A former Mesa police officer violated city policy when he kissed a teacher on the head while working as a school resource officer at Power Middle School last year, according to a police internal affairs report released Monday.

April 8, 2005

The Teen Resource Center in Tempe runs mostly on donations and volunteer work. But unfortunately they are lacking in both at the moment and looking for outside help.

When Ken Salt looks at the vacant lot across the street from his townhouse, he envisions a number of ways to improve it. More two-story townhouses. Office buildings. Maybe even a park.

When Ken Salt looks at the vacant lot across the street from his townhouse, he envisions a number of ways to improve it. More two-story townhouses. Office buildings. Maybe even a park.

A Mesa police officer who worked full-time at Power Middle School has been reassigned following allegations of inappropriate conduct toward a faculty member.

After a reorganization last spring, Brauer Law Offices donated 32 computers to Apache Junction Unified School District's Superstition Mountain Elementary School.

The Chandler Unified School District’s James T. Perry Administration Building is about to undergo a $3.3 million renovation.

My years in public service have helped me to understand the substantial power of public office. The ability to do good is commensurate with the ability to do harm to those we serve. Let me give one example.

When Barbara Blalock moved to Ahwatukee Foothills eight years ago she had a dream.

Several years ago when the Kyrene School District decided to use money from bonds to build a permanent location for its Kyrene Family Resource Center, officials could not have predicted how crucial a haven it would be for families struggling to make ends meet.

Several years ago when the Kyrene School District decided to use money from bonds to build a permanent location for its Kyrene Family Resource Center, officials could not have predicted how crucial a haven it would be for families struggling to make ends meet.

Several years ago when the Kyrene School District decided to use money from bonds to build a permanent location for its Kyrene Family Resource Center, officials could not have predicted how crucial a haven it would be for families struggling to make ends meet.

A water bottle top to most people is just a piece of trash. But to Barbara Blalock of RAFT of Arizona, it’s a teaching tool.

Kyrene schools put in some extra effort to benefit needy families inside and outside the district during the holidays.

Following recent violence in the nation’s schools, high-level Mesa officials this week voiced support for keeping police officers in the city’s junior high schools. City Councilman Scott Somers said he will make it a priority to find the funding needed to pay for a cadre of school resource officers.

Following recent violence in the nation’s schools, high-level Mesa officials this week voiced support for keeping police officers in the city’s junior high schools. City Councilman Scott Somers said he will make it a priority to find the funding needed to pay for a cadre of school resource officers.

PHOENIX - Students returning to class at many Arizona schools this fall will find they no longer have an officer assigned to their campus as they once did.

The night after the Gilbert Unified School District board notified about 400 teachers their jobs are in jeopardy, its members got a little bit of good news from police Chief Tim Dorn.

May 13, 2005

With the Tempe Union High School District denied funding to have police officers on campus, the city is stepping in to help.

New offices in the Higley Unified School District are providing the community with a one-stop shop for district business. Rapid growth in the district had prompted an increase in district staffing, which outgrew existing facilities and spilled over into rented houses and various campuses.

A growing student body and a recent fight involving eight teens has propelled the need for a school resource officer at Queen Creek High School, says a Maricopa County sheriff’s lieutenant.