A Phoenix man has been arrested in connection with a staged terrorist threat videotaped in July.

Former Fiesta Bowl chief operating officer Natalie Wisneski likely won't receive jail time for her involvement in an illegal campaign-contribution scheme

The Hopi tribe will be one of the first Native American nations to increase criminal sentences under a 2010 law. 

The Arizona Department of Corrections is expected to award a prison contract this week to a private out-of-state company, with the goal of producing 1,000 new medium-security inmate beds. 

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office wants to be able to better investigate strangulation attempts. It’s getting ready to roll out a program throughout the county to make it easier for investigators to collect evidence in those cases. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie has more.

Peoria Police are asking for help, after thieves broke into an elementary school for the eighth time in less than a year. A custodian noticed this most recent break-in Monday morning. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

Federal authorities have accused four Arizona women of fraudulently collecting student financial aid money.

Police have said the suspected gunman in a murder-suicide that killed five people Wednesday in Gilbert was white supremacist and Pinal County Sheriff candidate J.T. Ready.

Arizona law enforcement and lawmakers are working to crack down on the newest kind of metal theft. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

Copper theft has been on the rise in Arizona over the past several years. New bills in the state legislature may help to curtail theft by making copper more difficult to resell.