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A proposal sent to the November ballot by Republican lawmakers to undercut Arizona’s teachers unions has drawn the ire of police and firefighters across the state, who believe the measure would also harm their labor organizations.
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Jeffrey Collins/APHis office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing priorities. -
Amber Victoria Singer/KJZZKenda Lenseigne is the six-time world champion in her sport, and she lives and works here in Arizona. And now, she’s being inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. -
Jean Clare Sarmiento/KJZZA Tucson woman is suing the city of Tempe over its reaction to a social media post that led to the evacuation of City Hall and her arrest. The federal that alleges constitutional rights violations. -
Christina Estes/KJZZA research project involving Arizona’s three public universities aims to get a better sense of how much water is in Arizona’s groundwater basins — and figure out how to get more water into aquifers, rather than being lost to evaporation.
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The Valley was once in contention to host matches but withdrew from the bidding process after civic leaders concluded FIFA's financial requirements outweighed the projected economic benefits. -
The Summer Reading Game, hosted by the Maricopa County Library District, is dinosaur-themed this year. It's designed for players of any age who can earn one point for every minute they read. They also can earn points for attending library events. -
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is warning that a contagious disease that wiped out a large percentage of rabbit populations in the early 2020s is making a comeback. -
Health experts are advising people to wash their fresh produce before consuming it. The warning comes as a parasitic infection called Cyclosporaisis has been reported in 31 states, including Arizona. -
The Sun Streams solar farm, located 17 miles west of Buckeye, is first and foremost built to harvest energy. But it has also become home to what some people say is one of Arizona’s most recognizable birds. -
The state passed a law earlier this year that expands restrictions on using firefighting foams that contain PFAS. -
Hundreds of firearms and thousands of ammunition were destroyed on International Firearms Destruction Day at a military base in the Mexican state of Sonora. -
The Pocket Fire near Sedona is now more than 70% contained. But this local business is still coping with the blaze. -
Two more ICE facilities in Arizona are keeping some detainees quarantined for possible measles exposure after a third facility reported multiple cases of the extremely contagious virus. -
Ukrainians in Arizona say their country is defenseless and are urging immediate action from the state’s congressional delegation — to maintain American military and economic support.
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Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the pub in the northern part of the Thai capital. -
At least two people are dead and at least four people are injured after a shooting on Saturday night at a festival celebrating Latin culture in Canada's biggest city. -
A surge of cases of the intestinal illness that causes diarrhea and nausea has been detected in 31 states, according to federal health authorities, but the source is still under investigation. -
Farmers in Senegal are welcoming fish into their rice paddies. The hope is they'll fertilize the crop, be a source of food ... and eat the snails that carry parasitic worms. -
Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.
