After years of being flagged as a financial risk and accumulating a budget shortfall of at least $12 million, the Isaac Elementary School District (IESD) in Phoenix.

An election official in a southern Arizona county where some leaders embraced voting conspiracy theories plans to resign at the end of February.

Per a statement released on Jan. 16, 42-year-old Alex Anthony Madrid was sentenced to death in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Claudia Lucero back in 2013. According to prosecutors, Madrid's death sentence is on top of the 91-year prison sentence he received for various charges related to the case.

Nicholas Tyler Perkins, 24, is facing two felony charges, and authorities said they are investigating whether more charges will be applied.

Look for a mostly sunny and breezy day with 10 to 15 mile-per-hour winds out of the northeast this morning, easing to 5 to 10 miles per hour by the afternoon hours. Morning temperatures in the 30s and 40s will warm to a high of 75 degrees this afternoon, which is seven degrees above normal for Phoenix.

The decision reverses a policy imposed by former Sheriff Paul Penzone in response to rising overdose deaths and the arrest of a correctional officer.

Maricopa County appears poised to commission an audit of its own election processes as a new slate of leaders takes office.

The Maricopa County Community College District has filed a lawsuit against county tax officials, escalating a dispute over millions of dollars being returned to local property owners.

Rudy Giuliani had asked for the case to be moved to Pinal County. He argued the "entire bench" of Maricopa County could not be fair and impartial.

The settlement with Maricopa County means Growers Market must stop bringing new material to its Laveen site and vacate the property by March 1.

Maricopa County will form an advisory committee to explore options to bring hockey to the region after the Arizona Coyotes relocated last year.

A man in custody with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is being accused of killing a fellow inmate, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Muhammad Toure, 26, is charged on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Darshaquise Small-Duran,