PHOENIX — Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick is pushing back against the notion that his vote to uphold a near-total abortion ban earlier this year is a reason to remove him from the bench. Bolick said Tuesday that when the state’s high court made the ruling in April,...

PHOENIX – Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel announced he is retiring after nearly 14 years in the state court. In a letter to Gov. Katie Hobbs, Brutinel said his last day will be Oct. 31. “Working in Arizona’s courts for the past 28 years has been a tremendous...

PHOENIX — A 73-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after driving into a Gilbert building on Tuesday, authorities said. Police received reports of the incident at about 12:40 p.m. and responded to the scene around the Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center near Val Vista Drive and Loop 202 Santan Freeway.

PHOENIX – An embattled Arizona fire chief was fired on Monday after losing the confidence of firefighters amid allegations of misconduct. The Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (CAFMA) Board terminated Scott Freitag’s contract by a 3-2 vote during its meeting in Prescott Valley. Freitag had been chief...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A junior college student was fatally shot on the University of Arizona campus after an altercation with a suspect who fled the scene, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. Sunday on the Tucson campus, and police were continuing to search for...

PHOENIX — Mesa homeowners are eligible to save money if they swap out their grass yards for more water-friendly landscaping designs. The city’s grass-to-xeriscape incentive program offers six types of incentives for residents who ditch their grassy yards for a landscape design that prioritizes water conservation. Now it’s...

PHOENIX — Last week’s revelation of a 20-year-old voter registration system error left thousands of Arizona voters uncertain about their status. However, Arizona’s 2024 election season will proceed without changes due to a Friday court ruling, according to Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. “We’re going to go...

PHOENIX — Two 85-year-olds died from injuries suffered in a north Phoenix car crash on Saturday morning, authorities said. Officers arrived to the intersection of 15th Avenue and Bell Road shortly before 9:30 a.m. for reports of a crash that left three adults injured. One vehicle contained two 85-year-olds,...

PHOENIX — A man was killed and a woman was hospitalized in connection with a one-vehicle crash in Phoenix on Friday night. According to police, the male driver of the vehicle lost control of it while driving northbound on Cave Creek Road near Mountain View Road and struck a female pedestrian and multiple parked cars around 8:20 p.m.

PHOENIX – The annual Scottsdale Quarter fall concert series is returning for another year and will present seven acts. The live music experience will run every Saturday from this weekend to Nov. 2 and will take place 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Concertgoers who attend the palm tree-lined event...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fire killed 22 people in a strike on a school in the north of the enclave, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Saturday. The strike on the school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City injured another 30, the statement said. Earlier...

The voting window for the Nov. 5 presidential election is now open. Early in-person voting started Friday in three states, after absentee ballots began going to voters last week. Here is a look at some key developments in the roughly six weeks remaining until Election Day. Who’s ready to vote?...

PHOENIX – State Route 87 was closed between metro Phoenix and Payson due to a brush fire on Thursday evening, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The fire at milepost 212 closed the northbound lanes at Bush Highway (milepost 200) and the southbound lanes at State Route 188 (milepost 236) around 5:30 p.m.

PHOENIX — Two legislators will state their cases during the Proposition 314 debate in Arizona on Thursday. Republican Sen. John Kavanagh will argue for the measure, while Democratic Rep. Analise Ortiz will argue against the measure. What is Proposition 314 in Arizona?. If approved by voters, Prop 314, also...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member union. “Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working...

PHOENIX – Arizona voters concerned about their registration status due to a system glitch related to proof of citizenship are being told to “hang tight” until the issue is settled in court. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said Tuesday that election officials will contact voters once...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers. The rate cut, the Fed’s first in...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he “can’t have that microphone again.”. Sitting down for a rare extended campaign interview Tuesday with a...

PHOENIX – Southwest Gas recently announced that customers in Arizona will get some relief on their bills starting next month. Effective Oct. 1, Southwest Gas is resetting a fee known as the Gas Cost Balancing Account rate from $0.30911 per therm to zero. The change will save the average...

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a person of interest related to a fatal stabbing in August. The department’s investigation identified Edwin Lopez, 34, as someone they want to question. Phoenix police ask that anyone with information on Lopez...