AP Arizona

GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — A freeway was closed in the southern Arizona desert for about an hour Saturday as authorities negotiated with a kidnapping suspect. Officials said Interstate 8 east of Gila Bend was closed until the suspect was taken into custody without incident. A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said a child involved

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a man was fatally shot Saturday after he tried to drive off in a police vehicle following an encounter with police on a city bus. A police spokesman said an officer suffered minor leg injuries when he was struck by the police vehicle as he tried to stop the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It was an impressive holdout for the National League, which made it nearly 50 years staving off a full-time designated hitter rule that the American League implemented before the 1973 season. Well, the rules have finally changed. Among the most noticeable switches in MLB for the

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers are advancing legislation backed by utilities to have state regulators, not their federal counterparts, regulate disposal of toxic ash produced by coal-fired power plants. The bill would shift the regulatory duty from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. A bill already narrowly approved by

By HOLLY RAMER and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in at least six states have introduced legislation that would require all ballots to be counted by hand instead of electronic tabulators, and similar proposals are being floated in some county and local governments around the U.S. The push comes

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Azoulas Tubelis had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Kier added 13 points and No. 2 Arizona pulled away late to beat Colorado 82-72 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. Arizona played without point guard Kerr Kriisa, who sprained his right ankle in the closing seconds

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs both urged the state Supreme Court not to accept a petition filed by the Arizona Republican Party asking to strike down early voting laws used by 90% of voters. Brnovich and Hobbs laid out their arguments in separate filings with

PARADISE, Nev. — Teddy Allen scored 25 points as New Mexico State narrowly beat Grand Canyon 75-70 in the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. Jabari Rice added 21 points for the Aggies. Holland Woods led the Antelopes with 24 points.

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Azoulas Tubelis had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Kier added 13 points and No. 2 Arizona pulled away late to beat Colorado 82-70 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. Arizona played without point guard Kerr Kriisa, who sprained his right ankle in the closing seconds

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players’ association resumed drug testing after an absence of nearly 3 1/2 months. Testing with penalties had been in place from 2004 through last Dec. 1. It was halted the following day because of management’s lockout. Opiates and opioids were

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players maintained unity throughout labor negotiations, yet were divided when it came time to vote on the deal. The eight-man executive subcommittee that appeared to be most involved in the nearly year-long talks voted 8-0 against approving the five-year contract. Team player representatives, the

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Darian White scored 17 points, Leia Beattie added 16 and Montana State earned its third NCAA Tournament berth with a 75-64 win over Northern Arizona in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game. The second-seeded Bobcats weathered a 17-0 run from the fourth-seeded Lumberjacks and made 9 of 10 free throws

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona education tax on wealthy to boost education spending that voters approved in 2020 permanently blocked by courts.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland ace Shane Bieber limbered up in Guardians gear, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began taking grounders and new St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol signed autographs as spring training camps in Florida and Arizona finally opened to big leaguers. A day after

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero was among the early arrivals as spring training camps in Florida and Arizona opened to big leaguers. New St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol signed some autographs and fans lined up for New York Yankees exhibition tickets as teams got