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Businessman gets 4 weeks for attempted pandering
The former chief executive of an upscale Colorado-based grocery chain accused in a child prostitution case in Phoenix was sentenced Tuesday to four ...
Vt. Air Guard hopes for jet, but others fear noise
Plans on where to base the U.S. military's next-generation fighter jet, the F-35, concern people in communities from California to Florida to Maine ...
Giffords interview to air on shooting anniversary
A TV interview with former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband will air on the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting rampage that ...
Wounded ex-Rep. Giffords meets with Conn. families
Just days before the second anniversary of a mass shooting that critically injured Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman was in Newtown meeting ...
Should lottery winners' names be kept secret?
When two winning tickets for a record $588 million Powerball jackpot were claimed from the Nov. 28 drawing, the world focused on the winners.
Oregon runs past K-State 35-17 at Fiesta Bowl
As Oregon coach Chip Kelly was about to receive the massive Fiesta Bowl trophy, Ducks fans inside University of Phoenix Stadium started a chant of "We ...
Cardinals interview Horton, plan to meet with Reid
The Arizona Cardinals officially have begun their coaching search with a formal interview of defensive coordinator Ray Horton. The interview, ...
Kelly a top NFL target again
One of the first questions Oregon coach Chip Kelly was asked after arriving in Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl was about the possibility of coaching in ...
49ers win NFC West with 27-13 victory over Arizona
Bare-chested Joe Staley and Mike Iupati jumped up and down wearing only their shorts, each offensive lineman doing his best to will the Vikings to ...
Michigan State edges TCU 17-16 in BWW Bowl
Michigan State labored on offense throughout the first half, unable to get anything going on the ground, in the air, anywhere. For a team that had ...
Arizona St. beats Navy 62-28 in Fight Hunger Bowl
Taylor Kelly, Marion Grice and the rest of the Arizona State offense put an emphatic finish on coach Todd Graham's successful first season with the ...
Mexico finds smuggling tunnel near US border
Mexican authorities have discovered a sophisticated smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and ventilation not far from the Nogales port of entry ...
Experts: Trained police needed for school security
The student's attack began with a shotgun blast through the windows of a California high school. Rich Agundez, the El Cajon policeman assigned to the ...
Arizona sheriff aims to put armed posse at schools
An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a ...
Smith's baseline jumper at buzzer beats Suns 99-97
Without Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton, the New York Knicks still had enough to eke out a 99-97 victory in Phoenix, thanks to a pair of very late, ...
Ranchers split over US border security plan
When Dan Bell drives through his 35,000-acre cattle ranch, he speaks of the hurdles that the Border Patrol faces in his rolling green hills of oak and ...
Ross, Diamondbacks agree to $26 million, 3-yr deal
Cody Ross and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Saturday that includes a club option for 2016. Ross, who turns 32 ...
Hepatitis C tests continue after NH tech's arrest
Hospitals across the country recommended hepatitis C testing for about 7,900 patients last summer after a traveling medical worker was accused of ...
Snowstorm causing problems from Rockies to Midwest
A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday
No. 4 Arizona rolls over Oral Roberts 89-64
Not long after Arizona knocked off Florida for its biggest win of the season, coach Sean Miller told his team not to get too high, to keep their focus
Winter storm moves through Rocky Mountains
A winter snow storm moved through the Rocky Mountain region Tuesday as many people prepared for the start of their holiday travels. The storm could ...
Students prepare for nervous return to classes
Jessica Kornfeld drove her children to their elementary school this past weekend. She wanted them to feel reassured that it was still a safe place, ...
Schools around US increase security after massacre
Jessica Kornfeld sat down with her son and daughter after school on Friday and shared with them the unthinkable, horrific news out of Connecticut: ...
Arizona pulls out 65-64 win over No. 5 Florida
Arizona's football team pulled out an improbable victory in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. The basketball team made it a daily double by doing the ...
Arizona overcomes Nevada 49-48 in New Mexico Bowl
Matt Scott watched helplessly as Nevada kicked a field goal to pad its lead. The Arizona quarterback had already thrown two interceptions, and now ...