Arizona

An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold.

The judge lifted a decades-old injunction that has long blocked enforcement of the law on the books since before Arizona became a state that bans nearly all abortions.

U.S. officials announced Tuesday that the two states, which rely on water from the Colorado River, will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought.

Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.

The law makes it illegal in Arizona to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer without an officer's permission. Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure signed Thursday.

Michael Lowe says he is still suffering from trauma following a 17-day experience in a New Mexico jail, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed emergency declarations, and in Arizona, a Flagstaff-area fire burned 30 homes and numerous other buildings.

Firefighters are bracing for the return of ferocious winds in the Southwest after a brief reprieve allowed them to attack flames from the air for the first time in days.

Fire managers across the Southwest are reckoning with strong winds that forecasters say could lead to explosive growth in wildfires this week.

The bills would prohibit gender reassignment surgery for minors and ban trans athletes from playing on girls sports teams. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has not said whether he will sign either bill.