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With the paper mill gone, what's next for Snowflake?

What do you do when a community’s largest private employer shuts down? That’s the question facing two Arizona towns with the closure of the paper mill that has provided hundreds of jobs for the last five decades.

Report: Majority of Mexican prisons controlled by gangs

A new report suggests that gangs control about sixty percent of Mexico’s prisons.

Owners of Phoenix New Times, Village Voice to sell off newspapers

The owners of Phoenix-based Village Voice Media are selling their newspaper holdings, but hanging on to a controversial classified website.

Snowflake paper mill closure will cost hundreds of jobs

The largest private employer in the Northern Arizona town of Snowflake is closing. The town’s paper mill has been in operation for more than 50 years.

Arizona median household income drops 3 percent between 2010-11

The U.S. Census Bureau says the median household income nationwide dropped 1.3 percent between 2010 and 2011. In Arizona, the decline was 2.9 percent.

Increasing Native American voter turnout

The National Congress of American Indians has scheduled a week of voter education and registration events starting Monday to boost turnout for the November sixth general election.

Grand Canyon University goes east

Grand Canyon announced plans to establish a new school on the East Coast for at least 500 students in the fall of 2014.

Suns' Frye likely out for season

Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye says he’s trying to make the best out of a bad situation.

New name on ballot for Cochise County Sheriff

Republicans in Cochise County have picked a retired commander to take Shreiff Larry Dever's spot on the November ballot.

Without matching funds, fewer candidates using Clean Elections

For the first time since Arizona’s Clean Elections system went into effect more than a decade ago, participating candidates this year know if they get outspent by their privately funded opponent, they will not get additional money to make up the difference.

Phoenix lags in household income, health insurance, preschool attendance

Data just released from the U.S. Census Bureaus shows that the median Phoenix income in 2011 was less than the national figure.

Arizona suing McKesson corporation over drug costs

The state of Arizona has accused the country’s biggest prescription drug wholesaler of price gouging.

Prop. 204 seeks to make one-cent sales tax permanent

Proposition 204 on the November ballot gives voters the chance to make a one-cent sales tax increase that went into effect in 2010 permanent.

Billions spent to keep Fido healthy

Pet owners in the U.S. spent more than $13 billion on veterinary care in 2011.

Is Utah's senior senator too old?

Utah's 78-year old Senator Orrin Hatch, who's running for reelection this Fall, has faced criticism from his Democratic opponent that he's too old.

Lessons to learn from 'papers please' in Alabama

Judge Susan Bolton has allowed what's considered the most controversial part of Arizona's SB1070 immigration enforcement law to take effect.

Proposition 204: Should the state permanently raise its sales tax?

If it's approved by voters in November, Proposition 204 would make permanent a one-cent sales tax increase approved by voters in May of 2010.

Cochise County Sheriff dies in car accident

The sheriff of Cochise County along the Arizona border died in a single car accident Tuesday night. The circumstances are still unknown.

Seniors fill new urban housing developments

Urban living isn't just for hipsters anymore. Seniors are moving into the city's core along the Valley Metro light-rail line.

'Show your papers' provision of SB 1070 now in effect

PHOENIX (Associated Press) — A judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that police can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state's immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out the so-called "show me your papers" provision.