Arizona News

Two people are dead after their small sport utility vehicle crashed into a commercial vehicle during a dust storm in south-central Arizona.

PHOENIX a ' Motorists in several Arizona communities will soon find themselves without a Motor Vehicle Division office.

The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the Legislature's use of budget laws to set state policy on topics ranging from teachers' seniority rights and immigration enforcement to mortgage lawsuits and municipal building codes.

The City of Mesa has been running a nationwide search for the next police chief, but few outside of Arizona are interested in the post.

AAA Arizona reports that gas prices on Thanksgiving Day in Arizona are averaging about $2.61 for a gallon of regular unleaded.

In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea.

Authorities say five explosives in plastic bottles containing hydrochloric acid were found early Wednesday in and around a Northern Arizona University dormitory.

An Arizona corrections official says a fight has broken out among more than 100 inmates at the Lewis prison complex west of Phoenix, injuring three inmates and a corrections officer.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is identifying which 12 Motor Vehicle Divisions will be closed because of state budget troubles.

PHOENIX a ' Gov. Jan Brewer and top Republican leaders lashed out Tuesday at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns for its lawsuit challenging a new law designed to crack down on illegal immigrants getting public benefits.

Volunteer Charlene Newman works the desk between helping job seekers at a Goodwill Job Center in Chandler.

PHOENIX a ' Without a single Democrat in support, state lawmakers agreed Monday to immediately cut $300 million in state spending, half of that from education.

PHOENIX a ' Arizona is getting a $1.5 million grant as the first step toward creating "no frills" programs within the university system where students can get degrees for less than what they now cost.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the Republicans' best shot at holding onto the Arizona governorship in 2010 against likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard.

The Arizona Legislature has ended its special session after approving a package of bills to eliminate about a quarter of the state's $2 billion shortfall.

Even as residents cut back on spending due to the uncertainties of a sagging economy, the Arizona Lottery's sales are holding up, the latest figures show.

Department of Transportation officials arrested and charged the driver, 31-year-old Richard Garfield Coulton, with marijuana trafficking after Thursday's discovery.

Remember when banks were lending money to people that had no means of paying it back and the entire economy came crashing down? The Bank of America apparently has no memory of this because it just approved a $700 million loan to the Arizona state government, which happens to already be about $2 billion in the hole.

The Arizona State Parks Board has approved higher fees for the 30 state parks, beginning next March.

A Tucson man has been sentenced to die in the bludgeoning death of his girlfriend's two children more than 25 years ago.