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Hot town--summer in the Valley

Summer won't officially arrive for another week, but the Valley is already facing excessive heat warnings.

Reforming Arizona's justice of the peace system

There is a short list of qualifications to be a justice of the peace in Arizona.

Monsoon season, and mosquitos, aren't far off

The high heat is a signal that monsoon season is not far off. It begins, officially, on Saturday and one aspect of it you may prefer to avoid comes with a buzz.

Wood pellet plant catches fire in Show Low

Firefighters in Show Low had their hands full with a blaze at a wood pellet manufacturing plant Tuesday.

Border agents deliver baby

Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Luis port of entry had to hit another gear this week when a pregnant woman trying to cross into the United States went into labor.

Phoenix under excessive heat warning

There's an excessive heat warning in effect, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Former Rep. Renzi found guilty of corruption

A federal jury convicted former U.S. Representative Rick Renzi on Tuesday of corruption charges. Renzi was charged with 32 felony counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and extortion.

Herb Paine: Political Priorities and Medicaid Expansion

Our politics is stuck in a crossfire of proverbs that have increasingly little to do with solving the real problems of real people.

Governor Brewer calls lawmakers into special session

Members of the Arizona House of Representatives expected to be off work until Thursday—until Governor Jan Brewer decided to call them into special session last night.

Hualapai to build temporary route to Skywalk

The federal government has granted an Arizona tribe the right to build a road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. It is the latest in an ongoing scuffle over access to the tourist destination.

ADOT gives driving tips for monsoon season

Arizona's monsoon season gets underway Saturday. State transportation officials are urging drivers to be cautious during the summer storms, by reintroducing their dust storm awareness campaign.

Two dogs abandoned in desert

Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies have rescued two domesticated dogs that had been abandoned in the desert, east of Phoenix.

Number of free summer meals for kids on the rise, report says

More Arizona kids are getting free summer meals to help their families stretch food dollars, according to a new report from the Food Research and Action Center.

Reuniting children with deported parents brings extra scrutiny

In dozens of interviews with caseworkers, lawyers and family court judges, journalist Seth Wessler said he perceived a sort of bias against placing children in Mexico.

Legislation would let school boards increase property taxes

The Arizona House has passed legislation that would allow school boards to increase local property taxes.

W.P. Carey School says real estate bubble unlikely

A new report from Arizona State University’s business school found the Valley is not likely to see another housing bubble in the near future.

Gov. Brewer's Medicaid expansion bill fails to make it out of House committee

One of the most controversial issues in the state legislature continues to mystify lawmakers. Governor Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion bill did not receive enough support from members of her own party to advance in the House for a final vote.

Deported parents face hurdles to reunite with US-citizen children

Nearly one in four immigrants deported from the United States between July 2010 and September 2012 has a child who is a U.S. citizen, according to the online journal Colorlines. That's more than 200,000 people.

Hot weather leads to multiple emergency calls in Lake Mead area

One man has died and five hikers had to be rescued amid dangerously hot temperatures Saturday.

Flagstaff-area woman dies from complications of hantavirus

A rare and dangerous illness has claimed the life of a Northern Arizonan.