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Poor oversight cited in Texas ammonium nitrate blast mirrored in Arizona
One year after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people, injured hundreds and devastated the town of West, Texas, significant questions remain about the safety and security of hazardous chemical storage facilities across the U.S. and in Arizona.
Arizonan guilty of voting in 2nd state in 2010
Arizona's top elections official says an Arizona woman has been convicted of voting in two states during the 2010 general election.
Judge: Arpaio complied with racial profiling order
A federal judge who ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office racially profiled Latinos in immigration and traffic patrols determined Wednesday that hundreds of deputies and employees completed a court-mandated assignment to get familiar with his verdict.
Burke to direct land district in northern Arizona
The federal Bureau of Land Management has appointed a new manager for its district that encompasses northwestern Arizona north of the Grand Canyon.
Judge skeptical of Green Party pleas
A federal judge said that efforts by the Green Party to qualify for a place on the Arizona ballot this year may be legally insufficient.
Just following orders: Attorney for fired CPS workers says they were scapegoats
The attorney for five workers fired from Child Protective Services said today that the report which led to their termination was essentially a pre-determined fix.
Arizona leads nation in children who signed up for ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON – Arizona leads the nation in the percentage of children who enrolled in health care through the federal marketplace, according to the latest numbers from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Could price be a tool for encouraging water conservation in Arizona?
It’s a complex calculation, but at the most fundamental level this much is true: The amount of water needed to have a lush, green lawn in Phoenix would yield a substantially higher water bill for a homeowner here.
Brewer axes bill allowing insurers to drop drivers
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed insurance companies to drop drivers from their coverage if their car was driven mostly out of the state.
Jan Brewer signs bill easing scholarship rules
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that would remove a key requirement for students who want to participate in the state's scholarship tuition organization program.
Arizona health care competitors collaborate on Affordable Care Act enrollments
It’s hard to imagine some 600 organizations, mostly nonprofits, agreeing on anything and working in concert to accomplish a common goal. Or major hospitals — often in competition with one another to attract patients and provide quality health care services — collaborating.
Years later, not much to show for state Mining and Mineral Museum’s closure
For Sandra Sawyer, the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum was seeing her son’s eyes widen before a large purple amethyst.
