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A House panel agreed to add ``anti-Semitism'' to what is considered a hate crime amid questions of exactly what that includes -- and what that change in state law would mean to those who are accused.

Parting ways with party members, a Prescott Republican wants to allow "dreamers'' who attend Arizona colleges and universities to pay the same in-state tuition as any other resident.

Arizona's ban on "ballot harvesting'' will remain in place, at least for the March 17 presidential preference primary.

A proposed bill that would consolidate the election requirements for school district mergers is one step closer to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk.

In front of a near-capacity crowd at the Prescott Valley Public Library Auditorium, the Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday, Feb. 10, approved a zoning ordinance amendment that would allow residents to fly flags with politicians’ names on them.

A new data report from the Federal Trade Commission shows that consumers in their twenties are more than twice as likely as people 30 and older to report losing money to fake check scams.

The state's high court has agreed to decide whether Attorney General Mark Brnovich needs the permission of Gov. Doug Ducey to sue the states three universities over what he says has been unconstitutional tuition hikes.

The City Council voted Tuesday to increase the solid waste residential rate by $6.40 a month, which is to be phased in over the next two years.

Scientists in Flagstaff are working to develop a test that doctors and hospitals could use to diagnose coronavirus, which could help medical professionals respond to the global outbreak more quickly.

Ivan Madar was about to take his first ski lesson Friday at the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff since losing his leg five months ago.

The manager at Gayle’s Chocolates is not worried about running out of chocolate lips, chocolate roses or truffle smooch kisses this valentine's Day.

The agenda for Thursday’s Big Park Regional Coordinating Council meeting includes a presentation certain to draw out some strong views: municipal incorporation.

Monday, Arizona’s Senate Rules Committee reached consensus to pass SB 1122. On Tuesday, the proposed legislation is on calendar for the Senate Caucus, also known as Committee of the Whole — or COW.

A head-on collision on Cornville Road Monday led to injuries to two adults and one 5-year-old child.

From 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, the Cottonwood Public Library will present the fifth annual Verde Valley Comic Expo at the Cottonwood Rec Center gymnasium, 150 S. Sixth St.

The Arizona State Legislature announced that Senate Bill 1554 is assigned to the Senate Commerce Committee and is waiting to be agendized for discussion at an upcoming committee meeting.

The Verde Valley Property Owners Association features several ways residents can get involved in their community during the month of February.

Friends of the Verde River presents the eighth annual Verde River Runoff, Saturday, March 21 in Camp Verde.

Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris said the “controlled blasting” for a border wall that will ultimately cut through his reservation is just the latest example of the federal government ignoring its duty to consult with tribes.

State lawmakers are making another bid to more than triple the amount that they now get for coming to the Capitol during the session.

State lawmakers are looking to let students wear items of "cultural significance'' to their graduation ceremonies.

Legislation to outlaw "social promotion'' hit a snag Monday as two Republicans refused to go along with a proposal by one of their own.

A woman who missed a Nov. 13 sentencing date after she was convicted in October by a jury of fraud and theft of Verde Valley special-needs residents has been taken into custody in Texas.

Arizona State University has canceled this summer’s study abroad programs in China, and nearly all students who were in China this spring have returned to the U.S. in light of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, university officials say.

Two months after throwing out a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents, the judge who heard the case ordered the state to pay nearly $1 million in the agency's legal fees.