The attorney general’s office has identified 22 individuals on death row who have exhausted their appeals and are among those ...

Media witnesses described the process as seamless and without incident. But critics of Arizona’s death penalty process believe there was a traumatic process playing out beneath the seemingly smooth ...

Five states authorize the firing squad as an execution method. Arizona could join the ranks if lawmakers decide to send the matter to voters in 2026.

Arizona law provides for two different execution methods, but one method is reserved for crimes committed before Nov. 23, ...

A 53-year-old man convicted of murder was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the third person executed in the United States this month.

Aaron Gunches was found guilty in the 2002 murder of Ted Price. Witnesses said his death by lethal injection in Arizona appeared to go smoothly.

Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona is increasing the price of some campsite fees by more than 65%. The Arizona Commerce Authority is investing $4 million in research projects targeting ...

Arizona has executed a 53-year-old man convicted of kidnapping and murdering his girlfriend's former partner in 2002, marking the first death by the state since 2022.

PHOENIX (AP) — A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years has passed up a chance to ask for a reprieve from his ...

The media witnesses reported no visible problems with the execution. But Dale Baich, a former federal public defender who teaches death penalty law at Arizona State University and witnessed the ...

But Arizona law still lets people convicted of death penalty offenses before November 1992 choose how they want to die: gas or lethal injection. The last person to opt for the gas chamber was Walter ...

Aaron Gunches, 53, pleaded guilty to killing his then-girlfriend’s ex-husband in 2002. He provided no defense at trial and ...