The Arizona House of Representatives has given its preliminary approval to a measure that would make privately minted gold and silver coins legal tender in the state.

The Arizona Senate rejected a bill Thursday making it easier to fire some low-performing teachers

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

Kids with autism don’t always do well in public schools. But for the past three decades, a Scottsdale school has provided the students with tools to improve their grades and social skills.

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.

There has been no shortage of discussions about how Phoenix has grown and evolved, and how it’ll grow and evolve in the future. An event starting Thursday will continue those talks and look to present some new ideas, at the second annual Phoenix Urban Design Week.

The Tucson Unified School District is on the hunt for a new superintendent.

People who commit high-profile acts of gun violence are often mentally ill, like Adam Lanza, James Holmes and Jared Loughner. Conversations about gun control often come with calls for improved mental health care, but while people understand the mental health care system needs to be improved, that doesn’t mean they can tell when someone actually needs help.

The Border Patrol is warning of the dangers of crossing the Arizona desert as temperatures shoot up this month.