The declaration, signed Wednesday, is the first step in a process that will let the tribal government seek FEMA funding.
May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, the perfect time to educate yourself on sun safety.
Cejudo moved from South Central Los Angeles to Maryvale when he was about 6. His Mexican immigrant mother, Nelly Rico, wanted a better life.
This year, a new question was added to the "point-in-time" annual survey: “How many pets did you have sleeping with you last night?”
Sharks, reptiles and other creatures lived along with the frogs some 200 million years ago in the area we now know as the Petrified Forest.
From San Diego to Texas, multiple communities on both sides of the border deal with open sewage flows, including Naco and Nogales.
More than a year ago, HomeBase, like many other transitional shelters across the country, lost their federal funding.
Dueling bills introduced in the Legislature this year have either tried to remove the personal exemption or tried to expand exemptions.
based on extensive research from studying post-genocide restoration in Rwanda, working in the Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program and the P
Everyone's favorite cat died of complications of a urinary tract infection Tuesday, Grumpy's family said in a statement.
In any given week, Orozco works on five to eight repatriation cases. Over the past five years at Adair Funeral Homes, she's helped hundreds.
Retired Game and Fish biologist Randy Babb was out at Picacho Peak State Park when he saw the animal slowly wrapping its jaws around it.
Three-fourths of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are unpaved, leaving schools on reservations spending money for repairs.
The 2019 NBA Draft Lottery was scheduled to air Tuesday night. Here are the odds the Phoenix Suns will win.
A new study predicts which 25 counties are at highest risk for a measles outbreak in 2019.
Walmart and Sam’s Club stores nationwide are raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products, including all e-cigarettes, to 21.
Only about 29% of Hopi households have access to broadband, compared to 79% in Arizona and 78% nationwide, according to Census Bureau data.
See if the day's first meal is scrambling budgets in Arizona
Of the 6,726 people living with HIV/AIDS in this Phoenix area, 432, or about 6 percent, were diagnosed in 2017.
Some 221,170 Arizonans were unable to vote in 2016 due to felony convictions, the 9th most in the U.S.
We are celebrating Mother's Day by inviting readers to share their favorite mother-daughter or mother-son photos and sentiments on Patch.
The revolutionary urban laboratory he created stands as a near 50-year experiment today in the rocky desert 65 miles north of Phoenix.
Members of the Navajo Nation worry about a resurgence in oil. To bring awareness, some are holding "fracking awareness" tours.
The Jonas Brothers are reuniting and their “Happiness Begins Tour” is coming to Phoenix.
More than 4.9 billion robocalls were made in April, almost 89.7 million of which were made to Arizona numbers, according to YouMail.
Group volunteers said the calls to search for missing loved ones has increased in recent months.
The cubs were crossing State Route 77 near Dudleyville, Arizona, in the middle of the night when a single driver hit their mother.
A new study of Latino voters in Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Florida shows turnout was up sharply and contributed to Democratic advances.
Some health officials are questioning why erroneous medical information is being sent by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Republican lawmakers give credit to a Tucson Democrat for passing bill.
From kids' yoga and cooking classes to a heart-healthy dinner with cardiologists, there really is something for everyone.
April is Stress Awareness Month, the perfect time to focus on physical and mental health and well-being.
Rates of protection against mumps, measles and rubella have dropped to dangerous levels, Arizona health officials say.
The helicopter crashed at Fort McDowell Tuesday morning, the FAA said.
As the summer travel season draws closer, many want to know which airlines are the best, who is least likely to lose your luggage.
The National Park Service said the man's body was found 400 feet below the South Rim.
The pilots of the AH-1Z Viper were conducting a routine training mission when they crashed near Yuma, the Marine Corps said.
Tourist was taking pictures when he slipped and fell, according to officials at Grand Canyon National Park, a top U.S. tourism destination.
The crash occurred early Wednesday morning on Interstate 10, sheriff's officials said.
The CDC is tracking six separate measles outbreaks in the United States.