​Heat wave scorching Southwest proves fatal

At least four deaths blamed on oppressively hot temperature, which are adding to difficulty of battling wildfires in several states

• Jun 20, 2016

Extreme heat scorches Southwest

Triple-digit temperatures are sweeping parts of Southwest and leading some people in Arizona to fall ill from the sweltering heat

• Jun 19, 2016

Cops: Mom who stabbed sons screamed about religion

Phoenix police say they found Octavia Rogers bleeding in a bathtub, screaming that "she was the creator"

• Jun 6, 2016

Boys found stabbed to death were on state agency's radar

Arizona child welfare officials reveal previous contacts they had with sons found dead in Phoenix home

• Jun 3, 2016

Phoenix police: Mother stabs, partially dismembers 3 sons

Police say the bodies of the boys -- 8, 5, and 2 months -- were found in a closet near where their mother allegedly tried to kill herself

• Jun 2, 2016

Southwest bracing for heatwave, 118 degrees predicted in Phoenix

Parts of the Western U.S. are getting early taste of heat, forcing officials in California, Oregon and desert Southwest states to heed the warnings

• Jun 2, 2016

School decides whether cancer survivor can walk at graduation

Suburban Phoenix high school student was diagnosed with cancer but worked to keep up with classes through treatment

• May 27, 2016

Bees sting man hundreds of times in fatal attack

Large swarm of bees attack Louisiana man hiking in Phoenix-area park

• May 27, 2016

Phoenix cop hailed as hero after dying from shootout

Officer David Glasser dies day after he was shot while responding to call about son stealing guns from his father

• May 20, 2016

Phoenix airport bags screening nightmare ending, feds say

More than 3,000 checked bags missed their outbound flights when tech woes were at their height, officials add

• May 13, 2016

Thousands of bags stranded at airport by screening snafu

TSA says "unprecedented" technical issues have caused more than 3,000 bags to miss flights at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport

• May 12, 2016

Arizona man charged in death of sister of former Justice O'Connor

Authorities say 77-year-old Ann Day was driving when a vehicle crossed the median and struck her car head-on

• May 8, 2016

Shipping containers offer welcome homes in Phoenix

Housing and retail projects using the containers have popped up in recent years in Las Vegas, Detroit and Washington, D.C.

• Apr 29, 2016

Charges dismissed in Phoenix freeway shooting case

The ruling came Monday after prosecutors had asked for charges against Leslie Merritt Jr. to be dismissed amid undisclosed questions about evidence

• Apr 25, 2016

Massive fire near Phoenix prompts evacuations

High winds fueling five-alarm fire at apartment complex construction site, firefighters say

• Apr 24, 2016

Deadly shooting at Phoenix-area Walmart

Suspect dead, police officers wounded in Arizona

• Apr 23, 2016

Charges to be dropped in Phoenix freeway shootings

Leslie Merritt Jr. released from jail Tuesday after a judge reduced his bond -- once set at $1 million -- to zero

• Apr 22, 2016

Cops: Brothers sought in couple's death headed for Mexico

Two brothers wanted in the disappearance and presumed slayings of a Washington state couple may be heading for Mexico, police say

• Apr 20, 2016

​Arizona freeway shooting suspect released from jail

Defense lawyers say ballistic tests cast doubt on claim by authorities that Leslie Merritt Jr. was behind four of the Phoenix-area shootings

• Apr 19, 2016

Arizona probes into inmate suicides lead to 13 firings

The Arizona Corrections Department announces the results of investigations into two inmate suicides

• Apr 15, 2016

Arizona woman and her dog survive 9 days lost in the wilderness

Authorities were able to locate the 72-year-old woman after crews spotted a "help" signal made of sticks and rocks

• Apr 12, 2016

​Man gets 20-year prison term in death of Ariz. woman

Maricopa County Superior Court officials say 37-year-old Semyon Shamsiyev was sentenced Friday

• Apr 8, 2016

Health officials confirm first case of Zika virus in Arizona

Maricopa County woman is Arizona's first case of the Zika virus, health officials have confirmed

• Mar 28, 2016

Phoenix mayor asks Justice Dept. to investigate voting delays

Greg Stanton, the mayor of Phoenix, argued in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch that the decreased number of polling places adversely affected minority voters

• Mar 24, 2016

Official's comments on long voting lines in Phoenix spark uproar

Thousands stood in lines that wrapped around sidewalks at polling places for Arizona presidential primary

• Mar 24, 2016

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