Arizona News

Arizona's plan to turn over its prisons to private companies in exchange for a $100 million upfront payment is having trouble getting off the drawing board, with the plan behind schedule and private prison operators showing little, if any, interest.

A task force appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer is suggesting that Arizonans pay a $15 surcharge on annual registrations on non-commercial vehicle registrations to provide funding for the financially struggling state parks system.

An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.

The stars have aligned - rainbow trout are coming to a galaxy of waters close to home for millions, plus 2009 fishing licenses for state waters or the urban program lakes are now on sale for half price, advises Arizona Game and Fish Department officials.

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma sector say they have rescued six illegal immigrants in a remote desert area.

If you haven't gotten your IRS refund yet, you could be on the list of 3,237 Arizonans awaiting checks worth $3,805,414. The IRS released the list Thursday, and you can look for your name in the search tool below.

We're sure the anticipation has been killing you but the word around the water cooler is that Governor Jan is expected to announce her candidacy for a full term as governor tonight.

Oct. 29--A Southern Arizona power cooperative and two member distribution cooperatives will receive more than $32 million as part of a federal project to modernize the nation's electric grid.

Word is getting around that Gov. Jan Brewer will likely call legislators back for a 4th special session of the 49th Arizona Legislature on or around Nov 17.

Several hundred bikers are expected to roll into Kingman Saturday to protest a color barrier established at some local bars.

The start of November marks the start of winter visitors arriving in central Arizona's Valley.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department plans to release threatened Gila trout into a creek in the Pinaleno Mountains near Safford this week.

The Obama administration will enter the politically tricky immigration arena, courtesy of the Supreme Court.

Gambling that Arizona lawmakers will approve its funding in time, the state tax collection agency is shelving plans to lay off more than half its staff early this month.

PRESCOTT a ' For Steve Pierce, being a rancher means making tough choices based on what nature hands you.

From the "weather is not climate department".whether it is cold or snow, long lived records keep falling, and recently in large numbers .

A federal appeals court has reinstated an age-discrimination suit filed by former Phoenix employees of an international firm.

Arizona state government is spending money far faster than it is coming in. New figures Friday show total tax collections for the first three months of the fiscal year were $1.8 billion.

Arizonans have been told for months now that the state jobless rate is hovering in the low 9 percent range.

Authorities say a Green Valley woman survived two days of frigid temperatures at the bottom of a 300-foot embankment following a rollover crash that killed her husband.