Governor Jan Brewer has signed into law a rule that stops schools from putting students in isolation rooms without their parents’ consent.

Bisbee has become Arizona’s first town to recognize civil unions, after the city council last night approved an ordinance, on a 5-2  vote.

Arizona legislators want to refinance a federal loan that kept the state’s unemployment fund afloat during the recession. 

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity will be on its own for a little while starting next week.

Today marks the 15^th anniversary of the reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf in the Southwestern U.S., but wildlife advocates say more needs to be done to ensure the wolves’ long-term survival. 

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cases of Valley Fever in Arizona and some other Southwestern states rose dramatically between 1998 and 2011.

A bill to require courts to hold initial hearings in custody cases sooner will go to the governor, after winning the approval of the state House of Representatives Wednesday.

A bill to allow school employees to carry guns is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday afternoon in a state House committee.

A three-day law enforcement operation in central and southern Arizona has led to more than three dozen arrests. 

Four Arizona airports are on the FAA’s list for tower closures, due to the sequester cuts.