Arizona

In an August 26 newsletter, the Pima County Republican Party announced it’s raffling off a handgun to raise money for the group. The problem? Pima County is within the Arizona congressional district of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was nearly killed earlier this year after a shooting at a local meet-and-greet event left six people dead. As a result, many feel raffling off a Glock .45 — the same typ

A "piece of the future" was added to the University of Wyoming men's basketball team on Monday when head coach Larry Shyatt announced the signing of Shakir Smith. The six-foot-two shooting guard from Tucson, Arizona impressed the Cowboy coaching staff during AAU tournaments this summer and takes the last scholarship Wyoming had available.

As the largest wildfire in Arizona state history continued to burn in the eastern central part of the state on Wednesday, firefighters in 11 other states were busy battling blazes.

In addition to qualifying for the title of "World's Luckiest Person," an Arizona man now has one of the all-time greatest stories to tell to his future grandchildren. According to reports, the 21-year-old accidentally drove his car over the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Monday. Incredibly, he made it out alive, with only a few scrapes and bruises.

The boys of summer are done hibernating: MLB spring training is in full swing, so to speak, down Florida (and Arizona) way.

Today is Monday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2011. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day. In 1929, the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down...

The state of Arizona is wasting no time in bringing alleged killer Jared Lee Loughner to justice: after Saturday’s shocking shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (who remains in critical condition but is able to communicate) and nine others, charges were quickly filed on Sunday afternoon and he’ll appear in court on Monday.