AP Arizona

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donating a small reservoir’s worth of water rights to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Replacing grass with rocks and water-wise landscaping around neatly manicured churches. Reducing water use by more than one-third outside the headquarters in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square. These are among the actions

MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators raced against the clock Friday to advance hard-fought proposals aimed at safeguarding abortion access, delivering tax relief and reducing gun violence in the final hours of a 60-day legislative session. Republicans in the legislative minority raised a series of objections during a House

PHOENIX (AP) — Only a handful of complaints out of hundreds of calls to a new state hotline for reporting race-based lessons have warranted investigation, Arizona’s top education official said Friday. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told radio station KTAR News that the Arizona Department of Education found half a dozen complaints to

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of advocates dedicated to stemming the tide of violence and missing persons cases in Indian Country is demanding more transparency from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, saying there should be greater accountability in the system for vetting state-appointed

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — When Shaina Pellington left the game with four fouls early in the third quarter, Arizona didn’t miss a beat. In fact, freshman Kailyn Gilbert helped the Wildcats pull away. Cate Reese scored 25 points and Esmery Martinez had a double-double against her former team,

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Left-hander Jake Brentz and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $1.9 million, two-year contract that keeps him with the team as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The 28-year-old will get salaries of $850,000 this year and $1.05 million next year as part of the agreement that was announced

DENVER (AP) — In a story published March 16, 2023, about federal funding for cloud seeding, The Associated Press erroneously reported the surname of a source at the Kyl Center for Water Policy. She is Kathryn Sorensen, not Sorenson.

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. The tribe doesn’t have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault. Roughly

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer From No. 13 seed Furman beating fourth-seeded Virginia to No. 15 Princeton defeating second-seeded Arizona, most NCAA Tournament brackets were busted Thursday before the sun went down. The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted after Thursday’s late games concluded that only 787 brackets of unspecified millions remained perfect. Numbers

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs, Texas and Florida are debating especially strict legislation on border security as the GOP tests federal authority over immigration. The moves in the two GOP-controlled statehouses come against a backdrop of polarization in Congress that makes any national immigration

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Arizona and Virginia rightfully lay claim to proud college basketball traditions, whether you’re talking about the Wildcats winning the national championship in 1997, the Cavaliers doing it 22 years later or the many stars the programs have sent to the NBA and overseas. They also have developing reputations for

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes held a team meeting following the All-Star break in hopes of finding some kind of a spark during another disappointing season. Whatever was said worked, shaping the Coyotes into one of the NHL’s better team since the break. Travis Boyd scored twice,

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Josh Doan is following his father’s footsteps into professional hockey. The Arizona Coyotes signed the 21-year-old forward to a three-year entry-level contract Thursday, beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season. He will report to the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL and play his first game Friday night against the Calgary Wranglers. Doan’s