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A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

No change of venue for man accused of killing UArizona professor

Lawyers argues that the case's high public interest makes finding an impartial jury problematic.
Santa Cruz County rancher George Alan Kelly, who is accused of first-degree murder in the death of a Mexican man.

Arizona rancher murder complaint amended with assault counts

The two counts of aggravated assault are the first mention that others may have been injured in the incident.
Tempe Municipal Building

Tempe considers replacing street names tied to KKK

Names date back a century to when prominent Tempe residents were in the Ku Klux Klan.
Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake arrives to a former President Donald Trump rally, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz.

Kari Lake loses appeal in Arizona governor race challenge

Lake vows to appeal the court's decision to the state supreme court.
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, is flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, right, at Hobbs' state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.

Hobbs vetoes GOP-backed state budget

Bill would have extended current-year spending for the coming fiscal year.
New Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon during his time as the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive coordinator

Cardinals hire Jonathan Gannon as head coach

Gannon comes from the staff of the Super Bowl runner-up Philadelphia Eagles.
File image of border fencing in Cochise County, Arizona.

Arizona rancher denies killing Mexican shot dead by border

Lawyer for the defendant says he did shoot at armed smugglers earlier in the day.
A still from the video posted to Instagram by Cod Blackbird, purportedly showing Gilbert Ortega Jr. in front of his shop in Old Town Scottsdale.

Native dancers want Arizona gallery owner held on hate crime

Gilbert Ortega Jr. has already been charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
The bench in a courtroom.

Tucson man sentenced for case related to shooting death of Pima County constable, 3 others

Josue Lope Quintana will serve time for lying to federal authorities about where the shooter got parts of his gun.
Kevin Durant (number 7) who the Associated Press reports has been traded to the Phoenix Suns.

AP source: Brooklyn Nets trading Kevin Durant to Phoenix Suns

The Suns send out multiple players and draft picks to bring in the All-NBA forward and a second player.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Arizona lawmakers avert school closures with funding fix

Senate vote removes aggregate expenditure limit for the rest of the school year.
Democratic Representative Kyrsten Sinema during an interview at Arizona Public Media about her run for U.S. Senate.

Sinema's split from Democrats shows party discord in Arizona

Party officials worry that a more-than-likely three-way race could result in a Republican victory.
A Scottsdale Airport staffer waits on a private jet, as the airport gears up for the expected dramactic increase in private jet traffic, leading up to the NFL Super Bowl LVII football game

Super Bowl draws epic air show of private planes to Phoenix

Private jets drive air traffic during NFL championship each year.
The U.S.-Mexico border fence.

Arizona rancher held on $1M bond in killing near US border

Santa Cruz County officials believe the victim was a Mexican citizen.
Kris Mayes, a Democratic candidate for Arizona attorney general, smiles before a debate against Republican Abraham Hamadeh on Sept. 28, 2022.

Mayes wins Arizona attorney general race after recount

The Arizona attorney general’s race was one of the closest elections in state history.
The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

Arizona Supreme Court: Senate can keep audit records secret

The unanimous ruling means the public may never know much of what lawmakers were telling the contractors hired to recount 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County.

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