Excessive Heat Warning issued for 6 Arizona counties
The warning goes into effect at 11 a.m. on June 26 and lasts through 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Wildhorse Fire: Wildfire 100% contained in Cochise County
Evacuations have been lifted for parts of Cochise County amid a wildfire that sparked in southern Arizona.
Post Fire: Wildfire near Benson temporarily shuts down highway, evacuations lifted
Evacuations had been in place for communities in Cochise County, but those have since been lifted.
Sierra Vista dog attack leaves woman dead, man critically injured
Three dogs are now dead after an attack in Sierra Vista that killed a woman and severely wounded a man.
Deadly semi truck crash on I-10 near Willcox damages overpass; highway reopens
The collision happened on I-10 near milepost 331 after the semi reportedly drifted off the right side of the highway. It struck a guardrail and slammed into a pillar supporting the overpass at State Route 191.
Arizona trooper loses battle with cancer: 'profound sadness'
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is mourning the loss of one of its troopers who has passed away following a battle with cancer.
2022 Election certification lawsuit: 2 Cochise County supervisors ordered to pay legal fees
Two Cochise Co. supervisors have been ordered to pay up for refusing to certify the 2022 election. Both refused to certify the county-wide election results, claiming the electronic tabulators were not properly certified.
Williams Fire: Evacuations lifted, roads reopened in Cochise County
Forward progress of the fire has been stopped, and it is now 90% contained, the Bureau of Land Management - Arizona Fire said.
Woman reunited with camera, photos she lost 13 years ago in river
An Arizona woman thought all was lost when she dropped her digital camera in a river, until a fisherman found it 13 years later and uploaded the photos to Facebook.
Arizona AG Mayes sues to stop Cochise County election switch
“While counties may appropriately enter into cooperative agreements with their recorders to manage elections, Cochise County’s agreement steps far over the legal line," Mayes said in a news release announcing the lawsuit.
Dramatic rescue of Australian hiker stranded in freezing Arizona mountains caught on video
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, which made the search request, had been searching for the Australian national who became stuck on Thursday.
Stormy weather leaves Phoenix, but hovers over the high country: Live updates + radar
The latest storm to hit all of Arizona has come and gone, for the most part. The high country, severe winter weather is still hitting the area with several road closures in place.
Border security: Arizona experts weigh in on President Biden's new policy on border crossings
President Biden has announced a new policy that will turn away people from three countries who cross the border from Mexico illegally, but some in Arizona are not so upbeat on whether the new policy will work.
Border Patrol agents arrest two teenagers in Arizona human smuggling incident involving five migrants
John R. Modlin, chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson sector, tweeted that a 14-year-old and 15-year-old were stopped by officials on Dec. 13 in a sedan near Benson, Arizona.
Cochise County deputy resigns after hit-and-run arrest
Abraham Peraza was off-duty on Dec. 9 when he allegedly hit a parked car in Douglas and left the scene.
U.S. sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
Ducey told U.S. officials that Arizona stands ready to help remove the containers, which he says were placed as a temporary barrier. But he wants the U.S. government to say when it will fill any remaining gaps in the permanent border wall as it announced it would a year ago.
Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term’s end
Until protesters slowed, then largely halted the work in recent days, Ducey pressed forward over the objections of the U.S. government, environmentalists and an incoming governor who has called it a poor use of resources.