Excessive Heat Warning in effect for 8 Arizona counties

The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 11 a.m. on July 21 and lasts through 8 p.m. on Friday.

Trump, Pence to hold dueling rallies in Arizona for governor's race

Former President Donald Trump will speak at a rally in Prescott Valley on Friday and his vice president, Mike Pence, will speak in Peoria before heading to Tucson.

Bomb threat prompted evacuation at UArizona; police issues all-clear

Officials with UArizona's police department have issued an all-clear, after a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the southern Arizona university's nursing building.

Arizona AG Brnovich files motion to fully reinstate abortion ban

ARS 13-3603 has been on the books since at least 1901 but has been blocked since shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

Authorities detail the southern Arizona crash that killed 2 people

Authorities are detailing the southern Arizona crash that killed 2 people. They also released the names of the 21-year-olds who died.

Gabrielle Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay center stage

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords plans to refocus on making tougher federal background checks a reality through her Gun Owners for Safety coalition. The bill the Senate approved would only strengthen background checks for buyers age 18 to 20.

Deleted Pima County Democratic Party Twitter post used F-word to promote 4th of July protest

Officials with the Democratic Party in one southern Arizona county are dealing with controversies surrounding a tweet promoting a 4th of July protest that featured foul language.

Contreras Fire: Wildfire damages Kitt Peak National Observatory in southern Arizona

Four non-scientific buildings on the west side of the Kitt Peak National Observatory property — a house, a dorm, and two minor outbuildings — were destroyed by the Contreras Fire.

Excessive Heat Warning issued for 10 Arizona counties

The counties under an Excessive Heat Warning on June 16 are Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yavapai.

Monsoon fantasy forecasts! Guess how rainy it'll get in Arizona this summer, win prizes

A few faculty members from the University of Arizona have created a fantasy monsoon game where people make their predictions on this year's monsoon for a chance to win some prizes at the end of the season.

Excessive Heat Warning issued for 12 Arizona counties

The counties included in the heat warning are Coconino, Graham, Gila, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma.

Frank Atwood: Arizona executes death-row inmate who killed girl in 1984

Frank Atwood, 66, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the killing of Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, whose body was found in the desert, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a statement.

‘Melrose Place’ and ‘Always’ star Brad Johnson dead at 62

The actor appeared in several film and television shows, including “CSI,” “Dallas,” and “Soldier of Fortune, Inc.”

US judge rejects request to block work for new Arizona copper mine

U.S. District Judge James Soto refused to issue a temporary restraining order and dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Tohono O’odham, Pasqua Yaqui and Hopi tribes and the group Save the Scenic Santa Ritas.

Dust devil lifts trampoline over 50 feet into air, tosses it onto I-10 in Tucson

A netted trampoline was lifted into the air by a powerful dust devil and tossed over a concrete wall before landing onto Interstate 10 in Tucson, where it bounced across traffic lanes.

Heightened Arizona wildfire threat prompts stricter forest restrictions

Along with restricting campfires and smoking, the forests’ heightened restrictions prohibit or impose limits on activities such as shooting, welding, using chain saws, running generators and driving motor vehicles off roads.

Tucson may forego some water to help keep Lake Mead level up

Tucson signaled it may forego part of its allotment of Colorado River water delivered by the Central Arizona Project aqueduct in order to help forestall a shortage declaration for Lake Mead that would trigger mandatory reductions.