Pat Carpenter redefines the phrase “animal lover.” She’s the founder and president of Altered Tails, a charitable organization that operates a low-cost spay-and-neuter program.

Five years ago when Sherry Behrens was at her lowest point, she felt all alone.

When Toni Blume was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 1996, she gobbled up every piece of literature she could find about the disease. After a while, she realized her research was taking up most of her time.

When Toni Blume was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 1996, she gobbled up every piece of literature she could find about the disease. After a while, she realized her research was taking up most of her time.

The Mesa Fire Department is set to receive a $4,175 grant from one of its supporting foundations so it can purchase life-saving equipment.

The Arizona Department of Health Services presented an award Wednesday night to the friend and first responders who helped save a Gilbert man’s life in July after he suffered cardiac arrest while playing basketball.

In an effort to improve emergency response times in parts of east Mesa, the fire department plans to relocate an existing fire station and build two new ones.

Angela O’Rourke won the Leisure World Lions Golf Tournament in Mesa Friday for the second year in a row — even though she couldn’t see her ball, or the fairway, or her golf club. The Mesa 57-year-old is blind.

In a hospital room in Mesa, a 13-year-old boy from Africa holds a basketball that is about as curved as his spine.

Scottsdale residents are invited to learn a new lifesaving technique for those experiencing cardiac arrest.

The Scottsdale Fire Department is set to receive a donation that will help improve life-saving procedures for furry family members.

When Gilbert police Sgt. Joe Amaya arrived, the 9-month-old girl was unconscious and not breathing, and a worried neighbor was leaning over the child.

Scottsdale firefighters on Wednesday recognized the quick actions of a 16-year-old boy who they say helped prevent a family celebration from becoming a family tragedy.

Freckle-faced Brandyn Orr thinks a lot about his future. At age 12, he would like to be a computer programmer, or a repairman, or maybe even an artist. While his three younger brothers defy gravity on the trampoline at the family’s Mesa home, Brandyn sits at an old picnic table in the front yard, rattling off all the things he knows about fixing cars and patching up homes.

Freckle-faced Brandyn Orr thinks a lot about his future. At age 12, he would like to be a computer programmer, or a repairman, or maybe even an artist. While his three younger brothers defy gravity on the trampoline at the family’s Mesa home, Brandyn sits at an old picnic table in the front yard, rattling off all the things he knows about fixing cars and patching up homes.