danger that thousands of vulnerable state prison inmates...More >>
A Phoenix bus driver is facing charges after police say he was caught on a cell phone video repeatedly punching a passenger and slamming the passenger's head against a bench.More >>
A Phoenix bus driver is facing charges after police say he was caught on a cell phone video repeatedly punching a passenger and slamming the passenger's head against a bench.More >>
Lawyers are scheduled to make closing arguments Monday at the trial of a Phoenix man accused of endangering the life of his 16-year-old nephew in a terrorism hoax.More >>
Lawyers are scheduled to make closing arguments Monday at the trial of a Phoenix man accused of endangering the life of his 16-year-old nephew in a terrorism hoax.More >>
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is celebrating her victory in a bruising fight over her Medicaid expansion plan by holding a signing ceremony for the law authorizing the program.More >>
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is celebrating her victory in a bruising fight over her Medicaid expansion plan by holding a signing ceremony for the law authorizing the program.More >>
A company seeking to re-open the Chloride Copper Mine says it's still pursuing the project even though the firm has run into financial difficulties.More >>
A company seeking to re-open the Chloride Copper Mine says it's still pursuing the project even though the firm has run into financial difficulties.More >>
One of the authors of a bipartisan Senate proposal is warning fellow Republicans that if they fail to pass an immigration overhaul, the party's prospects of winning the White House are dim.More >>
One of the authors of a bipartisan Senate proposal is warning fellow Republicans that if they fail to pass an immigration overhaul, the party's prospects of winning the White House are dim.More >>
The Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center in Spring Green is featuring work by a photographer whose 20-year association with the architect launched his long fine-arts career.More >>
The Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center in Spring Green is featuring work by a photographer whose 20-year association with the architect launched his long fine-arts career.More >>
A solar-powered plane bidding to fly across the U.S. has landed at Dulles International Airport near the nation's capital, with one leg to New York left.More >>
A solar-powered plane bidding to fly across the U.S. has landed at Dulles International Airport near the nation's capital, with one leg to New York left.More >>
Phoenix police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of two Burmese refugees and authorities say the deaths could be charged as hate crimes.More >>
Phoenix police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of two Burmese refugees and authorities say the deaths could be charged as hate crimes.More >>
Scientist says an explosion of tent caterpillars, which spin slightly creepy-looking shelters on tree limbs, are leaving some Arizona mountain areas looking like science-fiction movies.More >>
Scientist says an explosion of tent caterpillars, which spin slightly creepy-looking shelters on tree limbs, are leaving some Arizona mountain areas looking like science-fiction movies.More >>
Crews continue to battle around 93 square miles of tinder-dry forests in New Mexico as officials hope thunderstorms expected over the weekend will bring relief.More >>
Crews continue to battle around 93 square miles of tinder-dry forests in New Mexico as officials hope thunderstorms expected over the weekend will bring relief.More >>
A judge overseeing a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border has denied a motion to dismiss damages and civil penalties.More >>
A judge overseeing a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border has denied a motion to dismiss damages and civil penalties.More >>
Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan, saying it isn't "Obamacare."More >>
Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan, saying it isn't "Obamacare."More >>
A suspected gang member accused of being involved in the 2009 fatal shooting of a Phoenix man is on the U.S. Marshals Service's list of the 15 most wanted fugitives.More >>
A suspected gang member accused of being involved in the 2009 fatal shooting of a Phoenix man is on the U.S. Marshals Service's list of the 15 most wanted fugitives.More >>
Arizona's far-right Republicans suffered a series of major losses during the 2013 legislative session that have raised questions about their future in state politics.More >>
Arizona's far-right Republicans suffered a series of major losses during the 2013 legislative session that have raised questions about their future in state politics.More >>
A representative says the Chinese tour operator and Las Vegas businessman who built the Grand Canyon Skywalk attraction in northwestern Arizona has died in Los Angeles.More >>
A representative says the Chinese tour operator and Las Vegas businessman who built the Grand Canyon Skywalk attraction in northwestern Arizona has died in Los Angeles.More >>
Environmentalists, ranchers, tribes and religious leaders are banding together to make their latest pitch in state court in Ely to scuttle a 263-mile pipeline plan to carry billions of gallons of water to Las Vegas...More >>
Environmentalists, ranchers, tribes and religious leaders are banding together to make their latest pitch in state court in Ely to scuttle a 263-mile pipeline plan to carry billions of gallons of water to Las Vegas from...More >>
A tractor-trailer rig and another vehicle collided and then went off northbound Interstate 17 and down several hundred feet down a slope in the median near Black Canyon City, injuring four people Friday morning.More >>
A tractor-trailer rig and another vehicle collided and then went off northbound Interstate 17 and down several hundred feet down a slope in the median near Black Canyon City, injuring four people Friday morning.More >>
