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7 women in Maricopa County jail recovering after overdosing
Maricopa County authorities say several women who overdosed in a Phoenix jail are expected to survive.
Grand Canyon delays opening of North Rim due to snowfall
The public will have to wait a little longer to visit the North Rim at Grand Canyon National Park this year.
University of Arizona sued over former governor’s home
The family of Arizona's only Hispanic governor is suing the University of Arizona over an alleged breach of contract for trying to sell his home in Nogales.
Feds to pay $233 million for Gila River water conservation, infrastructure
The federal government will pay the Gila River Indian Community to leave some of its share of Colorado River water in Lake Mead, as well as funding infrastructure projects to increase wastewater reuse in irrigation.
Controversial Arizona bill would allow factories to treat their own water
A bill to let Nestlé treat wastewater at its proposed Glendale plant and pump that water into the aquifer, earning water storage credits to draw on in the future, is raising fears that it will pit businesses against other water users.
Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine
Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider sacred say they are increasingly worried U.S. officials will publish an environmental review paving the way for the project even as they await a federal appeals court ruling in the case.
Ex-detective pleads guilty to running sex parlors
A former San Diego police detective who used his badge and his knowledge to run a string of massage sex parlors in Arizona and California pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges.
Coyotes’ developer threatens to sue Phoenix for ‘interference’ in Tempe district
The Arizona Coyotes’ development arm threatened Wednesday to sue Phoenix for interfering with plans for the team’s new home in a proposed Tempe Entertainment District, saying a Phoenix lawsuit “intentionally harmed” the developer.
US authorities charge man in case of missing Navajo woman
A New Mexico man is scheduled to be arraigned today on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman, whose case has garnered national attention as tribal leaders and law enforcement address an epidemic of missing person cases and unsolved slayings in Indian Country.
‘Any scenario you want to imagine, they could do;’ Harris ethics probe undecided
The ethics investigation into Rep. Liz Harris, R-Chandler, is still up in the air as the freshman lawmaker joins an expanding list of state lawmakers who have had ethics probes in recent years.
Hobbs vetoes 8 more bills, headed for record number
Proposals to cut food and rental taxes; a bill banning some messages on highway billboards; a measure to stop unhoused people from camping on streets and sidewalks. They’ve all died on the desk of Gov. Katie Hobbs, who reached a new veto milestone on Thursday morning when she rejected eight bills, bringing her total number of vetoes this year to 37.
Mohave County politicians to reshuffle next year
Mohave County politicians will reshuffle themselves in 2024, including Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, and Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Lake Havasu City.
