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Interior secretary Ken Salazar visits Grand Canyon
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is scheduled to visit the Grand Canyon on Monday and could announce changes for mining claims near the park.
Brewer issues emergency declaration for fire areas
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed an emergency declaration in response to the Horseshoe Two and Monument fires in Cochise County.
Judge allows Arizona to continue casino suit
A federal judge says Arizona can proceed with its lawsuit against an Indian casino planned near Glendale.
Huppenthal: Tucson ethnic studies program violates state law
Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal has declared the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies Program is illegal, citing an audit of the program his office commissioned earlier this year.
ATF agents: Border weapons operation a disaster
Three federal firearms investigators told a House committee on Wednesday that they were repeatedly ordered to step aside while gun buyers in Arizona walked away with AK-47s and other high-powered weaponry headed for Mexican drug cartels in a risky U.S. law enforcement operation that went out of control.
Shelton vows to be strong leader of Fiesta revival
The new leader of the Fiesta Bowl says he will be the "chief braggart" for the event's positive aspects as he leads the rehabilitation of one of the premier games in college football.
Activist sues Pearce over removal
An immigration activist has filed a lawsuit in federal court over his removal from the grounds of the state Capitol in February.
Would-be pot shops sue Arizona for right to open
Arizona attorneys have filed a lawsuit seeking to force the agency that regulates the state's medical marijuana program to accept applications to operate from would-be pot shops.
Lawmakers call for more fire prevention efforts
Western state lawmakers from both parties say they are worried that the federal government's firefighting efforts don't place enough emphasis on prevention, and the result is the kind of devastation taking hold in eastern Arizona, where more than 733 square miles have burned.
Fight against Arizona fire moves to NM border
Crews battling a massive wildfire in eastern Arizona for two weeks shifted their focus Monday to New Mexico, where they lit fires to stifle flare-ups that skipped along treetops threatening a small mountain town.
Fiesta Bowl to hire UA president
The Fiesta Bowl has turned to University of Arizona President Robert Shelton to lead the rehabilitation of its tattered reputation.
Protesters urge lawmakers to pass unemployment plan
About 40 people gathered outside the Arizona Legislature to urge lawmakers to keep 20 weeks of federally funded extended unemployment benefits flowing to thousands of Arizonans.
