Arizona News Archives

Arizona prosecutors to seek death penalty if 2 are convicted

June 21, 2022 3:54 PM The Associated Press

Maricopa County prosecutors announced Tuesday they plan to seek the death penalty for a couple if they’re convicted of killing an 11-year-old boy in…

Veterans job fair to be hosted in Yuma

June 21, 2022 12:38 PM Faith Rodriquez, Mercedes Martinez

For veterans looking for employment, Arizona at Work is hosting a veterans job fair on June…

Fourth day of January 6th hearings to focus on election officials, including in Arizona

June 21, 2022 6:58 AM AP News, Cole Johnson

A series of state election officials from Arizona are set to testify Tuesday before the congressional committee investigating the January…

Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat

June 20, 2022 11:11 AM Faith Rodriquez, The Associated Press

Thousands of homeless people suffer in the extreme heat this summer which has caused hundreds of weather-related…

Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat

June 20, 2022 10:17 AM The Associated Press

Hundreds of homeless people die in the streets each year from the heat, in cities around the U.S. and the…

Coyotes taking next steps toward building new arena

June 20, 2022 7:20 AM AP News, Cole Johnson

After an eight-hour meeting late last week, the Arizona Coyotes finally got what they wanted: approval to negotiate with the City of Tempe to build a…

Kitt Peak Observatory in path of Contreras Fire

June 19, 2022 9:40 PM Marcos Icahuate, Arlette Yousif, CNN Newsource

The Contreras Fire has been rated a ‘Number One Priority” after burning over 17,000…

Infrastructure law invests $105M on Arizona tribal sanitation construction

June 17, 2022 1:10 PM Faith Rodriquez

About $105 million will be invested into Arizona’s tribal communities for critical sanitation…

Governor Ducey declares state of emergency in northern Arizona amid wildfires

June 17, 2022 7:54 AM Cole Johnson, AP News

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has declared a state of emergency as fire crews continue battling a pair of wildfires north of…

Arizona Department of Revenue advises about third party payment websites

June 16, 2022 11:35 AM Faith Rodriquez, Mercedes Martinez

The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) has been notified of third-party websites offering payment services to taxpayers that haven’t been received…

Internet, cellphone outage cuts knocks rural Arizona offline

June 16, 2022 11:05 AM The Associated Press

A telecommunications outage over the weekend left swaths of rural northeastern Arizona without internet or phone connections, knocking out credit…

House panel OKs voucher expansion tied to new school cash

June 16, 2022 7:46 AM AP News, Cole Johnson

Republicans in the Arizona House have pushed ahead with their new plan for a universal expansion of the state’s private school voucher…

Senator Kyrsten Sinema discusses new bipartisan gun safety reform bill

June 15, 2022 4:18 PM Luis Lopez

The recent wave of mass shootings has left many demanding action. Now, a group of senators is coming together to make it…

Western wildfires continue to blaze, evacuations downgraded in Pipeline Fire

June 15, 2022 7:34 AM Cole Johnson, AP News

A red flag warning has expired and authorities have downgraded evacuations for the Pipeline Fire burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff,…

Arizona Supreme Court rules anonymous juries are constitutional

June 15, 2022 7:32 AM AP News, Cole Johnson

The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from a southern Arizona journalist who argued that the right to observe trials included access to…

Arizona voters prioritize improvement in the education system, says poll

June 14, 2022 12:50 PM Faith Rodriquez, Arlette Yousif

Based on a recent poll from Education Forward Arizona, state voters want to better the education system and offer solutions for the teacher shortage,…