Call it the case of the mysterious missing star. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the county attorney’s office have executed two search warrants, gotten grand jury subpoenas, questioned a Democratic Party employee, a Department of Corrections officer and state Rep.-elect Jackie Thrasher, D-Phoenix, in an effort to find a sheriff’s star decal that appeared in one of Thrasher’s political fliers.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told a throng of Coyotes fans outside the Glendale Arena Saturday that he sees an All-Star game in the city's future.

WASHINGTON – A bill that would grant the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented access to federal lands near the border was sharply criticized Friday for giving the department unchecked authority.

So what exactly did Shaquille O’Neal mean this week when he called Steve Nash’s two MVP awards “tainted?” Did he mean Nash won an award O’Neal should have won two years ago?

Once, the barren mesas and shrub-covered canyons that extend east of the Pacific Ocean held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. Dozens at a time sprinted to waiting cars or a trolley stop in San Diego, passing border agents who were too busy herding others to give pause.

Contributing columnist Jerry Brown

Hundreds of Arizonans filed paperwork Wednesday to run for state and federal offices that will be up for grabs this fall. Candidates from both major political parties will run for all nine federal offices in fall, according to documents filed at the Secretary of State’s Office.

Hundreds of Arizonans filed paperwork Wednesday to run for state and federal offices that will be up for grabs this fall. Candidates from both major political parties will run for all nine federal offices in fall, according to documents filed at the Secretary of State’s Office.

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