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Home prices are on the rise in the Valley

According to a report from Zillow the Arizona real estate market may be on the slow road to recovery, but two experts say don’t get too excited yet.

Arizona’s medical marijuana program makes progress

Arizona Department of Health Services director Will Humble explains how conditions become eligible to be treated by medical marijuana and gives a rough timeline for the opening of dispensaries.

Ethics complaint against Sen. Rich Crandall dismissed

The chair of the Arizona Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint filed against Mesa Republican Senator Rich Crandall. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

Maricopa Association of Governments welcomes new chair

Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers talks about being appointed chair of MAG and their plans for regional growth.

Delegating or distancing? Arpaio says decisions made by senior staff

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the witness stand Tuesday in the civil rights case against him.

ASU to streamline financial aid letter

Arizona State University announced it will be among the first in the country to use a new financial aid worksheet.

Elderly man dies of West Nile Virus

Maricopa County Public Health officials have confirmed the county’s first West Nile death of the year.

Arpaio on the stand in civil trial

KJZZ's Lynn Kelly spoke to reporter Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez, who is covering the civil trial against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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.