Arizona Game and Fish is caring for orphaned mountain lion kitten found in tree
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is caring for an orphaned mountain lion kitten after it was found trapped in a tree in Sells, Arizona.
Second petition demanding action on elections tops 100,000 signatures
WASHINGTON - The furor over last week's elections in Arizona continued to churn this weekend, with a petition on the topic passing the 100,000-signature threshold Saturday that obligates a White House response.
In Maricopa County, some jail inmates now are eligible for Medicaid after their release
James Schmitz sits with his fellow inmates in a Durango Jail classroom where the subject of today’s lesson is consequences.
Methamphetamine abuse and illegal trafficking remain a persistent threat across the state
Methamphetamine remains one of Arizona’s most pervasive drugs with law enforcement authorities seizing nearly 6,400 pounds of methamphetamine last year – a 294 percent increase over the last six years, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Glendale Fire Department leads disaster drill training
The Glendale Fire Department led disaster drill training for local students at Landmark Middle School as students spent 21 hours of time in the classroom learning about proper preparations for how to handle disasters. (Video by Ben Margiott/Cronkite News)
Court rejects latest challenge to Tohono O’odham’s Glendale casino
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected the latest in a long line of challenges to the Tohono O'odham casino that opened in Glendale in December.
Hundreds of Arizona inmates have used razors, drugs in self harm or suicide attempts
There were nearly 500 incidents in Arizona’s prison system when convicts attempted to either hurt or kill themselves in 2015, despite efforts to push for better mental health treatment and a legal settlement ordering the Department of Corrections to improve psychiatric services.
Senator promises public town halls on physician-assisted suicide until legalized
In 2014, Dan Diaz and his wife Brittany Maynard packed up everything and moved to Oregon, where Brittany, who had a terminal illness, could use the state’s death with dignity law and pass in peace.
‘Everybody is safe’ in Arizona offices after U.S. Capitol lockdown
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers praised the response of U.S. Capitol Police after a gunman was shot Monday as he tried to enter the Capitol Visitor Center, triggering a brief but tense lockdown.
Furious protesters ask for a re-vote of the presidential preference election at crowded legislative hearing
Shouts of “re-vote” and “resign” interrupted a legislative hearing Monday on Maricopa County’s election day debacle as incensed voters voiced anger, distrust and calls for reform. One man was later arrested by state Department of Public Safety officers
Secretary of State Michele Reagan: Office has no jurisdiction over county polling places in presidential preference election
Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan said she found out the day before the March 22 presidential preference election that Maricopa County elections officials had radically cut the number of polling places but she was not alarmed.
Court restores claim that Yuma rejected housing plan for racial reasons
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court Friday reinstated a developer's lawsuit that charged Yuma city officials with rejecting a housing plan because white neighbors feared it would attract Hispanic residents.
