Courts have probation officer shortage, seek $17M
Arizona courts are asking the state for $17 million to deal with a statewide probation officer shortage that has reached crisis levels.
Ex-Phoenix police officer gets prison term in $1M fraud case
A former Phoenix police officer has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution in a fraud case.
Hobbs tells judge there is merit to claims laws could interfere with people’s voting rights
The state's chief election officer is telling a federal judge there is merit to claims that two new laws could interfere with the rights of some people to register and vote.
58 bison relocated from Grand Canyon National Park North Rim
Wildlife managers say 58 bison have been successfully relocated from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue
In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there's another issue that is becoming more urgent in Western states: drought.
Federal, local officials investigate plane crash that killed two people
Federal and local officials are investigating after two people died after a small plane crashed in the Arizona desert north of the U.S.-Mexico border and was engulfed in flames, authorities said.
Flagstaff gets $32.5 million in latest release of federal infrastructure act funds
Federal officials announced the release of $32.5 million for pedestrian improvements along Flagstaff’s Downtown Mile, the largest portion of what one official said will be the biggest transit investment in the city in years, and the only Arizona project to win this type of funding in this round.
Once McCain’s party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right roots
The right-wing forces that John McCain marginalized within the Arizona GOP are now in full control, with profound implications for one of the nation's most closely matched battlegrounds.
On the Colorado River, growing concern for trout and chub
Key Colorado River reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both only about one-quarter full. The continued drop, due to overuse and an increasingly arid climate, is threatening the fish and the economies built around them.
Gubernatorial candidates tout drought plans
As election season heats up, politicians and activists are voicing their opinions on how elected officials can work together toward a solution to the drought plaguing the state.
Arizona worries about access to Colorado River
Due to a logjam in interstate negotiations for massive cuts in Colorado River water deliveries, farmers and urban users have no idea how much water use they'll be ordered to cut.
Arizona electric vehicle infrastructure plan gets federal approval
The Federal Highway Administration announced Wednesday that 35 states, including Arizona, had their infrastructure plans for electric vehicles approved, which allows for construction of charging stations along highways across the state.