ARIZONA

Those who stay will be champions has been a Michigan football mantra for generations, dating to Bo Schembechler saying those six words to his first team in 1969.

Arizona's Towering Monument Valley buttes display a sunset spectacle this week. Monument Valley Tribal Park features mitten-shaped rock formations that are popular with tourists.

A sunset spectacle featuring towering rock formations that resemble mittens played out this week at Monument Valley on the Arizona-Utah border.

Petri fell in an area known to locals as "The Bluffs," located 200 feet above West Clear Creek, authorities said.

Rihanna, who performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, rented out the luxury 5-bedroom mansion near Phoenix.

A longtime Las Vegas attorney was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme spanning multiple states, from Nevada and Utah to California and Arizona. The eight-count indictment accusing Matthew Wade Beasley of wire fraud and money laundering comes almost one year to the day after the personal injury attorney was shot and wounded by FBI agents at his $1.1 million home in Las Vegas, leading to a four-hour standoff that ended with his arrest. Beasley has been in federal custody since the standoff — during which prosecutors have said the lawyer, then 49, “repeatedly confessed” to his involvement in the investment scheme while on the phone with a negotiator.

Search and rescuers found the woman's body at the base of a cliff just above the water line after she fell at West Clear Creek in Arizona on Monday, authorities said.

Gov. Katie Hobbs's press secretary has resigned after posting a controversial tweet that appeared to reference the Nashville shooting.

"The governor does not condone violence in any form," Gov. Katie Hobbs' office said in a statement.

The press secretary of Katie Hobbs is out of a job after posting a controversial tweet that appears to encourage violence towards "transphobes."

Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have prevented cities from taxing groceries. Hobbs said the food tax bill would not have eliminated costs onto consumers.

Josselyn Berry, the press secretary for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, was criticized online after she reportedly posted an image of an armed woman in a tweet about "transphobes."

A U.S. lawsuit is seeking to protect the habitat of 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. The lawsuit accuses the government of failing to protect corals.

A vow by Arizona’s governor not to proceed with any executions amid lingering questions about the rights of death row inmates appears to have paused a scheduled execution next week.

Arizona authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at a state prison as a homicide. The staff attempted life-saving measures, but paramedics declared the inmate was dead.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' move to end a Border Strike Force is drawing intense criticism from Republicans in the state, amid an ongoing migrant crisis at the border.

An Arizona police officer was shot Friday in an "unprovoked" attack but is expected to survive, authorities said

A surprise solar storm supercharged auroras across the U.S. and Europe last night (March 23), with sightings of the colorful displays reported from as far south as New Mexico and Arizona.

Arizona authorities said Thursday that a woman was found dead after she and her husband's vehicle were swept off a road in floodwaters on Wednesday evening.

Floodwaters in Arizona swept multiple vehicles off the road, resulting in the deaths of three people. Residents in low-lying communities in the state were told to evacuate.

For years skateboarding was branded as a hobby for rebels or stoners in city streets, schoolyards and back alleys.

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined much of Republican Kari Lake's appeal over her loss in the governor's race.

At least three people were found dead this week after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in Arizona, authorities said. Gila County Sheriff’s officials said the bodies of a couple missing after their vehicle was stuck in floodwaters in the Payson area were located Thursday.

Although Arizona’s stormy weather has wind down, excessive runoff is threatening some residents in Camp Verde and Black Canyon City, prompting more evacuations.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., roasted Ron Klain, derided Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and insulted other high-level Democrats in a recent Politico story.

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that state law doesn’t require Gov. Katie Hobbs to carry out the execution of a prisoner who is scheduled to be put to death on April 6.

A mountain lion approached a rafting group in a remote area of the White Mountain Apache Reservation and attacked a 64-year-old New Mexico man, officials said.

Some evacuation orders were lifted while others remained Wednesday as heavy rains began to dissipate in northern Arizona, but flooding threats lingered. Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office officials said residents in Sedona could go home after determining that Oak Creek waters had gone down enough but said they should still be prepared to evacuate if needed. Meanwhile, residents in one area of Camp Verde were told to evacuate because of flooding in low-lying areas along the Verde River.

