Rampant sexual harassment among corrections department employees is among many problems Arizona’s first female prisons chief is confronting.

 An Arizona Department of Corrections officer was shot and killed in what Buckeye police believe was a carjacking.

FLORENCE — Department of Corrections officials are investigating the death of an inmate housed at the Arizona State Prison in Florence.

A Queen Creek woman who worked in a state juvenile corrections program has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a teenager there.

When Mesa names a new police chief later this spring, that might only be the first of many changes at the police department.

When Mesa names a new police chief later this spring, that might only be the first of many changes at the police department.

Our View: Most speed enforcement cameras are going to remain in operation around Arizona at least until mid-2010. This will be good for the debate on the value of cameras in protecting the public versus their potential intrusiveness and displacement of patrol officers.

The potential for abuse of the powers of arrest and the legal license to carry deadly force more than justifies society’s insistence on a higher standard of conduct for police officers over other public employees’.

It's absolutely crucial that the Bush administration win the fight to rebuild Iraq as a peaceful, decently governed land, but consider those arrayed against that project: The insurgent Iraqis killing our troops, other countries that refuse to do the right thing, some Democrats in Congress, some Republicans and even the administration itself.

Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., presented the case last week to fast-track construction of the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Since a barbecue at scouting director Tom Allison’s house Tuesday evening, the Diamondbacks’ scouting department has been in full preparation mode for Thursday’s draft.

Youngtown has eliminated its longstanding police department and will contract with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services, effective today.

Youngtown has eliminated its longstanding police department and will contract with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services, effective today.

A juvenile corrections officer arrested Wednesday night in Mesa had a six-month sexual relationship with a 16-year-old inmate at Adobe Mountain School in Phoenix, court records show.

An early indication that the Bush administration would be flexible on conservative principles it found inconvenient came when then-Attorney General John Ashcroft sought to kill Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act.

Tempe officials have been struggling for the past week to limit damage to the reputation of the city and its police department after Tribune writer Nick Martin profiled a November segment of a cable TV program that featured a police sergeant who stopped two young black men for littering and asked them to rap for a video camera.

For decades, anglers have been told “early to bed, early to rise” is how to achieve summer fishing success. However, many anglers are discovering that night fishing with a fishing light isn’t just a way to beat the heat and busy waters. It is also a fun and productive way to catch more fish.

Phoenix firefighters will begin to receive unique training this summer as part of a new program to help first responders better understand the needs of veterans.

Phoenix firefighters will begin to receive unique training this summer as part of a new program to help first responders better understand the needs of veterans.

A van carrying Arizona Department of Corrections officers rolled over after the driver lost control when a tire blew out on Interstate south of Phoenix, injuring at least one of the officers.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate death at the Lewis prison west of Phoenix.