Arizona's first known case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed in Yavapai County, state and local health officials said Wednesday.
Scientists don't know if omicron is more transmissible or dangerous than previous variants. So far, there is no indication it causes more severe disease.
Voters in Tucson are being asked to approve a new minimum wage higher than Arizona's current baseline pay.
New data shows that people keep flocking to communities like Phoenix where climate change makes life more uncomfortable and more precarious.
Most of that money is probably lost forever because it was siphoned off by out-of-state or overseas scammers.
While every school district has its own rules for containing COVID-19 on campus, the CDC has also released recommendations to help schools stay safe.
The FBI listed 67 anti-Sikh crimes in 2020, the highest annual number since the bureau created a category to track hate crimes against Sikhs in 2015.
After two bone-dry years that sank the US Southwest deeper into drought, this summer's rainy season unleashed with a fury.
The Census Bureau put Somerton's official population at 14,197 people, not the 20,000 that the mayor expected.
Arizona surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases Friday while contending with a new spike, becoming the 13th state to reach the grim milestone.
