A new report by a state prosecutors’ organization suggests truth-in-sentencing laws have prevented crime and saved taxpayer money. 

Pinal Country Sheriff Paul Babeu announced Wednesday he’d run for Congress in Arizona’s fourth congressional district. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Weston Phippen reports.

In a 29-page letter, the sheriff's office asked for the facts and information regarding specific allegations in the Department of Justice report.

Governor Jan Brewer is refusing to take the steps taken by some other U.S. governors to address an issue raised by the state's medical marijuana program. 

Phoenix will inaugurate a new mayor for the first time in eight years.

Cities and towns in the Southwest have long relied on development fees to fund their growth. Now a new law in Arizona restricts how much development money cities can collect, and what they can use that money for.

The Hopi tribe is tangled in a legal battle with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. At issue is a dump the federal agency operated for 50 years near Tuba City in Northern Arizona.

Parking on the street in downtown Phoenix is going to get easier in 2012. The number of hours people have to pay to park could be reduced and more user-friendly parking meters could be in place a year from now. 

Many Arizona workers are getting a pay raise. The state’s minimum wage goes up today to $7.65. KJZZ’s Al Macias explains.

Police in Page, Arizona, are worried about people freezing to death after a detox center on the border of the Navajo Nation closed.