Biden visits Arizona, announces historic Grand Canyon monument designation

Coming as Biden is on a three-state Western trip, the move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park. It was Biden’s fifth monument designation.

Arizona saguaros are collapsing in this extreme heat, and experts are worried

The cacti usually live about 150 years, and inside their skin, they can reach up to 140 degrees inside. Still, the prolonged dryness and intense heat could be a problem.

Arizona man accused of sexually assaulting a woman during their first date: court documents

A Gilbert man was accused of sexual assault following an incident that happened during a first date with a woman, but the Maricopa County Attorney's Office later declined the case for prosecution.

A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat

The country's preeminent desert city has long sweltered through brutal heat. And there are lessons to be learned from people who live in a city so hot it's named after the mythical bird that was born from flames.

Watch: Houseboats go up in flames at marina on Arizona-Utah border

More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished.

Griner gets warm welcome in first home game since being detained in Russian prison

Brittney Griner won the opening tip and ran to her familiar spot in the low post. There was nowhere else the ball was going to go on the Phoenix Mercury’s opening possession of the season — not after what Griner had gone through to get here.

Lori Vallow indicted in Arizona on conspiracy to murder 4th person

An Arizona grand jury indicted Lori Vallow, the so-called "Doomsday mom" recently convicted in the 2019 murders two of her children and her husband's first wife, in the October 2019 attempted murder of her niece's former husband.

Bremerton woman found dead in desert area of Phoenix; suspect arreseted

A Bremerton woman was found dead in a "desert area" of Phoenix Saturday morning, the police department said. Days later, a suspect was arrested. 

Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity

Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time in prison.

Dog abuse at Peoria home caught on video, suspect arrested

Jeffrey Wright, 42, was filmed on April 6 kicking, body slamming and abusing the animal, causing it to defecate, police said. The witness who saw the abuse recorded it and called police.

'Complete tragedy': Cause of death for 2 adults, 3 children found dead inside Phoenix home released

Police believe there were open propane tanks inside the home and a gas line that was not attached to a kitchen appliance. The father, Jasen Hudgens, has been identified as the suspect in the incident. He died from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.