The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says 11 people have been arrested in an operation targeting false identifications used to gain employment.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina's conservative Catholic church.

Mesa Morning Live, the Mesa Chamber of Commerce’s late-night-style talk show — albeit taped in front of a live audience one Friday morning each month — hosted its largest audience in the last two years last week, according to Chamber officials.

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies have raided a Tempe company and arrested 27 employees.

Nobody plays deadpan strait man better than Jason Bateman. Nobody plays belly laugh shocking better than Melissa McCarthy. Based on this promising mismatched duo, “Identity Thief” looked like it might be the first sidesplitting comedy of the New Year.

We were another victim of a identity theft scam while staying at a Mesa hotel for Christmas 2012. The caller bypassed the automated system, which put the call straight through to our room.

"By saving frugally, we reap liberty, a golden harvest.” The Spartan King, Agesilaus, spoke those words 24 centuries ago, and they are still true today. Here are some financial goals to consider when choosing your New Year’s Resolutions.

Here are 10 tips to keep your holiday shopping season a little more jolly and a lot less jarring on the wallet.

Cyber Monday is a popular day for fast online deals, but it can also be a popular day for quick scams through fraudulent websites.

A Gilbert father and his two sons are facing federal charges following their arrests involving a $10 million money order scheme authorities say stemmed from the Mama Mia Panaderia and Market in Chandler.

Razors in candy, drunk drivers, smashed pumpkins, kidnapping, burglary and drunken assaults are just some of the crimes most worry about as Halloween night creeps closer. Since there are often rises in crimes such as theft, assault and DUI, it is important for both adults and children to be alert and stay safe this year. Fortunately, most cases of crime have decreased in Tempe on Halloween within the last two years.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Friday of whether Arizona voters stepped over the line by denying bail to illegal immigrants charged with certain crimes.

Nearly 40 years after first slapping on the makeup, donning the costumes and changing forever the way a live concert is performed, Kiss can still bring it.

Are your computers safe and secure? As part of the national Stop.Think.Connect campaign against cyber threats to computers in the private and public sector, the city of Mesa and the Department of Homeland Security are hosting a cyber security summit at the Mesa Arts Center on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Authorities say an undercover drug operation that lasted months in the East Valley resulted in a big prostitution bust involving BackPage.com.

Two “Shred-A-Thon” events will be held in September in the East Valley, one in Mesa and one in Chandler.

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, accused earlier this year of abuse of power for threatening to deport a Mexican illegal immigrant he was having a relationship with, will not be facing charges, Solicitor General Dave Cole announced Friday.

A Gilbert man who built a fake profile on a pornographic website to get back at an elementary school administrator has been sentenced to three months in jail.

Chandler police are looking for two suspects involved in a bicycle theft who detectives believe are part of a large-scale identity theft ring operating throughout central and northern Arizona.

Serious crime in Mesa fell 3 percent in the first half of 2012, which police attribute to an aggressive campaign to arrest gang members, career criminals and suspects involved in street-level drug activity.

Christopher Nolan concludes his Batman trilogy in typically spectacular, ambitious fashion with "The Dark Knight Rises," but the feeling of frustration and disappointment is unshakable.

Christopher Nolan concludes his Batman trilogy in typically spectacular, ambitious fashion with "The Dark Knight Rises," but the feeling of frustration and disappointment is unshakable.

Dear Debt Adviser: My father died in 2011, and my mother is the surviving spouse. There are no court papers showing her as the executrix — nothing but his will. Would that be sufficient to send along with the death certificate and information to have a “do not issue credit” flag put on his credit file? — Wanda

Dear Debt Adviser: My father died in 2011, and my mother is the surviving spouse. There are no court papers showing her as the executrix — nothing but his will. Would that be sufficient to send along with the death certificate and information to have a “do not issue credit” flag put on his credit file? — Wanda