The Arizona Cardinals say a new NFL policy will limit the size and type of bags that will be allowed into University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.More >>
The Arizona Cardinals say a new NFL policy will limit the size and type of bags that will be allowed into University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.More >>
An Arizona man on trial for carrying out a terrorism hoax in which he filmed his 16-year-old nephew last summer carrying a fake grenade launcher at a busy intersection took the stand.More >>
An Arizona man on trial for carrying out a terrorism hoax in which he filmed his 16-year-old nephew last summer carrying a fake grenade launcher at a busy intersection took the stand.More >>
The Arizona Legislature is poised to adopt a major overhaul of the state's complicated sales tax collection system in the final hours of the session after a deal with cities and towns removed a major roadblock.More >>
The Arizona Legislature is poised to adopt a major overhaul of the state's complicated sales tax collection system in the final hours of the session after a deal with cities and towns removed a major roadblock.More >>
New Mexico's largest social detoxification center is preparing to close its doors after more than 20 years of serving a largely American Indian population.More >>
New Mexico's largest social detoxification center is preparing to close its doors after more than 20 years of serving a largely American Indian population.More >>
The announcement that Gannett Co., the publisher of USA Today, is buying TV station owner Belo Corp. for about $1.5 billion means the media company would then own three Phoenix television stations and the state's...More >>
The announcement that Gannett Co., the publisher of USA Today, is buying TV station owner Belo Corp. for about $1.5 billion means the media company would then own three Phoenix television stations and the state's largest...More >>
Jodi Arias' attorneys have asked a judge to delay until next year a second penalty phase to allow the convicted murderer time to gather witnesses.More >>
Jodi Arias' attorneys have asked a judge to delay until next year a second penalty phase to allow the convicted murderer time to gather witnesses.More >>
The Arizona Senate has rejected an expansion of a school voucher program that allows students to use public funds to attend a private school because it lacked accountability standards.More >>
The Arizona Senate has rejected an expansion of a school voucher program that allows students to use public funds to attend a private school because it lacked accountability standards.More >>
A newly launched initiative campaign aims to have Arizona voters asked in 2014 whether the state should legalize marijuana use beyond the current medical program.More >>
A newly launched initiative campaign aims to have Arizona voters asked in 2014 whether the state should legalize marijuana use beyond the current medical program.More >>
The Arizona Senate on Thursday is poised to approve an $8.8 billion state budget that includes the Medicaid expansion sought by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer over the opposition of most GOP legislators.More >>
The Arizona Senate on Thursday is poised to approve an $8.8 billion state budget that includes the Medicaid expansion sought by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer over the opposition of most GOP legislators.More >>
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who admitted smuggling marijuana while on duty along the Arizona-Mexico border is asking a judge to sentence him to the mandatory five-year minimum sentence.More >>
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who admitted smuggling marijuana while on duty along the Arizona-Mexico border is asking a judge to sentence him to the mandatory five-year minimum sentence.More >>
The American Civil Liberties Union says it's opening a Tucson office and assigning full-time staff lawyers to work in the southern Arizona city and San Diego to investigate, document and litigate civil and human...More >>
The American Civil Liberties Union says it's opening a Tucson office and assigning full-time staff lawyers to work in the southern Arizona city and San Diego to investigate, document and litigate civil and human rights...More >>
A Maricopa County supervisor wants a judge to declare her participation in private county legal discussions about a high-profile racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn't represent a conflict of...More >>
A Maricopa County supervisor wants a judge to declare her participation in private county legal discussions about a high-profile racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn't represent a conflict of interest.More >>
It's back to captivity for a pair of Mexican gray wolves that federal wildlife managers had planned to release in Arizona's Apache National Forest.More >>
It's back to captivity for a pair of Mexican gray wolves that federal wildlife managers had planned to release in Arizona's Apache National Forest.More >>
Maricopa County's top prosecutor says his office is preparing for a retrial of an Arizona death row inmate whose conviction was overturned in March.More >>
Maricopa County's top prosecutor says his office is preparing for a retrial of an Arizona death row inmate whose conviction was overturned in March.More >>
Authorities plan to try again to secure the death penalty for convicted murderer Jodi Arias after jurors in her trial deadlocked last month on a sentence.More >>
Authorities plan to try again to secure the death penalty for convicted murderer Jodi Arias after jurors in her trial deadlocked last month on a sentence.More >>
Prosecutors and lawyers for John Junker are proposing new delays in the sentencings of the former Fiesta Bowl chief executive for his admitted involvement in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.More >>
