Local Valley Fever cases have spiked significantly, CDC says

Coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever, has increased significantly in its "endemic area," which includes Arizona.

7 Marines killed in Nevada blast

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a military official said Tuesday.

Push for fast approval of CIA nominee hits snag

WASHINGTON — A bid by Senate Democrats on Wednesday for fast confirmation of John Brennan’s nomination to be CIA director hit a snag after a small group of Republican senators and a lone Democrat engaged in a lengthy discussion over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil.

Pima College chancellor candidate drops out, search on hold

One of two finalists for the chancellorship of Pima Community College withdrew today, one day after the head of the college’s governing board told employees that “concerns that have arisen regarding one of the finalists.”

2 finalists named for Pima College chancellor's job

Pima Community College’s governing board announced Thursday night the two finalists for the job of college chancellor.

Greg Hansen: A Cats win like very few before it

UA quarterback Matt Scott manages to squeeze between Nevada linebackers Albert Rosette, left, and DeAndre Boughton for a second-quarter TD.

Greg Hansen: A Cats win like very few before it

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Mr. Football: Button, bowl doldrums, band business and "The Mousetrap"

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Arizona football: 'Beast-mode' Carey gets players going

During the two hours before every football game, Ka'Deem Carey morphs from the mild-mannered, smiling face of the UA's resurgent program to something otherworldly.

Arizona football: Storyline focuses on each team's No. 25

Nevada's star running back, Stefphon Jefferson, above, and UA's star RB, Ka'Deem Carey, share many similarities, even the No. 25.

Arizona football: 'Beast-mode' Carey gets players going

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Arizona football: Storyline focuses on each team's No. 25

ALBUQUERQUE - Sometime after Nevada knew it would play the Arizona Wildcats in Saturday's New Mexico Bowl, the nation's second-leading rusher sat down in front of his computer and watched the country's leader.

UA's big-game Saturday: Want to see bowl, hoops live? It's doable

Even if you don't own a private jet, there are ways to watch both the Arizona Wildcats' New Mexico Bowl against Nevada and home basketball contest against Florida in person Saturday.

Tucson police seeking missing woman in Nevada

LAS VEGAS — Police in Tucson are asking for help in Nevada to find a 37-year-old woman who has been missing for three months and who investigators think might have been taken to Phoenix, Laughlin or Las Vegas.

Arizona football: UA has played in worse bowls

The Arizona Wildcats' selection to the Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl has been met with, well, whatever the opposite of buzz is.

Hoover Dam bridge suicides spur review

Nevada Department of Transportation officials are considering ways to curb suicides at the Hoover Dam bypass bridge after a fourth person plunged from the bridge walkway to the Colorado River.

2nd body found during Hoover Dam jumper response

Authorities responding to a suicidal man who fell from a Hoover Dam bypass bridge say an unrelated dead body was found nearby around the same time.

Arizona tops US in foreclosures for month

Arizona has broken Nevada's 62-month streak as the foreclosure capital of the nation.

First suicide reported from Hoover Dam bypass bridge

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The death of a woman who jumped from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge was the first known suicide since the sweeping arch linking Nevada and Arizona opened in October 2010, a federal official said Monday.