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PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on Arizona Public Service executives testifying before utility regulators (all times local): 1:20 p.m. A lawyer for Arizona Public Service says a federal criminal investigation into the utility’s political spending is still active. Attorney Bill Maledon said company officials expect it will wrap up soon. He did not elaborate. Maledon

PHOENIX (AP) — A national provider of shelters for immigrant children will be allowed to reopen one of two Arizona facilities it was forced to shutter last year because of issues with employee background checks. The Arizona Department of Health Services said Wednesday it approved an application by Southwest Key to reopen a Phoenix facility

PHOENIX (AP) — State utility regulators lit into top executives from Arizona Public Service Wednesday at the start of a hearing on power disconnection rules and political spending by the state’s largest electric company. Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Burns, a Republican, said APS orchestrated a wide-ranging plan to take control of the commission by

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s move to kill or delay hundreds of construction projects on U.S. military bases to fund about 175 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border is stoking the ire of Capitol Hill Democrats, who promise they won’t replace the money needed to revive the projects. Some are even vowing to

PHOENIX (AP) — The chancellor of the Maricopa County Community Colleges District says she intends to step down when her contract ends in May 2020. Maria Harper-Marinick has been with the district for nearly 28 years and was appointed chancellor in 2016. She says it’s time for a new direction in her professional life. In

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Traffic at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim will be rerouted at times while crews install water pipelines. The national park says the work also will mean fewer parking spots. Officials say the entry road to the North Rim Lodge will be closed. The detours started Tuesday and will

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says some outgoing mail was destroyed when a mail truck suddenly caught fire in Phoenix. The agency said Tuesday that the cause of Saturday’s fire still remains unknown. The fire happened after the semi-truck left the Daisy Mountain Station. The vehicle had almost reached its destination, the West

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities believe that a fugitive couple wanted in a killing in Arizona are getting help staying missing. U.S. Marshal for Arizona David Gonzales said Tuesday that deputy marshals are looking at several persons of interest in the search for 56-year-old Blane Barksdale and 59-year-old Susan Barksdale. Marshals, the FBI and other agencies

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Gilbert say a child has died after being left inside a vehicle for up to three hours on a hot day. The name of the 3-year-old girl wasn’t immediately Tuesday. Gilbert police say the matter is under investigation and it’s too early to say whether any charges will be

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Western New Mexico University officials say freshman wide receiver Eddie Cruz has died in an apparent drowning. Grant County Sheriff’s officials say a New Mexico State Police dive team was called out to Bill Evans Lake north of Silver City around 3 p.m. Monday after multiple calls of a possible

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Medical examiners say a Northern Arizona University offensive lineman died of an opioid overdose. Authorities found Malik Noshi unresponsive in his Flagstaff home on July 7. An autopsy report released Tuesday listed the cause of death as acute fentanyl intoxication and the manner as accidental. It also said Noshi had recently

PHOENIX (AP) — An 18-year-old Islamic State follower who was shot earlier this year after throwing rocks at and wielding a knife toward a police officer in metro Phoenix is asking a judge to reduce his $500,000 bond or release him from jail with electronic monitoring. A lawyer representing Ismail Hamed said in a court

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University officials are continuing to sort out why several students from China were denied entry into the U.S. The Tempe university confirmed Tuesday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not yet shared any information. In addition, letters sent to the secretary of state and the acting secretary of

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Officials at the Grand Canyon have lifted water restrictions after fixing a pipeline break. A section of the pipeline north of Phantom Ranch broke last week. Visitors and residents of Grand Canyon Village were told to conserve water over the busy holiday weekend. The national park said Tuesday

PHOENIX (AP) — Police have identified the man who died shortly after receiving a visitor in his Phoenix hospital room. Det. Luis Samudio said Tuesday that investigators are looking into the death of 41-year-old Brandon Werner. Authorities say a “suspicious” man arrived at the hospital Friday afternoon and told staff he was there to visit