Prosecutors and lawyers for John Junker are proposing new delays in the sentencings of the former Fiesta Bowl chief executive for his admitted involvement in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.More >>
The 22-year-old Arizona mother of a 2-year-old girl found wandering around a neighborhood has been released from custody while she faces a child abuse charge.More >>
The 22-year-old Arizona mother of a 2-year-old girl found wandering around a neighborhood has been released from custody while she faces a child abuse charge.More >>
A House Republican has said that there is a low rate of pregnancy among women who are raped, stirring up an issue that proved politically toxic for another Republican.More >>
A House Republican has said that there is a low rate of pregnancy among women who are raped, stirring up an issue that proved politically toxic for another Republican.More >>
A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments over an Arizona law that barred abortion providers from receiving public funding for other health services.More >>
A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments over an Arizona law that barred abortion providers from receiving public funding for other health services.More >>
A coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans plan Wednesday to push forward a new state budget and Gov. Jan Brewer's proposed expansion of Arizona's Medicaid health care program.More >>
A coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans plan Wednesday to push forward a new state budget and Gov. Jan Brewer's proposed expansion of Arizona's Medicaid health care program.More >>
An Arizona appeals court has upheld a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Jan Brewer's proclamations that declared a state "day of prayer."More >>
An Arizona appeals court has upheld a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Jan Brewer's proclamations that declared a state "day of prayer."More >>
More than 70 Arizona families are using a year-old privacy shield provided by the state for victims of domestic violence, sex crimes and stalking.More >>
More than 70 Arizona families are using a year-old privacy shield provided by the state for victims of domestic violence, sex crimes and stalking.More >>
Lawyers are scheduled to make opening statements Wednesday at the trial of an Arizona man accused of sending his nephew into a street with a fake grenade launcher as he filmed the masked teen pointing the fake weapon...More >>
Lawyers are scheduled to make opening statements Wednesday at the trial of an Arizona man accused of sending his nephew into a street with a fake grenade launcher as he filmed the masked teen pointing the fake weapon at...More >>
State regulators have approved a rate increase for Tucson Electric Power Co. that will boost the average residential bill by up to $4 per month.More >>
State regulators have approved a rate increase for Tucson Electric Power Co. that will boost the average residential bill by up to $4 per month.More >>
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has named a former state lawmaker who also served in the U.S. Air Force as the new Department of Veterans' Services chief.More >>
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has named a former state lawmaker who also served in the U.S. Air Force as the new Department of Veterans' Services chief.More >>
American Indian leaders from across the U.S. are pointing to both federal and tribal politics and bureaucracy as some of the reasons energy development has been so difficult in Indian Country.More >>
American Indian leaders from across the U.S. are pointing to both federal and tribal politics and bureaucracy as some of the reasons energy development has been so difficult in Indian Country.More >>
Tourists who had been denied access on the main road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk now have a way to get to the glass bridge, be it through a bypass route or a rancher's checkpoint.More >>
Tourists who had been denied access on the main road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk now have a way to get to the glass bridge, be it through a bypass route or a rancher's checkpoint.More >>
Members of the Arizona House who support Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid to 300,000 more people are working to bring the proposal to a vote after six months of public debate.More >>
Members of the Arizona House who support Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid to 300,000 more people are working to bring the proposal to a vote after six months of public debate.More >>
Federal accident investigators say two single-engine planes were flying in the same direction but then turned toward each other before colliding May 31 and crashing in the desert in north Phoenix, killing all four...More >>
Federal accident investigators say two single-engine planes were flying in the same direction but then turned toward each other before colliding May 31 and crashing in the desert in north Phoenix, killing all four people...More >>
The Arizona House is poised to debate a measure to ban public dollars from indirectly supporting abortion providers and allows surprise inspections of abortion clinics.More >>
The Arizona House is poised to debate a measure to ban public dollars from indirectly supporting abortion providers and allows surprise inspections of abortion clinics.More >>
Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of an Arizona man accused of sending his nephew into a street with a fake grenade launcher as he filmed the masked teen pointing the fake weapon at passing cars.More >>
Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of an Arizona man accused of sending his nephew into a street with a fake grenade launcher as he filmed the masked teen pointing the fake weapon at passing cars.More >>
