The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office filed three counts of sexual abuse Wednesday against a 25-year-old former teacher’s aide accused of inappropriately touching a Westwood High School student.

Sex is a topic many women don’t necessarily feel comfortable discussing, but doctors say it’s time for women to understand its importance and focus on their sexual health wellness.

Conservative members of the Legislature want to attach some sort of taste and morality test for eligibility for tax credits for motion-picture studios making movies in Arizona.

A grand jury indicted a former Westwood High School teacher's aide on three counts of sexual abuse Monday.

A jury found a former Mesa teacher’s aide not guilty of three counts of sexual abuse on Tuesday.

Let’s get my views of the gay and lesbian community out of the way first, to clear the runway for the topic of gays and the Boy Scout program. Yes, some of my “best friends and relatives are gay.” They are lovely people. But, I cannot support gay marriage, yet passionately support civil unions and government benefits that go with.

During his first year as principal of Mesa's Dobson High School, Steve Green was approached by a student who tried to hug him. Green shook her hand instead.

Mesa police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of masturbating in his car and staring at a woman in the parking lot of Superstition Springs Mall.

I have never sexually harassed anyone. Sound familiar? It's one thing to have one woman make allegations of sexual harassment. It's quite another when four, five or more step up and allege the same thing. What happens is that it appears to most of us that a pattern of behavior has emerged where this individual has a problem with female relationships.

A 34-year-old junior high school substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday by Phoenix police after they said he drove 18 miles to have sex with a minor he met on the Internet.

A 34-year-old junior high school substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday by Phoenix police detectives after they said he drove 18 miles to have sex with a minor he met on the Internet.

More teachers than ever are likely to be snared on sexrelated offenses involving students as a new law to protect children has taken effect and awareness about the issue increases, say education and law enforcement officials.

A Westwood High School teacher’s aide arrested last week on suspicion of sexual abuse had “prior police involvement” that the Mesa Unified School District failed to consider when hiring him, district officials said Wednesday.

A Westwood High School teacher’s aide arrested last week on suspicion of sexual abuse had “prior police involvement” that the Mesa Unified School District failed to consider when hiring him, district officials said Wednesday.

Word that a soon-to-be-released Vatican document will signal homosexuals are unwelcome in Roman Catholic seminaries even if they are celibate has devastated gay clergy - and raised doubts among conservatives about whether an outright ban can be enforced.

Word that a soon-to-be-released Vatican document will signal homosexuals are unwelcome in Roman Catholic seminaries even if they are celibate has devastated gay clergy - and raised doubts among conservatives about whether an outright ban can be enforced.

Tempe voters will elect a new mayor Tuesday following a mudslinging, divisive battle that Michael Monti and Mark Mitchell have waged in their bids for office.

Scandalous pictures, provocative text messages, the downfall of a man. This past (month), the government’s involvement in the Scottsdale Bombing Trial has started a ruckus; not because of the criminal charges against the two 61-year-old twins, but due to the government hiring a woman — a woman who was paid to become the men’s friend and try to get a confession.

CHICAGO - Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard's wife says she knew about his struggles with same-sex attraction for years and felt he was "winning the battle" before a scandal involving a male prostitute triggered his downfall in late 2006.

Mesa police arrested a 25-year-old teacher’s aide who they say repeatedly brushed his hand across the breasts of a Westwood High School student. Kyle M. Hite was released on his own recognizance Friday after spending the night in jail.

Mesa’s acting library director said her primary mission is to get good applicants at a time when other libraries in the Valley are looking for new leaders, budget cuts have slashed the DVD and CD libraries and the former director left after an investigation.

Ever wonder what it would feel like to suddenly wake up in another universe?

New adult business regulations in Scottsdale will force major changes on Zorba’s, a 34-year-old adult video store and infamous city landmark.