Oil spill stopped from reaching tributary on Navajo Nation
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — An oil spill has been stopped from reaching a tributary to the San Juan River and clean-up work continues at Standing…
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Judges reject challenges to 2 Arizona ballot initiatives
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Judges rejected challenges to two Arizona voter initiative on Wednesday, siding with proponents of…
Continue Reading Judge: Suit by group critical of immigration can proceed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group calling for sharply limiting immigration has scored a legal victory in its federal lawsuit…
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Arizona’s border wall could see setback after two containers topple over
The operation to use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall along the Yuma sector has suffered a brief setback…
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Governor Ducey touts school voucher plan, slams opponents
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers took a victory lap Tuesday over legislation, which gives the state the…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading reproductive health care provider and abortion…
Continue Reading Crawford’s HR with 2 outs in 9th lifts Giants past D-backs
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a three-day span, Thairo Estrada hit a game-ending two-run homer against the Pirates…
Continue Reading How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona and Nevada residents won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their…
Continue Reading Live TV feed briefly shown in D-backs’ dugout during game
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A monitor in Arizona’s dugout at Oracle Park showed a live television feed during…
Continue Reading Arizona’s border wall delayed after 2 containers topple
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An effort by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap…
Continue Reading Mom accused of killing kids in Idaho seeks change in charges
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a mother charged with conspiring to kill her children in Idaho and to steal…
Continue Reading Arizona governor touts school voucher plan, slams opponents
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers took a victory lap…
Continue Reading Pirates’ Castro suspended 1 game for phone flap, he appeals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for having a cellphone…
Continue Reading 6 French tourists on plane that crashed into lake, killing 2
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A small plane that plunged into a lake that straddles the Arizona-Utah state line, killing two people and injuring five, was…
Continue Reading U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical low
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical…
Continue Reading Protection sought for rare butterflies at Nevada site
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered…
Continue Reading Breanna Stewart earns AP WNBA Player of the Year honors
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game. This season, her efforts culminated in more…
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Court battles rage over three Arizona voter initiatives
Supporters of three voter initiatives in Arizona are trying to beat back legal challenges that could prevent them from going before…
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Farm cities expecting announcement on Colorado River cuts, impacting Arizona and several states
Several states – and Mexico – anxiously stand by as the federal government is expected to make an announcement on extreme water cuts later in the…
Continue Reading Longoria, Cobb power San Francisco to 6-1 over Diamondbacks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and Alex Cobb pitched six solid innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-1 win over…
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