A flood warning was issued in north-central areas of Arizona as water levels rise in rivers and basins. Residents were told to prepare for evacuation.

Police say they discovered three dead bodies Tuesday afternoon at a residence in south Phoenix, Arizona.Two of the bodies were reportedly found in the backyard.

Arizona lawmakers have advanced a parental rights bill that would instruct the state Department of Education to create a list of books banned for sexually explicit LGBTQ+ content.

A new Arizona hotline has seen few complaints about race-based lessons, and has warranted an investigation. The Arizona Empower Hotline has been open since March 7.

An Arizona man allegedly attacked a woman at a Phoenix airport over the weekend, authorities said.

An Arizona man allegedly attacked a woman at a Phoenix airport over the weekend, authorities said.

Hunters are now searching for the mountain lion.

At issue is whether the Navajo Nation can press ahead with a lawsuit that seeks a federal plan to supply its residents’ unmet need for water.

Utah DPS video shows moments a hiker from Florida was rescued from a slot canyon near the Utah-Arizona border. Ed Smith told rescuers what happened to his friends.

Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her career.

Tourists hoping to see world-famous waterfalls on the Havasupai Tribe Reservation in northern Arizona instead went through harrowing flood evacuations.

Shannon Castellano and Travis Methvin should have spent this weekend seeing world-famous waterfalls on the Havasupai Tribe Reservation in northern Arizona. “Yeah, so we didn’t really sleep,” Castellano said Saturday while driving to a hotel in Sedona. The official Havasupai Tribe Tourism Facebook page reported Friday that flooding had washed away a bridge to the campground.

The planes collided during an aerial demonstration at a local airport.

As the U.S. barrels toward the next presidential election, the election conspiracy movement that mushroomed after the last one shows no signs of slowing down.

A poll from the right-wing company Rasmussen Reports uses sketchy weighting to suggest that Kari Lake won an election she lost.

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a critical water rights case in the arid Southwest.

States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. The tribe doesn't have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault. Roughly a third of residents on the vast Navajo Nation don’t have running water in their homes.

Flagstaff, Arizona, police are looking to question a man caught on surveillance camera wandering "suspiciously" around a hotel where several students at a JROTC ball fell ill.

The derailment in Washington state occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land.

President Biden was likely just as shocked as any other bettor in the U.S. Thursday evening after Princeton upset Arizona and busted his bracket.

Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school’s first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55.

The Princeton Tigers shocked the college basketball world as the No. 15 seed took down the No. 2 seed University of Arizona Wildcats, 59-55, in the First Round.

Major League Baseball is heightening in-game inspections by umpires for banned grip aides.

Time's 2023 list of the World's Greatest Places features just seven U.S. locations, including this city lauded for its history and food scene.

A freight train hauling corn syrup derailed in a rural, nonresidential area of Arizona. The cause of the derailment, which involved eight cars, is unknown.

Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel.

About eight train cars went off the tracks Wednesday evening in Mohave County, Ariz., near the California border. The incident follows a recent string of high-profile train derailments.

About eight cars derailed and the cause is being investigated, a spokesperson from the railroad said.

The hikers were on a multiday trek through Buckskin Gulch's sandstone features, which include multiple narrow slot canyons.

Authorities said a train carrying hazardous materials derailed just north of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, near the border with California. An investigation is ongoing.

Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to make room for an expected bountiful spring runoff. All the moisture has helped alleviate dry conditions in many parts of the western U.S. Even major reservoirs on the Colorado River are trending in the right direction. It could be more than a year before the extra moisture has an effect on the shoreline at Lake Mead that straddles Arizona and Nevada.

The Gila County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 19-year-old Hunter Stanfield on Tuesday for allegedly murdering his parents in October.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is being criticized by a victim’s sister and a county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner for his conviction in a 2002 killing.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is being criticized by a victim’s sister and a powerful county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner next month for his conviction in a 2002 killing. The newly elected Democratic governor vowed nearly two weeks ago that she wouldn’t carry out the Arizona Supreme Court’s order to execute Aaron Gunches on April 6, citing a review that she has ordered of death penalty protocols due to Arizona's history of mismanaging executions. Hobbs has said executions will not be carried out until Arizonans can be confident the state isn’t violating the law.

