Nation Mar 15 Judge mulls third contempt case against Arizona for failing to improve prison health care Judge Roslyn Silver says Arizona's system for providing medical and mental health care for the nearly 25,000 people in its state-run prisons remains "fundamentally lacking" and prisoners are at risk.
Economy Nov 16 Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of money laundering Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial.
Nation May 22 Taxpayers will wind up paying $273 million in Joe Arpaio's racial profiling case A decade ago, a federal judge concluded the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office had profiled Latinos in Arpaio's signature traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, leading to massive court-ordered overhauls.
Nation Jan 25 Governor creates commission to study Arizona prison problems Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is creating a commission to study problems in Arizona's prisons, including staffing levels and the health care offered to inmates.
Politics Dec 30 Court says abortion doctors can't be charged under Arizona law An Arizona court ruled abortion doctors can't be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades. But the Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday declined to repeal the 1864 law…
Politics Dec 29 Democrat Mayes confirmed winner of Arizona attorney general race after recount A recount of votes has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney general's race, one of the closest elections in state history.
Politics Dec 27 Kari Lake is on the hook for $33,000 in witness fees in failed election challenge A judge has ordered Kari Lake, the Republican who lost the Arizona governor's race, to pay $33,000 in fees for witnesses who helped defend officials against Lake's failed challenge of her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Politics Dec 23 Kari Lake's election loss lawsuit lacks merit, according to Arizona state lawyers Lawyers for Arizona election officials say Republican Kari Lake didn't offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional misconduct on Election Day in challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor's race.
Politics Dec 10 Kari Lake files lawsuit challenging her defeat in Arizona governor's race Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor’s race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or…
Nation Aug 06 Roads remain closed after record-breaking rains flood Death Valley National Park Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a pathway through rocks and mud, but roads damaged by floodwaters or choked with debris were expected to remain…