Mercury beat Wings, move into 7th place tie with New York
PHOENIX (AP) — Diamond DeShields scored 24 points, Shey Peddy had 18 points and a career-high eight assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the…
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Longtime minor leaguer Bernard helps Rockies beat Arizona
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Longtime minor leaguer Wynton Bernard singled, stole a base and scored in his major league debut,…
Continue Reading Cardinals beat Bengals 36-23 in preseason opener
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer The most encouraging sight for the Cincinnati Bengals in their preseason opener might have been quarterback Joe…
Continue Reading 2 dead amid ‘restless’ monsoon-season flooding in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The most “restless” summer monsoon season in a decade became deadly Thursday, as intense lightning and thunderstorms flooded…
Continue Reading Mormon lawmaker pushes abuse reporting reform in Utah
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker in Utah said Friday he plans to introduce legislation that…
Continue Reading Arizona won’t wait for feds, starts filling border wall gaps
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the…
Continue Reading Oscar winner Troy Kotsur awarded key to Arizona hometown
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Troy Kotsur, who made history as the first deaf man to win an Academy Award, has been honored with a key to his Arizona…
Continue Reading Conservative push to alter Constitution focuses on primaries
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The fliers piled up in mailboxes in central South Dakota like snow during a high-plains…
Continue Reading Mexican army seizes 1.5 tons of meth from truck
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Acting on a tip, Mexican soldiers seized almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent powdered fentanyl at…
Continue Reading 3 posing as US Marshals arrested after Arizona home invasion
GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Three Golden Valley men have been arrested for allegedly pretending to be U.S. Marshals, breaking into a home and…
Continue Reading Diamondbacks blow open close game in 7th to beat Pirates 9-3
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Emmanuel Rivera homered and hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to help blow open a close…
Continue Reading Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
By TERRY TANG and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure…
Continue Reading Mercury’s Diggins-Smith to miss final 2 games of the season
PHOENIX (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith will miss Phoenix’s final two regular-season games due to personal reasons, putting the Mercury’s…
Continue Reading Police: Glendale woman accused in boyfriend’s stabbing death
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A Glendale woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her boyfriend, according to authorities. Glendale police…
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Pinal County to waive city costs after election primary issues
The latest development out of Pinal County where the August 2nd primary election was beset with multiple issues, surrounding a lack of…
Continue Reading Castro ditches phone, brings bat, Pirates beat D-backs 6-4
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Rodolfo Castro left his phone in the clubhouse, brought his bat to the field and helped the…
Continue Reading Lynx, Mercury in 4-way tie for final two playoff spots
PHOENIX (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 16 points, Aerial Powers scored 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the…
Continue Reading Joe Arpaio loses 3rd comeback bid in town mayoral race
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Arpaio, the 90-year-old former Arizona sheriff who was a once powerful figure in Republican…
Continue Reading Former longtime Sheriff Joe Arpaio loses race for mayor of Fountain Hills in his third failed comeback bid in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Former longtime Sheriff Joe Arpaio loses race for mayor of Fountain Hills in his third failed comeback bid in…
Continue Reading Arizona county that saw election snafu to waive city costs
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona county where the Aug. 2 primary election was beset with multiple issues that led to the…
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