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Kingman private prison escapee appeals convictions

One of the inmates who escaped a private prison near Kingman is set to go before the state Court of Appeals.

HIV-AIDS expert: 'We're on the verge of a medical solution'

An Arizona expert is in Washington, D.C., for the international AIDS conference.

Agriculture experts pushing for drought relief bill

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is urging Congress to reinstate a relief program for farmers suffering through drought. As KJZZ’s Nick Blumberg reports, that bill could have an impact in Arizona.

Arpaio could take the stand Tuesday

The class action lawsuit trial against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio is scheduled to continue at a federal court house in Phoenix on Tuesday.

Peoria asking residents to weigh in on digital billboards

Peoria is asking its residents what they think about the possibility of putting up digital billboards.

County hospital won't be up for bond vote in November

Maricopa County residents will not be voting this fall on a tax to replace the county’s 40-year-old hospital.

Wallow Fire area at risk for flooding

Summer monsoon storms are now a concern in northeastern Arizona in the area where last year’s Wallow Fire burned.

Phoenix area in top ten of deaths by auto accidents

The Phoenix metro area was ranked in the top ten among metro areas nationwide for the number of people killed in auto crashes in 2009.

Update from the first morning of the racial profiling civil trial

The trial phase of the class action discrimination lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio began Thursday.

US Airways could move to Texas if merger goes through

US Airways CEO Doug Parker confirmed to a National Press Club audience Wednesday that if his airline merges with American Airlines, the Valley would lose its only airline headquarters.

NASA launches test capsule over Yuma Proving Ground

Wednesday morning a C-17 military transport aircraft launched a NASA test capsule over Yuma Proving Ground.

ASU business school dean on the economy: “grow or die”

Bob Mittelstaedt, retiring dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business, assesses Arizona’s economy.

The psychological impact of wildfires

Two experts talk about the psychological effects wildfires have on the people who fight them and live through them.

FHA to sell off pools of distressed mortgages in Phoenix

The Federal Housing Administration is expanding a program that it hopes will entice investors and help people avoid foreclosure.

Defense jobs and Arizona’s economy

Two experts explain the importance of defense jobs in Arizona’s economy, and what needs to be done to attract the aerospace industry.

Difference in tax measure’s language deemed minor error

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said he would not put a sales tax measure on the ballot because paper and electronic language differed. Early Wednesday morning a Maricopa County Superior Court judge decided that it was a minor error and that the measure is valid.