Arizona launched an 'anti-woke' hotline for parents to report 'inappropriate' topics their children are taught at school, including CRT and gender ideology

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is slamming independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for backing a bank deregulation bill he says contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Major league hitters are working with the sport's brightest minds to close the gap on a technology-driven pitching renaissance.

The San Francisco 49ers added a league-high seven compensatory picks in next month’s NFL draft, giving them 11 total selections.

A group that has pledged to create a pathway for an alternative candidate to run against the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees in 2024 will get a spot on the ballot in Arizona.

An Arizona judge has sanctioned former Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem and his attorney over a lawsuit challenging his loss in last year’s election.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says corrections officials won't carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state’s new attorney general.

The medical director of anti-abortion pregnancy centers is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision on abortion.

Portland, Oregon received nearly a foot of snow in a single day in what proved to be its second-snowiest day in history.

After days of speculation, the harsh reality of the Chicago Blackhawks’ situation was reinforced by one move in a flurry of transactions ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

The number of endangered Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. has topped 200 for the first time since reintroduction efforts began more than two decades ago.

Arizona Republican legislative leaders are racing to distance themselves from a presentation accusing a wide range of politicians, judges and government officials of taking bribes from a Mexican drug cartel.

Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona 89-88.

Utah would join South Carolina, Indiana and Stanford as No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.

Rihanna will follow-up her soaring Super Bowl halftime show with a performance at the Super Bowl of movies — the Oscars.

Arizona’s former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud.

The Supreme Court has ruled for a man on Arizona’s death row who wants a new sentencing hearing because jurors in his case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death.

A brutal winter storm has closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming, trapped motorists in their cars, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the first blizzard warning in Southern California in decades.

An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three African penguin chicks.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday he never intended to offend anyone for attending the Super Bowl wearing a jacket that critics deemed to feature an offensive depiction of Jesus.

Arizona officials say Wednesday that orders for evacuation and sheltering in place have been lifted and the Interstate 10 in Arizona southeast of downtown Tucson has been opened more than a full day after a deadly crash caused a hazardous material leak.

The deadly crash of a commercial tanker truck has caused hazardous material to leak onto Interstate 10 outside Tucson, shutting down the highway and forcing evacuations within a half mile of the accident.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in a memorable Super Bowl that included plenty of big plays on and off the field.

Actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph helped kick off Super Bowl LVII on Sunday night with a song that is known by many as the “Black national anthem.”

A questionable late penalty on Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry with less than two minutes remaining meant that a scintillating Super Bowl 57 had a bit of an underwhelming finish.

Rihanna is pregnant with her second child.

The field at State Farm Stadium turned into a Super Bowl slip and slide.

Cardi B teamed with her husband Offset onstage, embraced Serena Williams and later partook with a lively crowd during the rapper’s energetic pre-Super Bowl concert in suburban Phoenix.

Rihanna has delivered a soaring Super Bowl halftime performance with a major surprise — she is pregnant with her second child.

Native American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner’s racist rant as they were being filmed for Super Bowl week are pushing for hate crime charges.

The Kansas City Chiefs are the reason Rhonda LeValdo is in Arizona for the Super Bowl.

A few minutes after the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes landed in Phoenix, the pilot hung a “Chiefs Kingdom” flag out of the window as players, coaches and staff got off the plane and walked across the runway.

The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs.

More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals.

Advocates for highway construction are concerned their projects are getting shortchanged in the competition for grant money under the new infrastructure law.

Republican lawmakers who've spread election conspiracy theories and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential outcome was rigged are overseeing legislative committees charged with setting election policy in two major battleground states.

The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.

Oumar Ballo scored 16 points, Azuolas Tubelis had a double-double and No. 11 Arizona withstood a late rally to end No. 5 UCLA’s 14-game winning streak with a 58-52 victory.