Once-sleepy utility elections are getting intense amid higher energy bills, power demand
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for…
UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women’s basketball title
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA…
Michigan overpowers Arizona and reaches national title game with 91-73 win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Game of the year? This wasn’t even the game of the night. Michigan overpowered Arizona…
Geno Auriemma apologizes after tense exchange with Dawn Staley
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn…
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of…
Census data show slower population gains in US metros as immigration declines
Growth rates in U.S. metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico…
Spring still feeling like summer in parts of Southwest US
Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched…
Scientists say Southwest heat is latest in parade of ultra extremes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than…
Arizona community records US heat record for March
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees (43.3 C) on Thursday, breaking…
Dolores Huerta cemented her place in American history
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was Dolores Huerta who coined the slogan “Si, se puede” in 1972 when…
North Shore, California, ties US temperature record for March
NORTH SHORE, Calif. (AP) — A tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees on Wednesday, tying…
Reconciling César Chavez’s labor rights legacy with sexual abuse allegations
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez. They helped him…