Smoking pot with daughter preceded fatal Laveen gunfight
A shootout that fatally wounded a young man in Laveen Friday night reportedly began after a father discovered three males smoking marijuana with his daughter, a law enforcement official said.
Ash Fork man gets 30 years in teen sex ring case
FLAGSTAFF - A 52-year-old Ash Fork man who married a teenage girl and then invited other men to have sex with her and other young women while he took photographs has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Former Yavapai County deputy guilty in drug case
PRESCOTT - A former Yavapai County deputy sheriff has pleaded guilty to three felony drug counts and faces a mandatory sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison.
Pinal deputies lose vehicle, 75 pounds of pot
CASA GRANDE - The Pinal County Sheriff's Office says a suspect made off with a police vehicle and 75 pounds of marijuana they had used for bait in a drug sting.
1 killed in collision on Loop 202 in Mesa
Eastbound lanes of Loop 202 were closed for about eight hours at Power Road Saturday morning in Mesa while officials investigated a two-vehicle collision that killed one person.
Latino youths speak out on being Hispanic in America
This year, Republic reporters and editors in the Southeast Valley decided to mark Hispanic Heritage Month by putting ourselves on the sidelines and turning over the paper to those we don't hear from often enough.
Goddard: Building near military sites threatens safety, economy
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said that by issuing building permits in restricted zones near military installations, Maricopa County threatens public safety and endangers the economic well-being of the entire state.
Mayor pays price for going out on limb
Behind every man who injures himself doing yard work is a wife shaking her head said saying, ''Honey, I told you so.''
More power-line route hearings begin Monday
Round 2 of public hearings on a controversial power-line route kicks off Monday. The Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee will reconvene to hear a proposal from Arizona Public Service Co. to site a 40-mile high-power transmission line from Peoria to Buckeye.
Travel slump costing Sky Harbor millions
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is facing a steep decline in passengers and revenue this year, a trend that could mean cutbacks in everything from a new automated train to how often terminal windows are cleaned.
Loan losses shut down Valley bank
Silver State Bank, which has four branches scattered across the Valley and ties to a son of presidential nominee John McCain, was shut down by regulators late Friday after struggling with losses due to real-estate loans gone bad in Nevada and Arizona.
County district staff get their paychecks
After a month of disputes among the Maricopa County Regional School District, the County Board of Supervisors and the County Treasurer, the teachers who staff the schools in county juvenile detention centers finally received paychecks Thursday.
GreenSummit draws thousands to Phoenix
As the 2008 GreenSummit Expo and Conference opened Friday at the Phoenix Convention Center, people interested in living more sustainably learned about solar panels, compact-fluorescent-bulb recycling, carpets made from recycled and renewable materials, and more.
1 killed, 3 injured in Laveen shooting
One person was killed and three more were injured when gunshots rang out after an altercation at a Laveen home Friday night.
TGen testing ovarian cancer treatment
TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare is testing a new experimental treatment for ovarian cancer.
