Phoenix hospitals will pay a new tax, under an ordinance approved Tuesday by the Phoenix City Council in a 6-3 vote. Supporters say it will bring in $200 million in federal money to help hospitals care for people without insurance.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its last orders of the year on Monday. As KJZZ’s Al Macias reports, Arizona’s attempt to block the state from cutting off benefits to partners of gay state employees will not be considered.  

The Iraqi man charged with setting off a homemade bomb outside a Social Security office in Casa Grande has been indicted. 

Thursday, we reported on a new master-planned community on the site of the former General Motors proving grounds in Mesa. The development could eventually include 15,000 houses, along with parks, shopping areas, and office towers. In the second of two parts, we look at how planned living has shaped the Valley, and if it can remain relevant. 

Arizona’s first medical marijuana dispensary is scheduled to open Thursday morning in Glendale.

Arizona economists say a number of factors point to the state recovering fully from the recession in as little as three years.

The Arizona legislature will be looking at proposed changes to the state's election system when their session starts in January.

There are around 90,000 high school athletes in Arizona, and a program set to be launched early next year aims to track how many of them suffer concussions. 

Texas is one of five states that's seen an increase in suspected flu cases so far this year.