Election officials from war-ravaged Sudan are on a cross-country voter registration campaign. For the first time in more than two decades, Sudanese refugees will have the chance to vote in a presidential election of their home country. Full Story »
Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday morning served Supervisor Don Stapley with a summons to appear in court based on a 22-count grand-jury indictment that was handed down on Monday. Full Story »
City Councilman Alex Finter wants Mesa to slow down its site-selection process for a new Dobson police substation in hopes of getting a better deal. Full Story »
A strong winter storm swept into Arizona and across the West on Monday, piling snow in the mountains, dumping rain on metro Phoenix and closing roads to the high country. Full Story »
The storm that ripped through the Valley Monday has moved out of the state. A chance of rain and snow remains for eastern Arizona. Blizzard and winter storm warnings in northern Arizona have expired. Full Story »
Arizona Public Service Co. crews are busy attempting to restore power after a Monday night storm slammed the greater Phoenix area. As of 8:50 a.m., APS spokeswoman Jenna Henry said about 18,000 customers were still without power. Full Story »
Our strong, winter-like storm is exiting the state today, but continues to bring a chance of rain and snow to parts of Arizona. Full Story »
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has joined a nationwide effort to recruit and retain hunters in the face of declining participation. Full Story »
Valley businessman and sports executive Jerry Colangelo and his partners will purchase the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa and two Biltmore golf courses for about $45 million. Full Story »
The Arizona Attorney General's Office has asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for a man who raped and murdered a 13-year-old girl in 1984 while she was working on her newspaper-delivery route. Full Story »
Heavy snow and blowing winds have prompted the closure of several major highways in northern Arizona. At least four school districts have canceled classes on Tuesday. Full Story »
For the second time this year, a Fresno beef company is recalling thousands of pounds of ground beef contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella. Full Story »
Several roads in northern Arizona were closed or restricted Monday because of heavy snowfall and limited visibility, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Full Story »
A forecasted heavy winter storm this evening is expected to make commuting through Phoenix and neighboring communities a challenge. Much of Maricopa County will be under a Flash Flood Watch by 5 p.m. today, a time Valley freeways are at the heaviest. Full Story »
Phoenix wants people to recycle. In fact, so bad they're enticing residents with an incentive program. It's called Recycle Bank and is a community reward program people can participate in. Full Story »
Four arenas with removable panels and chutes. A 100-stall barn with space for 200 more temporary stalls. Designer dirt. And big-sky sunsets framed by a silhouette of the San Tan Mountains. Full Story »
John Anderson remembers rowing into the burning water around the USS Arizona, searching in vain for a twin brother later found among the battleship's nearly 1,200 dead in the Pearl Harbor attack. Full Story »
Becky Pusateri's cellphone rang as she and her boss were talking business over a Sunday lunch at the Phoenician resort. On the phone was a dispatcher from their company, AeroCare, an air-ambulance provider based in Chicago with services out of the Valley. Full Story »
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was lauded by many opponents of photo-enforcement in February when he announced that he would not prosecute criminal speeders caught by the new technology. Full Story »
When you're 3 years old, sometimes it's hard to understand some things. Christmas comes and 3 year olds generally get gifts from Santa Claus. But they don't often give them. Maybe, though, even at such a young age, it's a good time to learn. Full Story »
Please send the best pictures of the weather to us. Here's your chance: it's as simple as uploading your favorite digital picture. We'll take care of the rest. Full Story »
The National Weather Service has issued a rare blizzard warning for the mountains of northern Arizona as a huge winter storm barrels in from the West Coast. Full Story »
PROVO, Utah - She wakes with the mountain framed in her bedroom window, her little boy lying heavy across her burned legs. Despite the pain, the pressure on her raw skin, she is grateful. Her son wants to be near her. Full Story »
The sign of the nation's future is on Grand Avenue. It's a traffic sign encrusted with tiny polyvinyl beads that reflect light and brighten information for senior drivers. It sports large letters in a typeface that can be read from a distance and gives drivers more time to make decisions. Full Story »
• Like many Valley residents, Joshua Barutha finds the monsoon storms of summer fascinating. That interest in the weather, combined with the hobby of being an amateur radio operator, made him a natural fit with the National Weather Service's storm-watching program. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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