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Supporters of an initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Arizona gathered only half the signatures needed to put the issue before voters this year.
The state's new detection system along a stretch of Interstate 17 in Phoenix alerted authorities to a wrong-way driver on the freeway for the first time this week.
The Arizona National Guard's only infantry battalion is preparing for an overseas deployment to conduct security force operations in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
The National Weather Service has issued a blowing dust advisory for Maricopa and Pinal counties until 5:45 p.m., after a wall of dust approached the southeast Phoenix metro area.
As the temperatures all across the state begin to soar, the Arizona Department of Transportation is warning drivers to take extra precautions before heading out on the roadways.
Authorities had previously responded to multiple calls to the Phoenix-area home where a 92-year-old woman allegedly fatally shot her son this week, Sheriff Paul Penzone said.
The number of families and unaccompanied minors apprehended trying enter the U.S. at the Arizona-Mexico border fell by 22 percent over the last month, according to government statistics.
If July 4 is Independence Day, then July 5 might be called Reunion Day, as animal shelters get to work returning pets that were frightened into fleeing by fireworks explosions.
It's going to continue being uncomfortably hot in metro Phoenix over the next few days before even the possibility of rain arrives to take on the heat.
What's the Fourth of July without a hot dog? Or, if you're Tucson's Michelle Lesco, 28 of them. She finished second Wednesday at Nathan's Famous eating contest in the women's division.
It would appear that the #LipSyncBattle challenge has crossed into both the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the Pinal County Sheriff's Department.
In celebration of Independence Day, U.S. Sen. John McCain released a heartfelt statement on Wednesday, thanking all members of the U.S. armed forces for their service.
Instead of paying a cash fine back to the library, why not turn it into food? The Maricopa County Library District is holding its Food for Fines drive from July 6-15.
The Glendale Police Department is advising caution after an unmarked police vehicle was stolen Tuesday. Inside the vehicle were police indicia, equipment and firearms belonging to the Department of Public Safety.
After Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies received a call of unknown trouble in Fountain Hills, they discovered 92-year-old Anne Mae Blessing had shot and killed her son.
Over the past month, the movements of these wandering stars, known as planets, now set the stage for you to actually be able to view five of the major planets of the solar system, with the naked eye.
