A southern Arizona tribe’s plans to build a casino in suburban Phoenix has cities, Indian tribes and state lawmakers arguing about the rights of sovereign Indian nations.

After nearly a year and half of double-digit declines in occupancy rates at Phoenix-area hotels and resorts, freebies and good deals appear to be drawing more visitors.

Police say a man who was renting a room in a Phoenix home discovered several people removing marijuana from the attic.

After a sunny and warm Saturday, Sunday brought steady rainfall and cooler temperatures to the West Valley, and more is on the way through this afternoon.

Adam Diaz PHOENIX — City officials say Phoenix’s first Mexican-American city councilman died Friday at the age of 100.

Phoenix Suns Charities invites Valley residents to rub elbows with Phoenix Suns players, coaches, and alumni at the annual Suns & Stars gala on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel.

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a deadly fire at a Phoenix youth center last summer.

It’s true! Conan O’Brien has cleared his busy schedule of Twitter brain trusts and dolphin meet and greets to perform a live show in April, fulfilling Megan Mullally’s prophecy that Coco will “have the last laugh”. TMZ broke the story an hour ago, with confirmation of one show from Ticketmaster.

The city of Phoenix has paid claims for more than 2,300 accidents involving police cars, firetrucks, buses and other city vehicles over the past five years at a cost of about $15.7 million.

Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:53 a.m. SACATON, Ariz. - More than a dozen people remain hospitalized following a bus crash Friday on a busy interstate outside of Phoenix in which six people were killed.

Share + Mar 6, 2010 8:30 am US/Central NEW YORK 1 of 2 A man is seen falling onto the tracks at a stop along the transit rail system in Phoenix, Arizona, in this video grab.

PHOENIX Facing the toughest re-election battle of his career, John McCain enlisted a rising star of the Republican Party in a bid Friday to lock down support among conservative primary voters.

It looks like Arizonans may have to park their cell phones and PDAs before they put the car in “drive.’ In a stunning reversal, the state Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a ban on texting while driving.

Glee is taking its show on the road. The cast of the Fox musical dramedy will embark on a four-city tour this May, when they presumably will perform some of their signature covers, such as Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy says, “The response of the fans to our little show has been so immediate and so gratifying, we …

PHOENIX A man who raped two girls and went on a crime spree while on parole has been sentenced.