Recent Articles from The Associated Press
Record number of Pima County early ballots mailed
The Pima County Recorder's Office is mailing out a record number of early ballots for the Aug. 28 primary election.
Ben Arredondo trial postponed again
The start of an Arizona legislator's trial on federal criminal charges is being postponed again to give his defense time to prepare.
Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base gets F-35 mission
The Department of Defense has chosen Luke Air Force Base in Glendale for the new pilot training center for the F-35 fighter jets, city officials announced Wednesday.
Arizona asked to expand medical marijuana program
The Arizona Department of Health Services is weighing requests to expand the state's medical marijuana program.
Arizona groups benefit from federal education grants
Three southern Arizona groups have been awarded federal funds to help students make healthier choices.
Arizona gets federal funding for substance abuse
Arizona is getting a $7.5 million federal grant to tackle substance abuse problems in five counties across the northern half of the state.
Public input sought on Supreme Court applicants
A state judicial nominating commission is seeking written comments from the public on nine applicants to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Justice Dept: Fast and Furious report distorted
The Justice Department said Tuesday that Republican lawmakers are engaging in distortions by asserting that Operation Fast and Furious arose from a strategy created by the Obama administration.
Arpaio’s profiling trial to resume Tuesday
Lawyers who accuse Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office of racial profiling are expected to rest their case Tuesday at a trial aimed at settling allegations over whether the lawman's immigration patrols disproportionately single out Latinos.
5 ATF officials singled out in GOP report
Five officials at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives share much of the blame for what went wrong with the Arizona gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious, a Republican congressional draft report concludes.
Letter urges Brewer to halt medical marijuana
Nearly every county attorney in the state is urging Gov. Jan Brewer to halt the state's medical marijuana program.
Judge says Arizona’s abortion ban can take effect
Arizona's ban on abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy is poised to take effect this week as scheduled after a federal judge ruled Monday that the new law is constitutional.