Abortions in Arizona: State can enforce 1864 law, supreme court rules

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake.

Polygamous sect member pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children

A businessman pleaded guilty to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border to transport underage girls across state lines, making him the first to be convicted in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children.

Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws

A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech at the state Senate that she was planning to get an abortion says she wanted to share with her colleagues and the public the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years.

2024 Election: Kyrsten Sinema to leave Senate

Independent Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced her decision to leave the U.S. Senate “at the end of this year."

WM Phoenix Open fans take to social media over pause on entry and stoppage of alcohol sales

Fans are taking to social media about Saturday's experience at the WM Phoenix Open, saying alcohol, food and water sales are stopped and that tickets weren't being scanned at the entrance. At around 2 p.m., organizers stopped letting people in due to "larger than usual crowds."

Hot air balloon crash in Eloy kills 4 people, injures another

Four people were killed in a hot air balloon crash Sunday morning in Eloy, the police department said. Here's what we know so far.

Plane crash claims pilot's life in Arizona after reporting engine trouble

A tragic plane crash in Arizona claimed the life of a pilot after the aircraft went down, prompting a response from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.

Lori Vallow: 'Doomsday Mom' enters not guilty plea in Arizona arraignment

The woman known as the so-called "Doomsday Mom" appeared in a Phoenix courtroom for arraignment proceedings on Dec. 7, a week after she was extradited back to Arizona from Idaho.

Sandra Day O'Connor: Arizona leaders remember nation's 1st female Supreme Court justice

Current and former political leaders in Arizona are remembering the life and legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor, an Arizona who became the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said on Tuesday it's seeing “increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration."

Woman killed in what's believed to be the first deadly elk attack in Arizona

A woman was killed in what's believed to be the first deadly elk attack in Arizona. There were no witnesses nearby, but her husband says he saw a bucket of spilled corn nearby, leading investigators to think she was feeding the elk.

Report: Doomsday cult family abducts son in AZ, FBI believes they may travel through WA to reach Canada

The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a 16-year-old boy who was last seen with his mother, sister and uncle in Phoenix earlier this week. Authorities believe they may be passing through Washington to reach Canada, and the teenager's father believes he was taken because of the family's obsession with the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Jaguar sighting in southern Arizona reinvigorates conservationists

A wild jaguar was spotted in southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains and the mysterious feline was photographed by federally run trail cameras. Photographs have yet to be released to the public but have been seen a southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.