Arizona

A long row of double-stacked shipping containers provide a new wall between the United States and Mexico in the remote section of San Rafael Valley, Ariz., on Dec. 8, 2022.

National

The U.S. is suing Arizona over shipping containers on the border with Mexico

3:19am December 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona speaks at the U.S. Capitol after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act in November. Sinema announced Friday she would register as an independent rather than a Democrat.

Here's what Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could mean for the Senate

1:50pm December 09, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a news conference in Washington in July.

Democrat Mark Kelly keeps Senate seat over Trump-endorsed Blake Masters in Arizona

10:18pm November 11, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

In bid for continued Senate majority, Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly wins re-election over Trump-backed Republican candidate Blake Masters.

Norma Thornton is arrested. Her misdemeanor charges for violating a city ordinance were later dropped.

National

An Arizona grandmother was arrested for giving food to the hungry. Now, she's suing

5:00am October 30, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Bullhead City, Ariz., says Norma Thornton, 78, violated a city ordinance that prohibits people from giving out cooked food in public parks without a permit.

A voter places a ballot in an election voting drop box in Mesa, Ariz., on Friday.

National

Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, a U.S. judge has ruled

5:21am October 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Law enforcement has been alarmed by reports of people, including some who were masked and armed, watching 24-hour ballot boxes in Maricopa County and rural Yavapai County as midterm elections near.

Celina Washburn protests outside the Arizona Capitol to voice her dissent with an abortion ruling on Sept. 23, 2022, in Phoenix.

National

Appeals court ruling allows Arizona abortions to restart

1:55am October 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Abortions can take place again in Arizona, at least for now, after an appeals court on Friday blocked enforcement of a pre-statehood law that almost entirely criminalized the procedure.

National

An Arizona judge won't suspend her ruling that halted abortions in the state

6:02am October 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold.

Protesters march around the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A new Arizona law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy takes effect Saturday, Sept. 24.

National

An Arizona judge rules that the state can enforce a near-total abortion ban

8:32pm September 23, 2022

by The Associated Press

The judge lifted a decades-old injunction that has long blocked enforcement of the law on the books since before Arizona became a state that bans nearly all abortions.

A formerly sunken boat sits high and dry along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, on May 10, near Boulder City, Nev.

U.S. says drought-stricken Arizona and Nevada will get less water from Colorado River

4:29pm August 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

U.S. officials announced Tuesday that the two states, which rely on water from the Colorado River, will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Jan. 31, 2022, in Washington.

First Amendment advocates respond to a new Arizona law limiting recording of police

5:30am July 10, 2022

by Austin Cope

Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.