Latest "Arizona" stories

Naval Special Warfare sailor dies in training accident

A Navy sailor died after a military free fall training accident in Marana, Arizona, according to the Naval Special Warfare Command.

By Jessica Edwards

10 months ago

Arizona eyes National Guard to help staff jails

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is looking at ways to use Arizona National Guard personnel to help operate the understaffed jail system of the state’s most populous county.

2 years ago

Jury hears from airman’s brother in Arizona murder trial

Mark Gooch faces up to life in prison if he's convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the January 2020 death of Sasha Krause, 27.

2 years ago

‘I just did what I was trained to do’: New book chronicles life of one of last two Arizona survivors

Nearly 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Louis "Lou" Conter, 99, is one of two remaining survivors from the battleship Arizona.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

Veterans group applauds FTC for gaining $50 million settlement plus $141 million in canceled student debt in University of Phoenix deceptive ad case

The settlement was applauded by some education advocacy groups, including Veterans Education Success, which works to help military veterans. Carrie Wofford, the group's president, thanked the FTC for its work.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

4 years ago

Mattis OKs extension of troop deployment on Mexico border

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved plans to extend the deployment of active-duty U.S. troops at the southern border with Mexico until Jan. 31.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

5 years ago