Florence busiest initial stop for ICE detainees

Arizona is home to the facility where the largest number of immigration detainees are initially held in the nation, new data show.

Gov. Brewer upholds threat to veto all bills until budget, Medicaid expansion pass

PHOENIX - Refusing to blink, Gov. Jan Brewer late Thursday vetoed five bills sent to her this week by Senate President Andy Biggs, who sent them to her despite her threat she would do just that.

Big Jim: El Tiradito and Urban Renewal

In the 1960s, a large chunk of what had been downtown Tucson was swallowed up by a huge Urban Renewal project. Old businesses and residential neighborhoods were cleared to make was for public buildings like the Convention Center.

Arizona basketball: Geary caps sensational start to career as Japanese coach with title in second season

TOKYO — In two seasons, head coach Reggie Geary and the Yokohama B-Corsairs have established a standard of excellence for new teams as the upstart Basketball Japan League has morphed into a major-size league.

Ex-UA football star indicted for theft, damage at closed Tucson restaurant

Former University of Arizona and NFL kicker turned Tucson restaurant owner, Max Zendejas, was indicted in Pima County Superior Court on damage and theft charges related to his recently closed UA area restaurant.

7 arrested in Cochise County in attempted human-smuggling plot

Arizona border officials have apprehended seven people in a human-smuggling case that involved the use of at least one single-engine plane.

Brewer is sent bills on religious freedom

PHOENIX - State senators gave final approval Wednesday to legislation supporters say enhance religious freedom while foes contend it will let people use their beliefs as an excuse to discriminate.

AZ House debate: Did lawmaker deliver a nonprayer?

Sen. Steve Smith challenged atheist's words.

AZ House debate: Did lawmaker deliver a nonprayer?

PHOENIX - When is a prayer not a prayer?

Cheering TMC crowd hears Brewer pitch wider AHCCCS

Gov. Jan Brewer: "The question for Arizonans today is not whether the law should exist. It does. The Supreme Court upheld it. The question is whether we will take decisive action in a way that most benefits Arizona's families, businesses and hospitals."

Cheering TMC crowd hears Brewer pitch wider AHCCCS

Gov. Jan Brewer led a lively "pep rally" for Medicaid expansion at Tucson Medical Center on Wednesday morning, drawing cheers, shouts of support and a standing ovation from about 250 local health-care executives, business leaders and other citizens.

Hispanics, Mountain states lead hefty drop in teen births

NEW YORK — The nation’s record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

Cheers for Brewer at Tucson stop to tout Medicaid expansion

Gov. Jan Brewer led a lively “pep rally” for Medicaid expansion at Tucson Medical Center this morning , drawing cheers, shouts of support and a standing ovation from about 250 local healthcare executives, business leaders and regular citizens.

Border officials: Guatemalan sisters held captive in Douglas trailer

Two Guatemalan sisters were rescued Sunday from a residence north Douglas where they were held hostage for more than a week, law enforcement officials say.

Decade brings 2,000+ sets of remains in Tucson Sector

Under a cloud of marker smoke, a Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue agent edges his way over a cliff to rescue a "victim" 60 feet below. It was a demonstration by the U.S. Border Patrol in Peña Blanca Canyon on Tuesday.

Decade brings 2,000+ sets of remains in Tucson Sector

The remains of more than 2,000 border crossers have been found in the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector in the last decade.

House cleaner charged in jewelry thefts, and other crime news

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20-week abortion ban overturned

PHOENIX - Calling a woman's rights "unalterably clear," a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Arizona's nearly year-old ban on abortions at 20 weeks and beyond.