Local News For The Flagstaff, Arizona Region

Rick Santorum is looking for another upset or two, while Mitt Romney is hoping to keep his leading rival at bay in the run-up to the 20th debate of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, as well as the increased scrutiny that comes with it. Santorum, surging in opinion polls, is likely to face tough questions over his strong conservative views on social issues when he and rivals Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich ...

Estudiantes hispanos y la conocida activista Dolores Huerta planean protestar frente al anfiteatro donde los candidatos republicanos realizarn un debate televisado el mircoles para quejarse as de sus polticas migratorias y su rechazo al Dream Act.

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust today announced the establishment of a literacy director for the state of Arizona. Working in partnership with the Arizona Department of Educatio

Last year was the best year for Arizona non-profits since the recession hit, but that's not saying much for some the state's organizations.

PHOENIX, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The dispensary application portion of the Arizona Medical Marijuana program has been on hold for the last 9 months and is set to begin as early as April 2012. As ...

The Republican candidates debate yet again on Wednesday night, this time in Mesa, Ariz. But thedesertshowdown less than a week before Tuesday's Arizona primarywill be all about Michigan, which votes the same day.

(Reuters) - The Arizona Attorney General on Tuesday agreed to investigate accusations by the male lover of a tough-on-immigration sheriff alleging that the lawman threatened to deport him if he made their relationship public. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Tom Horne said the office was opening an investigation after a request by embattled Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, who resigned as co ...

Un acosado alguacil de Arizona dijo el martes que el fiscal general del estado se comprometi en realizar una investigacin exhaustiva e independiente sobre las denuncias hechas contra l y su oficina, despus de que un inmigrante mexicano con quien tuvo una relacin lo acusara de conducta impropia.

A former chairman of the Arizona Republican Party who endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy last year expressed dismay on Tuesday at the state of Mr. Romney's campaign and said urgent adjustments were needed to win the nomination.