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Residents in part of a central Arizona city were ordered to evacuate their homes on Thursday after heavy rains caused a nearby creek to rise by about five feet.
Phoenix could get closer to tying the record for the number of days with low temperatures of 90 degrees or higher this year, the National Weather Service said.
Officials with the supermarket chain Safeway announced Thursday that it would not rebuild a Phoenix location that was destroyed in a massive fire last month.
An 84-year-old woman who accused police in Mesa of roughing her up earlier this year filed a federal lawsuit against the city and two officers Thursday.
The Phoenix Business Journal study included companies such as Sheraton Grant at Wild Horse Pass, Hardrock Concrete Placement Co. Inc. and Valor Global.
In time for winter visitors, a new Canadian discount airline announced Thursday it was selling tickets for a route between the Phoenix area and Edmonton.
Wildfires are ravaging through western states, most notably California, but an Arizona official said the state has seen a lot fewer fires this year compared to last.
An Arizona lawmaker requested an investigation into whether facilities commissioned by the government are doing enough to prevent the migrant children from being abused.
After former President Barack Obama endorsed 81 candidates in different states Wednesday, Gov. Jan Brewer said that if he were to endorse Kyrsten Sinema, it might not help the Democratic candidate.
Drivers may be tempted to blow through those pesky traffic flow lights at on-ramps along the Interstate 17, but those lights could warn them about a wrong-way driver in the area.
The suspect in a shooting that killed an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper and injured two others was released from the hospital and booked into jail on Wednesday.
The man whose behavior during a routine traffic stop in Scottsdale led to a shooting, a pursuit and a crash was released from the hospital Tuesday and taken into custody.
Two of the three Democratic candidates for the Arizona governorship released their first TV ads this week, with front-runner David Garcia taking a no-nonsense approach and state Sen. Steve Farley using a lighter touch.
Rep. Martha McSally has lost a little ground in the GOP primary Senate race in Arizona, but she still has a healthy lead. She also still trails Democratic candidate Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, according to a poll released Wednesday.
After a rush of monsoon storms knocked out the power for more than 100,000 people in the Phoenix area on Monday, a national non-profit organization had some advice for residents who could face another monsoon-caused power outage.
Authorities said a Belgian tourist died of apparent heat-related causes this week while hiking at a popular rock formation called "The Wave" near the Utah-Arizona border.
