Cities, AG strike deal on rights of partners

Attorney Jennifer Pizer details the agreement Monday with Attorney General Tom Horne over what cities can approve in ordinances granting rights to domestic partners.

Cities, Arizona attorney general strike deal on rights of partners

PHOENIX - Attorney General Tom Horne said Monday he won't challenge city ordinances, like the one passed in Bisbee, that detail the rights of those in civil unions.

More accessible, less-costly rural care anticipated under new Arizona telemedicine law

PHOENIX - A new state-ordered mandate on insurance companies could soon mean more accessible - and definitely more affordable - health care in rural areas of Arizona.

Bisbee pulls ordinance on civil unions

The City Council in the Southern Arizona community of Bisbee will rewrite a recently enacted civil-union ordinance after being threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General's office, which said the ordinance ran afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage.

Bisbee puts civil unions on hold to tweak law

A City Council in a southern Arizona community that had been threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General’s office for a civil union ordinance it adopted has voted to rewrite the law to take out parts that apparently run afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage.

Bisbee votes to sanction same-sex civil unions

Bisbee's City Council voted 5-2 late Tuesday to recognize same-sex civil unions within the community, after hearing three hours of impassioned comments from residents and despite a warning from the state's attorney general.

Horne: Bisbee's civil union proposal unconstitutional

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is raising constitutionality questions about a proposed ordinance that would recognize civil unions for same-sex couples in the community of Bisbee.

Bisbee set to be first Arizona town with civil unions

Bisbee, the former mining community that has shifted over the years into an artists' haven and tourist destination, is poised to become the first city in conservative Arizona to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.

Arizona asks Supreme Court to allow execution of Bisbee man’s killer

Arizona is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to execute a 70-year-old death-row inmate for killing a Bisbee man more than three decades ago.

Execution of Bisbee man's killer is blocked

A federal appeals court blocked next week's scheduled execution of an Arizona death-row inmate who was convicted of killing a Bisbee man nearly 35 years ago.

Execution blocked for Bisbee man’s killer

PHOENIX — Arizona prosecutors will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s order blocking the scheduled execution of a death-row inmate for a killing that occurred nearly 35 years ago.

Some roads closed in Cochise County

Difficult driving conditions and closures are reported Tuesday morning on some Arizona highways due to winter weather.

Bisbee Royale closes; to reopen March 1 as pub

Music venue had been open only since last August.

Execution warrant sought in Bisbee man's '78 killing

Prosecutors are seeking an execution warrant for an inmate who has been on death row since 1985 for the murder of a Bisbee man. The Arizona Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the motion on Jan. 8.

Douglas 31, Bisbee 14

At Douglas, with the game tied at 14 after the third quarter, Douglas (1-8) scored 17 unanswered points to get its first win of the season. Senior running back Grant Watkins had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving. Douglas' 31 points was a season high.

Slain border agent memorialized in Utah

Members of the U.S. Border Patrol carried the casket of Agent Nicholas Ivie on Thursday.

Slain border agent memorialized in Utah

OREM, Utah - Friends, relatives and colleagues of a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot last week in Arizona remembered him Thursday as a loving family man and member of a unique group committed to protecting America and serving others.

Over 1,000 join to remember fallen BP officer

Christy Ivie, wife of slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie, carries daughter Raigan, center, and follows the casket out of the LDS meetinghouse in Sierra Vista. An aunt holds the Ivies' other daughter, Presley, at right.

Over 1,000 join to remember fallen BP officer

Nicholas Ivie

Over 1,000 join to remember fallen BP officer

Mounted Border Patrol agents flank the hearse carrying the body of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie, who was a member of the horse patrol team in the Border Patrol's station in Naco.