Leslie Barnhizer teaches the only kindergarten class for English-speaking students at Balsz Elementary School in southeast Phoenix; the other three are English Language Learning classes.

Phoenix's ban on charcoal and wood fires in the city's mountain and desert preserves ends today, but its prohibition on smoking outside of enclosed vehicles in those areas will remain in effect.

A puppy found badly burned and wandering in South Phoenix is recovering following surgery.

The bus that rolled over on a busy interstate outside Phoenix, killing six people and leaving 16 others injured early Friday, was operating illegally.

PHOENIX - A gunfight erupted between two vehicles at a south Phoenix stoplight, killing three men and seriously injuring a fourth. The incident occurred after a verbal argument before 1 a.m. Sunday, said Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill.

Three people were killed and four were injured Sunday night in a collision at 40th Street and University Drive in south Phoenix, just west of Tempe, police said.

An eight-year dream became a reality last Friday when the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center was dedicated in Phoenix South Mountain.

An eight-year dream became a reality last Friday when the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center was dedicated in Phoenix South Mountain.

Phoenix unveiled a new $400,000 desert-inspired artistic fence this week at the city-owned Ponderosa Stables at South Mountain Park.

A settlement has been reached with south Phoenix residents, legislators and other officials who were upset that money received in a major hazardous-waste settlement wasn't being funneled to their neighborhoods.

A hit-and-run collision in south Phoenix killed a 5-year-old girl and injured three other children and an adult.

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Imagine two NFL teams fighting for a playoff spot playing a game in a foreign country.

Traveling in Arizona is about our ability to access the natural theme park we call home. If you or someone you know is challenged by the ability to navigate the beauty of Arizona due to physical limitations, then here are some great activities in our own backyard.

The day started with a phone call.

Since the 1940s, Ontario International Airport has served as a reliever airport for Los Angeles International Airport. Owned by Los Angeles, Ontario International is little known to people unfamiliar with Southern California. They often assume the airport is in Canada.

More than 12,000 people jammed the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wednesday to hear Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama deliver a speech focusing on education, health care and the war in Iraq.

"South Mountain Counts: A Community Forum with the Phoenix Mayoral Candidates" has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.at the South Mountain Community College (SMCC) Performance Hall, 7050 S. 24th St. in Phoenix.

"South Mountain Counts: A Community Forum with the Phoenix Mayoral Candidates" has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.at the South Mountain Community College (SMCC) Performance Hall, 7050 S. 24th St. in Phoenix.

Police say a Catholic priest and a parish worker are hospitalized in serious but stable condition after a man stabbed them outside a South Phoenix church while demanding his baptismal records.