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Efforts began Thursday to fire a Paradise Valley Community College professor for having an inappropriate relationship with a female student who administrators suspect died of a drug overdose.

A panel of the state Board of Nursing is recommending that nurse practitioners be allowed to perform first-trimester abortions in Arizona.

Drivers heading into the Valley from Casa Grande should expect delays on Interstate 10 all weekend or look for another route to avoid backups.

A Queen Creek man killed in Gilbert late last year while fleeing Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies on a motorcycle was riding at nearly twice the speed limit and smashed into oncoming traffic, police records released this week show.

Queen Creek farmer Mark Schnepf stands at the corner of his family farm — envisioning his final resting place. “When I pass away, I want to be buried on the farm,” he said. “I figured if I do this for me and my family, why not make it a little bigger.”

Two sex offenders were sentenced to several years in prison Monday for possession of child pornography.

A teenager who kidnapped a schoolmate, held her at knife-point, and intended to hold his class hostage pled guilty to court charges against him.

A powerful New York family filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing several Phoenix police officers of negligence and indifference in the death of a family member who died in custody last year at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

 About two hundred parents packed a Higley Unified School District board room Thursday night to complain about high turnover of teachers and what they believe is poor district leadership.

Gilbert election officials have fined the political committee pushing to recall Mayor Steve Berman for violating state campaign finance laws.

A high-ranking Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn hospital executive could face sanctions from the Arizona State Board of Nursing for failing to report an alleged sexual assault in a timely manner.

Jose Nava spends four days a week attending Stevenson Elementary School in Mesa with his daughter, Yanori, not only as a parent, but as a student himself. When Nava came to the U.S. from Mexico in 1987 he had very limited English skills, but now he is working alongside his daughter to change that.

The days are counting down before Mesa’s general election, but the candidates are campaigning hard and the votes are coming in. There are already more early ballots in this election than in the primary, and there is more than a week to go.

Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale is finally on its way to receiving historic status.

Coin-operated stamp machines have been removed from the lobbies of Valley post offices, replaced at many locations with automated postal centers that can dispense stamps if you have a credit or debit card.

What’s the difference between an AA-minus grade compared to an A-plus? Plenty in dollar savings for Mesa, apparently. The Mesa City Council on Thursday approved a multimillion-dollar bond sale that will cost the city less than previously expected.

First the Arizona housing market crashed. Then governments across the Valley were forced to wave goodbye to many of their building inspectors and planners.

As he launched his campaign Thursday to become Maricopa County's head prosecutor, Democrat Tim Nelson picked up the support of his former boss, Gov. Janet Napolitano, who called the race "enormously important."

A 27-year-old who was shot in the chest last week in his apartment died on Tuesday, police said.

Authorities were on scene of a fire at Mesa apartment complex Thursday evening. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 30 W. Brown Road about 6 p.m. Officials were able to control the fire in less than 20 minutes, and determined that the fire began in a kitchen in one of the apartment units.