Redistricting likely to shift supervisor districts
Pima County supervisor districts are expected to change slightly as a result of redistricting.
Fire forces Ariz. towns to prepare for evacuation
Wind, lightning and continued dry conditions are expected to make matters worse in eastern Arizona, where a raging wildfire shows no signs it's done feasting on forestland in an area that has long provided a cool summer getaway from the nearby desert's oppressive heat.
Brewer declares state of emergency for Wallow Fire
Gov. Jan Brewer has declared a state of emergency retroactive to May 29 in Apache and Greenlee Counties in response to the Wallow Fire.
Arizona to activate emergency center for wildfires
Arizona will activate its multi-agency emergency operations center on Tuesday because of major wildfires burning in the state.
Sky Harbor among top airports in nation for ‘laser strikes’ on aircraft
Phoenix pilots have reported the second-highest number of “laser strikes” in the nation so far in 2011, a year after being tied for third.
Officials honor Glendale soldier killed in Afghanistan
A decade ago Martin R. Apolinar was voted “Prettiest Eyes” by his senior class at Trevor Browne High School in Phoenix. Smiling out of the pages of the high school yearbook, his eyes did not reveal the future that he would see a few years ahead of him.
Man killed after trying to steal medical pot
A Phoenix man who recently was authorized to grow his own marijuana fatally shot a man who tried to steal his pot at gunpoint.
Deported immigrant suing over injury
A man once deported for being in the country illegally is suing the federal government for injuries his attorney claims he suffered at the U.S. Port of Entry.
Arizona forest fire triggers new evacuation orders
More than 2,000 firefighters from several states battled a 287-square-mile wildfire in eastern Arizona that forced the evacuation of mountain communities and the closure of roads and a key highway as it burned its way through dry timber and brush.
Opening statements set in Baseline Killer trial
Two simultaneous serial killing sprees had Phoenix-area residents on edge in the summer of 2006 as police scrambled to find the culprits.
Court suspends law license of former Tucson judge
A former Tucson city judge was suspended from practicing law for two years after an investigation showed he sexually harassed female lawyers.
AZ’s congressional votes: Week ending June 3, 2011
The U.S. Debt Limit, Homeland Security, Firefighter Funds, Mass-Transit Security, the GOP Libya Plan and the War Powers Act. See how Arizona's Congressional delegation voted on the issues this week.