Authorities say a helicopter helped Pinal County deputies on Wednesday seize more than a ton of marijuana, two vehicles, and expose a suspected smuggling camp.

Bryan Martyn accused of pushing person who made statements against him on Facebook and radio.

Desert Ridge Junior High teacher earns 2012 Outstanding Junior High Teacher of the Year honor.

Airport recorded its highest number of departing and arriving passengers to date.

In July, a month before the Phoenix primary election, a new non-profit corporation was formed with the stated purpose of curbing billboards.

A citizens' group has launched an initiative to ask the public to fund state parks, saying they're frustrated by state lawmakers' raids of park coffers and the state's failure to provide adequate resources.

White pickup truck upside down along the freeway barrier in the HOV lane.

New law will significantly expand a school voucher-type program that allows students to attend private schools with public money.

Inmate Samuel Villegas Lopez was sentenced to death for 1986 rape and murder of Phoenix woman.

An increasing number of high school students are earning college degrees in Maricopa County.

Heat trend expected to continue Wednesday, with a high of 103, before dropping to the upper 90s by Friday and through the weekend.

Studio 3 Performing Arts Academy show Friday to help pay for trip to California competition.

The haze that sat on top of the Valley on Monday afternoon is expected to be cleared away by southeasterly winds Tuesday as the northern Arizona fires that pushed the smoke south continue to blaze.

More than 1,200 signatures gathered from landowners who support new effort to put South Mountain Freeway on tribal land.

Samuel Lopez, 49, was sentenced to death for the murder of a Phoenix woman in 1986.

Samuel Lopez set to be executed Wednesday for grisly killing of a Phoenix woman in 1986.

As a result of work as lobbyist two decades ago for operation with ties to Iran, opponents portraying Jeff Flake as a Washington insider.

Babeu's departure from the race for Congressional District 4 leaves two remaining candidates, U.S Rep. Paul Gosar and state Sen. Ron Gould, to duke it out.

Sheriff Paul Babeu's second in command was his first choice as successor.

Was bonded out of Pinal County facility before charges of threatening officers could be filed.

Boys put Scout training to use when one of their own suffered a seizure in a family swimming pool.

Program wants community input on preliminary design plans for road-widening, drainage projects.

Authorities find 15 handguns, automatic weapons at home, Pinal County Sheriff's Office says.

Chase near Arizona City ends with one person in custody. No injuries were reported.

Organizers say rodeo drew 7,400, was less costly with volunteers replacing QC employees.

T.J. Traxler and Brittany Mederos share something tragic — and painful — in common.

Spring, well, sprung.

An Orange County divorce lawyer charged with second-degree murder in connection to the 2010 death of a Queen Creek man has been extradited to Arizona to face the charge.

Readers of the East Valley Tribune and The Arizona Republic may notice a lot less presence of JC Penney store ads in the respective newspapers.

The would-be adoptive mother of an Arizona baby missing for more than two years was convicted Thursday of forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference.

Urgent care facilities have been popping up all over the East Valley, and those who manage them say they are filling a gap between doctors’ offices and emergency rooms.

Call it delayed gratification.

School may be over in the next few weeks for East Valley school districts, but food and nutrition departments don’t get any time off.

The Valley continues to be under an ozone health watch Monday, with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality extending that warning into Tuesday.

When AZ RESCUE took in Cricket, a 1-year-old terrier mix, he weighed a mere 3.9 pounds. Today, at 6 pounds, he is thriving and playing with other foster dogs, including a 100-pound Great Dane. That’s

After working for over a decade at Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Michal Rudnick of Chandler knew that without a degree, her career would be stalled.

Attention coaches — or coach wannabes: East Valley kids need you. The Ross Farnsworth East Valley YMCA is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of children by serving as a

According to Mark Schnepf, his 300-acre farm will host 10,000 to 15,000 visitors each day of this weekend’s Peach Festival in Queen Creek. It also runs May 19-20.

The sweet aroma in the peach orchards alone is worth a trip to Schnepf Farms this time of year. Add sunshine, a breeze, twittering birds and friendly faces, and it’s an entire urban escape experience.

Three in four Americans in an Associated Press poll said they believe the U.S. Constitution is an enduring document that has relevance. If you believe the Constitution is the reason for the freedom an

Many industries are rebounding from the Great Recession by producing more modest versions of their product to meet consumer demands, but the Valley’s resurgent apartment sector is bucking that trend w

Several freeway restrictions are scheduled this weekend and early next week on sections of the Loop 202, Interstate 10 and U.S. 60 freeways. The restrictions include:

Always touting the importance of education to her two children, Mesa resident Teresa Ornelas said she sometimes felt like a hypocrite.

Arizona pump prices have fallen for six straight weeks, and are now within a nickel of year-ago prices, according to AAA Arizona.

An ozone high pollution advisory has been issued for Friday by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

Arizona is on the verge of joining a majority of other states in requiring children too big for special child restraints to be strapped into vehicles with booster seats.

Most of the East Valley is under a severe thunderstorm warning that has brought small hail in parts of east Mesa and Apache Junction and winds as high as 45 mph, the National Weather said Wednesday af

So what do we make of J.T. Ready, the white supremacist who murdered four people before turning his gun on himself?

About four years ago, when U.S. Postal Service employee Gary Lee was gathering donations at the Friendship Village retirement community in Tempe for the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual

With summer just around the corner, the Summer Food Program, which provides free, nutritional meals to kids under 18, is set to begin in Queen Creek.