In health care, a big step forward was taken recently by a crackdown on fraud.  In 2011, the Justice Department recovered $2.9 billion in health care fraud.  That’s a drop in the bucket for health care fraud, but it’s a step that is long overdue, and will go a long way preserve health care for legitimate beneficiaries.

A 30-year-old Scottsdale man was found unconscious in a pool early Saturday morning, reported the Scottsdale Fire Department.

A large hay fire near Warner and Hawes roads could be out as soon as Wednesday night, but continued to cause smoke and haze in Gilbert and Mesa. That has sparked a large number of calls from concerned citizens to the communication centers in both cities, according to a Gilbert spokesperson.

The Apache Junction Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for stealing letters off the city entry sign.

Mesa police and fire responded to a four-vehicle collision that left four people hospitalized.

The sequester is giving job seekers the "one-two punch," first in terms of unemployment benefits and second in job training.

Interstate 10 near Chandler and Ahwatukee was shut down early Wednesday morning after a dairy tanker rear-ended another tanker truck carrying a diesel gas byproduct, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Crews have cleared the scene of a multiple-vehicle wreck that shut down Interstate 17 Wednesday afternoon, causing serious delays in the Phoenix area.

A report compiled by the Mesa Police Department shows officers made nearly 1,600 arrests in the past few years at junior and high schools in the Mesa School District.

Administrators at the Chandler Unified School District will finally get a little more elbow room thanks to a $3.3 million renovation.

It was like the wild, wild west in Chandler Wednesday night when a man on a horse rescued a cow that got loose near Chandler Fashion Center.

Thousands of people went without power across the Valley while others sat waiting at Sky Harbor International airport, their flights delayed, as a late-day storm brought rain and strong winds with it.

Interstate 10 is open to traffic in both directions Wednesday afternoon after the westbound lanes were closed for a time earlier in the day due to a rollover at the Salt River Bridge, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Anything you want and need to know about the Maricopa’s city government is now available to the public thanks to a new class starting in March at City Hall, officials said.

Maricopa County environmental regulators on Tuesday announced they have reached a $75,000 dust pollution settlement with a Scottsdale-based construction company.

On Nov. 24, the Drug Enforcement Administration acted to temporarily control five chemicals commonly found in synthetic marijuana, popularity referred to as "Spice," making it illegal to sell or possess any product containing the chemicals after a 30-day period.

Special events in the city of Phoenix are getting a little easier.

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday night in Guadalupe to call for peace in the wake of the death of a teenager, shot and killed by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

A man’s attempt to break a world record turned dangerous when he was crushed during a stunt Friday night at the Arizona State Fair, according to authorities.

Police staked out a north Gilbert home where a man was hiding Friday after he fled police driving more than 100 mph, smashed into a car and ran a police officer off the road.

December 12, 2004

Social service workers from within and outside Mesa government came out in force last week to push for added city spending on social services in a political climate they fear is becoming cooler to the idea.

Interstate 10 near Ahwatukee was shut down early Wednesday morning after a dairy tanker rear-ended another tanker truck carrying a diesel gas by-product, according to the Department of Public Safety.