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Phoenix faces an extreme heat warning through Saturday, with highs near 116 degrees Wednesday threatening records and dust risks nearby.

A dust storm hit metro Phoenix late Sunday, the season’s 10th, prompting a mechanic’s warning to check air filters and avoid dry windshield wipers.

Nevada sued over a new Colorado River water plan that cuts Arizona’s supply the most; Arizona is weighing its own legal challenge and new water sources.

Great Hearts Academy in Buckeye, Arizona was evacuated Tuesday after a bomb threat; police swept the campus and found no credible danger.

A former Apache Junction, Arizona officer resigned amid a Flock license-plate reader misuse probe as Arizona cities reconsider using the technology.

Samuel Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet already serving 50 years in federal prison for child sex crimes, was sentenced Tuesday to 24 additional years in…

A Mesa sixth grader won two Super Bowl LXI tickets after completing a CPR training course through the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge.

MCSO arrested Rafael Flores, 39, after dogs were found dehydrated and one dead at his Wittmann home; he admitted withholding water since Sunday.

A girl suffered life-threatening injuries after a car hit her near Thunderbird High School at 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix.

Dolly Parton died at 80 in Nashville after a brief cancer battle; Arizona lowered flags and residents honored her Imagination Library legacy.