ST. MICHAELS (AP) — Navajo Nation police officers fatally shot an armed suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at them, the police department said.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Thursday reported 121 deaths from COVID-19 but only 939 additional confirmed cases amid indicators of continued slowing of the coronavirus outbreak.

WASHINGTON – Health officials confirmed COVID-19 in another 1,310 Arizonans Wednesday and reported that 43 more people died from the disease, according to the latest numbers from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

TUCSON (AP) — A Tucson man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing illegal weapons.

TUCSON (AP) — A 78-year-old man reported missing earlier this month was found dead Wednesday in a national park near Tucson, authorities said.

PHOENIX (AP) — With COVID-19 cases dipping and teachers getting vaccinated, some Arizona school districts are looking to return to in-person learning as early as next month.

PHOENIX — An Arizona man who stormed the U.S. Capitol seven weeks ago while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns has asked to be released from jail as his lawyer disputed that his client was dangerous because he carried a spear into the riot.

TUCSON (AP) — It is now illegal in Tucson to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles in the workplace and public schools, officials said.

PHOENIX (AP) — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and safety in Arizona.

TUCSON (AP) — A man has died after a shooting in Tucson’s midtown area, according to police.

PHOENIX (AP) — One of the relatively few tunnels in Arizona’s highway system is getting a lighting makeover.

TUCSON -- The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse – especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs – according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK (AP) — The body of a missing California woman was recovered Tuesday from about 300 feet below the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said.

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is distributing bottled water to Arizona residents and business owners near Luke Air Force Base whose drinking water showed high levels of contaminants.

PHOENIX (AP) — Some homeowners in southwest Phoenix who were digging a hole for a tree in their backyard have found a duffel bag full of rusted rifles and handguns, according to authorities.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has joined President Joe Biden in ordering the lowering of flags for five days starting Tuesday to honor the thousands of lives lost due to COVID-19.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has retained a former judge to provide an outside review of events surrounding the charging of individuals as members of a criminal street gang last October.

PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix-area man accused of kidnapping his baby son in a custodial dispute that led to the death of the child’s mother has died from injuries suffered in a suicide attempt, authorities said Monday.

GILBERT -- About 33 weeks into her pregnancy, Lupita Garcia struggled to breathe so much she slept sitting up. Three days later, she awoke with heart palpitations and chest discomfort.

FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Nearly 40 years after a body of a girl was found on Valentine’s Day off a northern Arizona highway, she has been confirmed by police to be a teenage runaway from St. Louis.

TUCSON (AP) — The University of Arizona president on Monday called the shooting death of a student inside a campus parking garage a “senseless murder.”

SCOTTSDALE (AP) — A man believed to be driving impaired has been arrested after a deadly crash near Scottsdale’s Fashion Square mall., police said Monday.

PHOENIX — The Desert Southwest can expect to bask in springlike warmth in the coming days.

PHOENIX (AP) — Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run in north-central Phoenix.

TUCSON (AP) — A University of Arizona student has died following a shooting at a parking garage on campus and it’s being investigated as a homicide, authorities said Sunday.

TEMPE — If there were ways to produce food with improved environmental outcomes, it would be worth doing everything possible, from education to incentives, to help farmers adopt the methods.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 1,804 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths.

PHOENIX (AP) — A pedestrian has been fatally struck by an SUV in north Phoenix, according to authorities.

SIERRA VISTA (AP) — A married couple who were found dead in their Sierra Vista apartment along with their dead 5-month-old child apparently died in a suicide pact, police said.

FLAGSTAFF (AP) — The newly appointed president of Northern Arizona University has addressed the campus community following a visit to Flagstaff, citing plans to develop programs and build initiatives that improve the university's access, success and community engagement.

PHOENIX — Peniella Irakoze is cold calling a list of 1,001 fellow students who didn’t return to Phoenix College this semester, checking on how they’re managing during the coronavirus pandemic.

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County plans to close two of its six regional COVID-19 vaccination sites in coming weeks as public health officials put increased emphasis on smaller sites and events to give more shots.

YUMA — Overwhelmed border officials have started releasing migrants into Arizona’s rural Yuma County as more people arrive with hopes of making their home in America amid a pandemic that won't allow authorities to hold as many in detention.

PHOENIX — State health officials on Friday doled out $6.24 million in federal funds to Pinal County to help boost local testing for COVID-19.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Friday announced it would provide $100 million of federal funding to the state’s 15 counties for COVID-19 testing.

PHOENIX — Winter storms engulfing much of the U.S. are delaying shipments of COVID-19 vaccines and supplies, forcing delays to long-awaited appointments for some Arizona residents.

PHOENIX (AP) — Three men nicknamed the “Jeepers Bandits” are in custody in a string of armed robberies around metro Phoenix, according to the FBI.

SIERRA VISTA (AP) — Two adults and a baby have been found dead in a Sierra Vista apartment and it could be a murder-suicide, police said Thursday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a man accused of kidnapping his baby son in a custodial dispute that led to the death of the child’s mother, authorities said Thursday.

NOGALES, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales have had multiple drug seizures worth approximately $14.3 million, seized weapons and ammunition, and arrested a man wanted for murder in Las Vegas this month.

YUMA — U.S. Border Patrol agents are seeing an increase in juveniles under the age of 13 crossing the border near Yuma by themselves in recent months.

PHOENIX — A former Arizona politician who acknowledged running an illegal adoption scheme in three states that involved birth mothers from the Marshall Islands has asked an appeals court to throw out his six-year prison sentence, arguing a judge double-counted factors in the case that increa…

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Thursday reported 1,143 additional COVID-19 cases and 213 deaths while health officials in some areas said bad weather delayed vaccination deliveries, causing cancellations and rescheduling of some appointments.

PHOENIX – Exploring the variables that contribute to ozone formation is the focus of a new partnership among ADEQ, the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Amazon Web Services.

PHOENIX (AP) — The co-founders of a charter school in Goodyear have been indicted on fraud and theft charges.

PHOENIX — Arizona reported COVID-19 pandemic totals of over 800,000 confirmed cases and more than 15,000 deaths, passing the two grim milestones Wednesday after nearly 13 months since the coronavirus outbreak was first reported in the state.

INDIAN WELLS (AP) — A Navajo Nation police officer investigating a possible homicide fatally shot a suspect during a struggle, a Police Department said Wednesday.