The Latest Breaking News from Arizona

Which cities have the best and worst air quality?

Cities in the Southwestern US have the country’s worst air quality. Arizona’s Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area had an unhealthy air quality rating 64.9% of all days in the year, and good air quality 3% of the time.

USAFacts · Apr 12, 2023

Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker over unproven accusations

The Arizona House of Representatives has expelled a Republican lawmaker who organized a presentation by someone who made unsubstantiated accusations that a wide range of public officials took bribes from a Mexican drug cartel

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

In historic vote, GOP-controlled Arizona House expels Republican Liz Harris

A speaker invited to a committee hearing by Harris made wild, unfounded allegations against elected officials.

Axios · Apr 12, 2023

US considers imposing Colorado River water cuts to western states

Depending on the plan, either California would be the most affected, or Arizona and Nevada would be parched

The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2023

Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in child abuse case

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under a state law

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Tribes want national monument protection for Grand Canyon

Tribal leaders in Arizona say they hope to persuade the Biden administration to create protections for areas adjacent to the Grand Canyon, which they consider sacred

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

US presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River

LOS ANGELES — The federal government on Tuesday laid out two options for preventing the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs from falling to critically low levels, saying it could either impose cuts across the Southwest by following the water-rights priority system or by using an across-the-board percentage.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023

Guns, knives and doomsday kits: Detective reveals alarming items found in Lori Vallow’s home weeks after murders

Detective Ray Hermosillo with the Rexburg Police Department testified about a November 2019 search of Lori Vallow’s apartment and the discovery of her children’s bodies in June 2020

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts

The Biden administration has evaluated how seven Western states that are reliant on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River could dramatically cut their water use in the basin

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Sheriff Mark Lamb files papers to run for Senate in Arizona

Sheriff Mark Lamb has filed federal paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate in Arizona

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023