When Berenice Martinez was 8, she used to stand on Cave Creek Road and wait for the school bus.

When Berenice Martinez was 8, she used to stand on Cave Creek Road and wait for the school bus.

Growing up in a small town like Casa Grande gave Greg Coxon a strong sense of community.

A Pinal County Health and Human Services employee was charged with one felony count of a conflict of interest on Dec. 18 following an investigation into acts she committed in 2005, according to a Superior Court indictment.

A Gilbert arts organization cannot find a Gilbert stage for its youth theater production.

East Valley senior citizens attending a town hall meeting Monday on President Bush’s plan to revamp Medicare were enthusiastic about the promise of prescription drug benefits, but some said the proposal was too little, too late.

Perhaps the most interesting personality on either team is Ohio State receiver Anthony Gonzalez, a philosophy major who earlier this week said college athletes were the most exploited group of people in the United States.

Do decency, integrity, ethics, forgiveness, respect, thoughtfulness, self-reflection, forgiveness, kindness, empathy, civility, morality, generosity, hope, and honesty mean anything to anyone today? Are these traits of weakness that separate the sheep from the wolves, the leaders from the followers, the innovators from the implementers?

“The Pacific” isn’t as vast as you might think. The 10-part miniseries, from executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, is a more personalized follow-up to “Band of Brothers,” which chronicled War World II in Europe through a close-knit group of American soldiers.

This week’s advice comes from Fred Coon, President and CEO of Stewart, Cooper & Coon, offering executive recruiting, corporate outplacement and human capital management services.

Two years ago, when Ann Noder was expecting her first child, she opened the best Christmas gift ever.

LOS ANGELES — What does it take to elevate the common ant from picnic pest to household pet?

SEATTLE - College graduates often joke that they can always serve up lattes if they can’t get a job in their field. But that’s probably not an issue this year. Nationwide, employers are showing more interest in hiring those with fresh diplomas than in years past, particularly in hot fields like high-tech, nursing or accounting.

TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) - The sarus crane gracefully walks on to the stage with its long legs that trail in flight. The African great white pelican waddles to eat fish from a mock river. A brown-necked raven snatches a dollar bill from a woman in the audience and stuffs it in a donation box.

Nancy Cortas, 12, stood outside Powell Junior High School in Mesa writing down observations about a desert tortoise ambling on grass near her feet.

Queen Creek's trial four-day workweek is drawing curiosity from public officials across the state.

Hunting animals is so senseless. “Wild animals,” as we call them, spend every day of their lives searching for food and struggling to survive. Then guess what? Hunting season opens.

The Arizona Humane Society has finally reached the point where it must turn away cats and kittens because the shelter is full. The society is asking people to consider holding on to felines they were planning to drop off for a few more days, or if possible to try and find homes for them.

One of Scottsdale Healthcare’s newest patients has died several times, but he just keeps coming back to life.

One of Scottsdale Healthcare’s newest patients has died several times, but he just keeps coming back to life.

I have greatly overestimated human charity. I spent Monday on a dustchoked stretch of asphalt that is known as Hunt Highway.

Mesa’s historic Main Street is getting its first specialty coffee shop.

He has been there once before, but Erik Woodward’s next trip to Guatemala will be longer and more intensive.

He has been there once before, but Erik Woodward’s next trip to Guatemala will be longer and more intensive.