The troubled Arizona State Veteran Home passed a surprise inspection by state health officials. A team of surveyors from the Arizona Department of Health Services visited the home last week on behalf of the federal Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services to recertify the home, state health officials said Monday.

State Mine Inspector Doug Martin has been indicted on multiple theft and fraud charges stemming from how he bought and sold vehicles for his agency.

Doug Amadore’s first experience with police work found him wired for sound, wearing a camera disguised as a shirt button and coached on how to catch a thief.

AAA evaluates lodgings on a scale of One to Five Diamonds, from budget-oriented hotels and motels offering basic accommodations to luxurious hotels and resorts offering extensive services and amenities — all with acceptable cleanliness, comfort and hospitality.

A county dust inspector was sentenced Wednesday to serve six months in prison, spend 2 and a half years on probation and pay $555 in fees for extortion and bribery.

State Mine Inspector Douglas K. Martin has been indicted on charges of theft, fraud and procurement code fraud in the acquisition of new vehicles for his office, Attorney General Terry Goddard announced Thursday.

Workers in purple shirts emblazoned with “Safety First” were putting the final touches Wednesday on the Mega Drop, a 145-foot tall attraction that provides visitors to the Arizona State Fair with the sensations of free fall.

Workers in purple shirts emblazoned with “Safety First” were putting the final touches Wednesday on the Mega Drop, a 145-foot tall attraction that provides visitors to the Arizona State Fair with the sensations of free fall.

Investigators allege that Arizona’s mine inspector broke the law by leasing vehicles without proper authority and spending taxpayer money on personal cell phones, political contributions and parking tickets.

Investigators allege that Arizona’s mine inspector broke the law by leasing vehicles without proper authority and spending taxpayer money on personal cell phones, political contributions and parking tickets.

Even today, the state mine inspector worries about getting shot by old prospectors thinking he’s come to jump their claims.

Even today, the state mine inspector worries about getting shot by old prospectors thinking he’s come to jump their claims.

A burglar fired a shot at a Mesa fire inspector who was trying to get his license plate Friday. The inspector, who was not injured, was driving in the area of Brown and Gilbert roads at 4:30 a.m. when he spotted a man coming out of a real estate office carrying what appeared to be a television set, said Jerry Gissel, a Mesa police spokesman.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's National Human Rights Commission is sending inspectors to U.S. border crossings to monitor deportations that might result if Arizona's new immigration law goes into effect as planned Thursday.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Tuesday it was restarting its rogue nuclear program, booting U.N. inspectors and pulling out of disarmament talks in an angry reaction to U.N. Security Council condemnation of its April 5 rocket launch.

That sheet of plywood over a window could be an invitation to Mesa code inspectors to come inside if city voters pass a measure to battle slum rental properties.

PHOENIX - The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is looking to beef up its ranks of criminal investigators to combat identity theft and other crimes in Arizona.

Arizona State Mine Inspector Joe Hart wants $1.2 million for each of the next 10 years to start making at least some of the estimated 100,000 abandoned mines around the state safe.

Former Arizona State Mine Inspector Doug Martin pleaded guilty Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court to a felony conflict of interest charge.

Former Arizona State Mine Inspector Doug Martin pleaded guilty Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court to a felony conflict-of-interest charge.