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The FBI may be interested in pursuing the deleted texts of a state utility regulator that an Arizona judge has ruled are not public.

It may not be the heady days of a decade ago. But consumer confidence in Arizona now is the highest it’s been since the wheels came off the economy.

The school's tobacco-free policy went into effect July 1 after Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng announced in May the university would ban tobacco products.

A computer problem -- possibly a hack -- has resulted in more than a dozen candidates for statewide and legislative office facing an unexpected hurdle in their bid to get public financing.

The Arizona Department of Revenue has laid off 52 employees this week, citing budget cuts.

Arizonans would buy nearly $500 million worth of marijuana a year by 2020 if voters agree in November to allow its use here for recreational purposes, according to a new report.

For cities and counties, 2016 represented at least a temporary reprieve in the long-running sweep of road maintenance funds they’ve spent years trying to reverse.

The overflow shelters on the Human Services Campus are set to close by the end of October, and local officials and nonprofits are working hard to find a more permanent housing arrangement for the residents who need it.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is deciding which company will run a general store that sells prisoners a wide range of merchandise, from toilet paper to television sets.

State regulators say they're taking steps aimed at improving railroad safety.