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A state Senate committee has resurrected a measure banning photo enforcement cameras on Arizona highways. The measure was tacked on to a transportation bill that would make it easier for the state to create toll roads. The package passed a ...

There are 19 applicants to replace Phoenix City Councilwoman Maria Baier, who resigned after Gov. Jan Brewer named her the new state land commissioner. The deadline to apply for the job was June 25. The council is expected to interview ...

Gov. Jan Brewer’s administration is not disclosing what state government services could continue or be forced to shut down if a new state budget isn’t passed before a looming deadline. William Bell, Brewer’s Department of Administration director, on June 8 ...

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano killed a program begun by the Bush administration that would use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law enforcement.

Law enforcement agencies are accusing a former Department of Public Safety officer of playing a key role in a Phoenix-area crime syndicate.

Four hours a day of English classes appears to be working as nearly 40,000 Arizona students prepare to enter regular classes this coming school year.

A developer who wants to build a $600 million luxury hotel in Scottsdale is in a battle with the federal government.

FLAGSTAFF - The Coconino National Forest's supervisor is leaving her post after six years to take a job in Washington, D.C.

The Arizona House has approved a bill to allow waste tires to be used as fill in abandoned mines. The House's 35-21 vote June 22 sends the bill to the Senate. It would require that tires be covered by 10 feet of rock or dirt.

TUCSON - Federal authorities have arrested the superintendent of a Tucson-area school district on charges related to the sexual exploitation of children.