U.S. home prices increased nearly 4 percent between July 2011 and July 2012, according to a private realty tracking firm. But in Arizona, gains were well above the national average. 

The Education Department is requiring the state of Arizona to offer language instruction to tens of thousands of students who are not proficient in English.

Low interest rates and a shrinking supply of foreclosed homes are driving buyers back into the new home market. 

A new report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Arizona teen-agers are vaccinated at higher rates than the rest of the country in some cases.

The national groups working to elect both Democrats and Republicans to Congress are targeting the same three Arizona districts this fall.

Arizona Senator John McCain will address the Republican National Convention tonight, on the evening of his 76th birthday.