Arizona News

South Tucson Police Chief Michael Ford was fired a day after South Tucson Mayor Ildefonso Green blamed him for being a source in negative news articles.

Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake on Thursday said they were studying a new Senate health care proposal repealing much of Barack Obama's health care law.

In case you're somehow unaware, Arizona is expected to get hit by a heatwave in a big way this week that will send the temperatures soaring.

The attorney general's office is warning Arizona residents to keep an eye out for air conditioning repair scams as the state endures record temperatures.

Crews are battling a rapidly growing brush fire along the Loop 303 freeway in north Phoenix that began around 12:45 p.m. Thursday west of Interstate 17.

Ride-sharing service Lyft officially opened its Phoenix hub Thursday morning, after a year in which the company noted it contributed nearly $40 million to the area economy.

World travelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor are getting more direct access to Europe, as planes will soon be flying between the desert and Frankfurt, Germany.

Former U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is considering a possible run next year for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.

Careless campers and the heat wave across much of the state has led to tougher restrictions in a northern Arizona forest.

Five deaths are attributed to the heat in the Valley. For your animals, this kind of heat can be just as, if not more, dangerous.

To keep cool, it's important to stay in the shade. One Arizona State University researcher thinks the latter is more important than some people realize.

AAA Arizona drivers have helped out over 2,000 stranded drivers over the last couple days since the daytime high first broke 110 degrees.

A project that will eventually help ease some of the traffic in the Phoenix area is going to temporarily slow it down this weekend.

A Republican state senator and representatives from business and health care groups are urging Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake not to back Medicaid cuts.

The National Weather Service said Phoenix topped out at 117 degrees, beating the old record of 115 that was set in 1968 and matched in 2008.