Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, a former news anchor who walked away from her journalism career and was embraced…
Continue ReadingAP Arizona
Kari Lake wins Republican nomination for governor in Arizona primary election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kari Lake wins Republican nomination for governor in Arizona primary…
Continue Reading Democrats say they’ve reached agreement on economic package
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner recognized with WNBA moment of silence
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans…
Continue Reading US pauses plans for new border walls at oceanfront park
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday agreed to pause plans for a double border wall that critics…
Continue Reading US Senate confirms Phoenix election attorney to 9th Circuit
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a prominent Arizona election attorney for a position as a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Continue Reading Arizona county axes elections boss after ballot problems
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in an Arizona county that was plagued with issues during Tuesday’s primaries have…
Continue Reading Undercover investigation lands Arizona police chief on leave
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Flagstaff police chief has been placed on administrative leave pending an independent investigation into how the…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation declares state of emergency due to flooding
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials declared a state of emergency Thursday due to increased flooding from recent monsoon rains. The…
Continue Reading Eviction filings surge in big Arizona county home to Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Eviction filings in Arizona’s largest county have surged higher than at any time in the last 13 years. Data released Thursday by…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine…
Continue Reading Storm in metro Phoenix causes flight delays, power outages
PHOENIX (AP) — Monsoon thunderstorms dropped more than a half inch of rain on much of metro Phoenix on Thursday morning, causing power outages and…
Continue Reading Reactions to Brittney Griner’s conviction, 9-year sentence
The Associated Press WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday.…
Continue Reading Nicole Hazen, wife of Arizona Diamondbacks GM, dies at 45
PHOENIX (AP) — Nicole Hazen, the wife of Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen, has died from complications due to glioblastoma, a form…
Continue Reading Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday made it likely she’ll rule in weeks rather than months whether NFL…
Continue Reading A look at Brittney Griner’s career on, off basketball court
By The Associated Press A timeline of key events in Brittney Griner’s career on and off the basketball court: Oct. 18, 1990: Brittney Griner…
Continue Reading Trump-aligned challengers ousting GOP legislative incumbents
By TODD RICHMOND and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As Wisconsin’s longest-serving Assembly speaker, Republican Robin…
Continue Reading Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his…
Continue Reading 4 takeaways from AP’s Mormon church sex abuse investigation
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press When an Arizona bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church,…
Continue Reading Arizona county hit with voting problems, officials vow fixes
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in an Arizona county are vowing to overhaul their election procedures after a shortage of…
Continue Reading