Officials revoked the certification of a Tempe police officer and suspended a former Apache Junction police officer from working in law enforcement during a Wednesday hearing by the board that certifies officers to work in the state.

July 12, 2004

A Pinal County adult detention officer charged with 18 counts related to defrauding inmate funds in September was reprimanded for mishandling the same funds nine months before his arrest, according to internal documents.

Prosecutors scrutinized the judgment of a former Chandler police officer Thursday who is charged with seconddegree murder.

Mesa planning officials, faced Thursday with a choice between city residents and city revenue, decided not to decide.

Members of Mesa’s First United Methodist Church plan to become “the hands and feet of Jesus in meeting real needs” on April 3 when they help out the community and Guerrero Elementary School.

War protestors hope to gather hundreds of people at the corner of Mill Avenue and University Drive tonight for a candlelight vigil, and they say they’re making plans for even larger protests on the day America goes to war.

October 17, 2004

A Mesa resident sees a lesson in crime prevention to be learned from a surge in burglaries this summer in his northeast Mesa neighborhood

Scottsdale students this coming school year will produce a news magazine to air on a local television channel.

June 20, 2004

August 31, 2004

NEW YORK — Aardman Animations' distinctively charming brand of Claymation returns to the big screen at last in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," a delightful romp whose varied pleasures should please kids all along the age spectrum. An easy sell at the box office, it is sequel-ready thanks to a series of books by Gideon Defoe.

NEW YORK — Aardman Animations' distinctively charming brand of Claymation returns to the big screen at last in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," a delightful romp whose varied pleasures should please kids all along the age spectrum. An easy sell at the box office, it is sequel-ready thanks to a series of books by Gideon Defoe.

NEW YORK — Aardman Animations' distinctively charming brand of Claymation returns to the big screen at last in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," a delightful romp whose varied pleasures should please kids all along the age spectrum. An easy sell at the box office, it is sequel-ready thanks to a series of books by Gideon Defoe.

About 350 lawyers and onlookers gathered Monday in front of a downtown Phoenix courthouse to protest Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas filing criminal charges against Judge Gary Donahoe.

Tempe-based Action Performance Cos., which reported its fourth consecutive quarterly loss Tuesday, will dump a few losing businesses and focus on its core NASCAR product licenses to fire up its idling engines.

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand is prepping for a Hollywood influx. Sylvester Stallone's "Rambo" will blast out of retirement here early next year, and Denzel Washington will arrive next month to play a drug lord in the upcoming film "American Gangster."

For an outfit that claims to be focused on promoting learning, there’s plenty the Scottsdale Unified School District doesn’t want anyone to know. For instance:

Daytona Beach, Fla.,-based International Speedway Corp. and Concord, N.C.,-based Speedway Motorsports have partnered to become Motorsports Authentics, which has agreed to buy Action Performance for $13 per common share or about $245 million in cash.

January 7, 2005

Two photo radar vans will be parked along Pinal County roadways beginning Monday as part of a campaign to crack down on lead-foot drivers, officials announced Friday.

A measure proposed for the 2008 ballot banning Arizona governments and schools from considering race and gender when hiring or admitting students would have little to no effect if it passed.