City employees failed to follow policies regarding public information requests that led to the release of Mayor-elect Hugh Hallman’s confidential tax records to his political opponent, an investigation has concluded.

BUCKEYE – In the event of an emergency at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, plant officials and government leaders will now have access to a $13.5 million center that will help them respond and share information with the public.

Parents have it rough these days.

The community is invited to honor slain Gilbert Police Lt. Eric Shuhandler during funeral and memorial services Tuesday and Wednesday. Shuhandler, a 16-year veteran with Gilbert, was shot and killed Thursday during a traffic stop.

Telemarketers are calling Scottsdale residents and others around the state with a pitch that starts off telling them a sex offender lives in their neighborhood, a Department of Public Safety official said.

Mesa police are seeking help from the public after an 18-year-old Hispanic male died early Sunday morning from a single gunshot to the back.

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WACO, Texas - A police informant told authorities that missing Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy was shot in the head with a 9 mm handgun by a former teammate after the two had an argument, according to court documents released Monday.

Unlike many cities that foot virtually the entire bill for their performing and display arts programs, Scottsdale has for 20 years contracted with the private Scottsdale Cultural Council, which raises most of its own money.

August 26, 2004

The Maricopa County Assessor’s Office has rolled out new online maps that display information about property values, ownership and other data. The assessor’s site allows users to navigate a map while researching properties, with links to Google and Bing maps and street-view imagery. The new site also displays five years of valuation information, rather than the three years that had been provided before. The maps are going through a public testing phase through April and can be found at http://preview.mcassessor.maricopa.gov/maps/default.aspx.

Gulf Coast newspapers in the projected path of Hurricane Rita scrambled Thursday to finalize plans to keep employees safe and readers informed, mainly through Web sites.

Parents will have the opportunity to learn more about applying for potential scholarships and tax credit donation opportunities at a public forum at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School tomorrow.

Parents of the more than 60,000 students in the Mesa Unified School District will soon be able to check their children's attendance records with the click of a mouse.

The Higley Unified School District still offers half-day kindergarten classes - although interested parents said they had problems finding out that information.

Mesa Desert Ridge High School and Gilbert Highland High School have combined efforts with the Arizona High School/College Relations Council to present information to students and parents about community college and university programs available throughout Arizona.

PHOENIX - As the city shuttered itself in fear of serial killers this summer, Ron Horton found himself having an odd conversation with an old drinking buddy.

Hundreds of Valley residents attended a community meeting Wednesday night in Phoenix to learn what police are doing to hunt down a serial rapist and a serial shooter. The men, women and children — many of whom held wanted posters of the socalled Baseline Rapist — filled the auditorium at the Loma Linda School and overflowed into the cafeteria.

Hundreds of Valley residents attended a community meeting Wednesday night in Phoenix to learn what police are doing to hunt down a serial rapist and a serial shooter. The men, women and children — many of whom held wanted posters of the socalled Baseline Rapist — filled the auditorium at the Loma Linda School and overflowed into the cafeteria.

The Arizona Public Records Law might as well be kept in the Abu Ghraib prison for all the abuse it takes.

Scottsdale has 20 people serving the communication needs of the city. Here's who they are, what they do, what they make, and how to get hold of them.

Just two miles from the Chandler construction site where the body of a newborn girl was pulled from a portable toilet, 15-month-old Victoria Romo lives in a comfortable home with a loving family.

Just two miles from the Chandler construction site where the body of a newborn girl was pulled from a portable toilet, 15-month-old Victoria Romo lives in a comfortable home with a loving family.

A botched narcotics case has raised troubling questions about a blacklist compiled by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office that brands local police officers as possibly unreliable to testify in court.