Democrats urge Ducey to keep promise, call December special session

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow residents to opt out of getting junk text messages. House Bill 2498 would revise the rules governing Arizona's Do-Not-Call registry by allowing the list to apply to text messages in addition to phone calls. Current law states that anyone...

PHOENIX — It was an emotional farewell for the family and friends of an Arizona National Guard team who are preparing to deploy overseas. Sunday loved ones came together for a touching ceremony ahead of their departure. In honor of Arizona National Guard service members, as they prepare to...

PHOENIX — For almost three months, Kari Lake has refused to accept her defeat in the Arizona governor's race. But now Lake may have gone too far - with a tweet. Arizona's top elections officer, Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, has asked Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes to investigate whether Lake broke the law by posting 16 voter signatures in an image she tweeted last week.

ARIZONA, USA — Arizona’s new Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit shared the stage over the weekend with the state’s most polarizing legislator known for anti-Semitic, hateful rhetoric and conspiracy theories. It was DeWit’s first full day as the Republican Party’s new leader. His introduction and praise of...

SALT LAKE CITY — A missing Arizona girl has been recently found in the Utah home of a convicted sex offender, officials said. The Utah Attorney General's Office announced Friday that investigators had located a juvenile from Arizona in the basement of 26-year-old Jordan Sorenson. On Jan. 31, officials...

PHOENIX — California is the lone absence in a multi-state plan to address massive cuts to Colorado River water that the federal government has mandated. The Bureau of Reclamation told the seven states that rely on Colorado River water -- Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California -- to come up with a plan to cut between two and four million acre-feet of water. An acre-foot of water is about the amount of water three homes use in a year.

ARIZONA, USA — Burnout has led to many nurses leaving the workforce over the past few years, leaving hospitals and other healthcare facilities using travel nurses to fill permanent staffing positions. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) said $43.1 million in grant funding is being given to five...

LAS VEGAS — The FBI is searching for a 21-year-old Las Vegas woman who has ties to Arizona. Zailey U. Flores last spoke to her family on Jan. 12 when she called to say she was in Mexico. No one has heard from her since. Flores has ties to...

PHOENIX — Traffic in the Valley can be frustrating for a lot of people. Often drivers are faced with honking horns, brake lights and people weaving through traffic. However, if you're pregnant, it may get easier. "This legislation recognizes there are two lives in that car," said Rep. Matt...

ARIZONA, USA — The Arizona Livestock Loss Board is implementing a new incentive program that will compensate ranchers for removing livestock carcasses to locations where they aren’t accessible to Mexican wolves. Officials announced Wednesday that the board will pay ranchers $250 for each carcass made unavailable to wolves.

PHOENIX — Valley families are pleading with Arizona leaders to extend a program which empowers them to care for their children with disabilities. The Parents as Paid Caregivers Program is at risk of being shut down. It pays parents to take care of their children with disabilities. The program...

PHOENIX — Friday and Saturday's lottery drawings yielded big returns for multiple people who bought tickets in the Valley. Arizona Lottery said three local tickets are now worth $40,000 or more after matching the numbers drawn over the weekend. The three tickets were sold at the following locations:. Carioca...

ARIZONA, USA — The Hope Foundation’s business model is straightforward, directly paying for counseling sessions for individuals experiencing financial hardship. “If we can give people the resources and tools to deal with anxiety, to get out of their homes, to feel happy, that’s how we create change,” said Hope Foundation CEO Jen Hildebrand.

SACATON, Ariz. — A Sacaton man has been sentenced to spend over 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering two people in separate instances occurring nearly three years ago. Jordan Antonio Sullivan, 24, of the Gila River Indian Community was recently sentenced to spend 25 years in...

ARIZONA, USA — The Cardinals may not be playing in the Super Bowl this year, but Arizona will be represented in the 19th Annual Puppy Bowl. The Puppy Bowl is like the Super Bowl but with adorable, playful puppies from shelters across the country instead of pro athletes. This...

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, Arizona Midday Vacation to the Disneyland Resort Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes")...

ARIZONA, USA — A house fire in St. Johns claimed the life of an elderly man over the weekend, authorities said. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. St. Johns Emergency Services and the St. Johns Police Department were called to a fire near 24th West and 4th North in the small town at 10:09 p.m. First responders were told that all occupants of the single-family residence were out of the building.