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Arizona drivers may notice they are paying more at the gas pump. New sanctions on Russia have caused the price of oil to soar, bringing gas prices along for the ride.

The Southwest border has been closed to cattle since November, when a case of New World Screwworm was detected in a cow in southern Mexico. Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has finished its inspection of the crossings along the Arizona-Mexico border.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’s investigating multiple complaints that landlords are still charging tenants a rental tax, despite a new law banning cities and towns from levying it.

A month after its failed merger with Kroger, Albertsons is laying off employees, including 68 corporate and division support staff in Phoenix.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has opened its newest service center in southeast Mesa. The $130 million facility marks the largest private investment to date at Mesa Gateway Airport.

A Laveen composting company sued by Maricopa County for making mulch on land not zoned for the activity is set to shut down in January. The operators of Arizona Green Guys have agreed to a settlement.

The Phoenix Elementary Governing Board has decided not to renew ASU Prep's lease in downtown Phoenix, citing wishes to make better use of the property and that the rent ASU currently pays is under market value.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to accept federal grants for the county’s Home Repair Program, which funds efficiency projects for low-income residents.

Local union leaders are praising the passage of a law that boosts social security payments to some public employees. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act ends a decades-old disparity, which Sen. Ruben Gallego said wasn’t fair.

Maricopa County landlords filed more evictions in 2024 than ever before. The 87,197 eviction cases filed last year passed a record going all the way back to 2005.