Districts force Barber, Kirkpatrick to buck Dems

Ann Kirkpatrick

Mining plan gets Pinal support

The proposed mine near Superior involves a federal land swap and has drawn opposition from environmental and Native American groups. Potentially, the copper mine would become the largest in the country.

Hopefuls in CD1 put futures on the line

Democrat lost in 2010 general election to Paul Gosar.

U.S. Rep.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick

U.S. Rep.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick, a Flagstaff Democrat, is not ready to take a stand on the proposed bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

CD1 debate provokes cheers, jeers

Ann Kirkpatrick

What is your economic plan to ensure that the U.S. does not end up where Europe is today?

Ann Kirkpatrick

Paton, Kirkpatrick to face off in CD1

Ann Kirkpatrick

candidate bio: Ann Kirkpatrick

Ann Kirkpatrick

AZ farmers, ranchers to get disaster aid

Because farmers and ranchers in Arizona use irrigation, it is more of a challenge for them to prove harm from drought. To qualify for the emergency loans, they must have suffered a 30 percent crop or livestock loss.

Hearing set on land-swap plan for mine

Resolution Copper Co. wants to mine this area east of Superior. However, San Carlos Apache Tribe leaders consider the area sacred.

Fannie Mae offers mortgage help in Phoenix

Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has opened a mortgage help center in Phoenix to help struggling homeowners with loans owned by the company.

State fund for jobless owes US millions

PHOENIX - With the state's unemployment rate still hovering near 10 percent, Arizona has drained its jobless-benefit fund, forcing the state to borrow millions from the federal government to help out-of-work residents.

Superior hopes new mine pumps in money, energy

SUPERIOR - Mining drove this central Arizona town's economy when Lynn Heglie decided to open a restaurant here in the early 1990s.

Superior hopes new mine pumps in money, energy

Deteriorating storefronts speak to the hard economic times Superior has faced since mining fell off in the area. Many are hoping Resolution Copper Co.'s plan to open a mine in the mountains will make Superior thrive again.

Leaders address rural-area recovery

Mayor of Cottonwood

Leaders address rural-area recovery

FLAGSTAFF - Although the recession may be technically over, rural communities still lag behind metropolitan areas as they recover, Cottonwood Mayor Diane Joens said.

ASU preps women to gain, excel in construction jobs

Dave Benjamin, project superintendent for Hensel Phelps, shows students the site for the new Sky Train at Sky Harbor International Airport.

ASU preps women to gain, excel in construction jobs

PHOENIX - Rebecca Freitas squinted in the blistering sun and pushed up her blue hard hat as Dave Benjamin explained construction of an elevated railway at Sky Harbor International Airport.

China Mist taps global market

SCOTTSDALE - Two tea aficionados have taken a 5,000-year-old beverage and given it a new twist.

China Mist taps global market

Dan Schweiker, co-founder of Scottsdale-based China Mist Brands Inc., talks with plant manager Kevin McCullough about sending tea samples to prospective clients.

Ariz. mine plan at odds with Apache traditions

SUPERIOR - Dorothy Ross often journeys to this wooded area in the Tonto National Forest to pray, harvest acorns and pick medicinal plants. She's made the trip since she was a child.

Ariz. mine plan at odds with Apache traditions

A multinational firm wants to mine what's been called the largest untapped reserve of copper in the U.S. and possibly in the world.

Renewable-energy manufacturer plans to open facility in Phoenix

PHOENIX - Power-One Inc., the nation's largest manufacturer of renewable-energy conversion devices, announced Thursday that it will open a manufacturing facility in Phoenix.

Global demand for crop boosts Arizona farmers

GOODYEAR - Ronald Rayner has weathered many ups and downs in the four-plus decades he's grown cotton in the Phoenix area's West Valley.

Global demand for crop boosts Arizona farmers

Cotton is blooming at A Tumbling T Ranches in Goodyear. Production isn't keeping keep pace with demand.

Global demand for crop boosts Arizona farmers

says he may plant more cotton next year

O'Connor: Copy state greats in compromise

PHOENIX — As they address the state's daunting challenges, leaders should follow the example of "great statesmen" who built Arizona by valuing cooperation, collaboration and compromise, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said.