In 1988, seeing court caseloads burgeoning with the population, Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank Gordon decided that a coordinated, long-range plan was needed to carry Arizona’s judicial system into the new millennium. He appointed the Commission on the Courts, a 34-member “blue-ribbon” group from across the state to develop that plan, and to make specific recommendations for the judiciary to handle the growth and technological change coming at it, while constantly improving quality. Eddie Basha served as Chair; Charles Ares (U of A College of Law) and the late Jack Whiteman (CEO of Empire Southwest) were Vice Chairs.

Edward, Susan, Lily or George… Find out which names made the top 50 lists from 1950 to 2007. Search the database by year, decade or specific names.

State Mortgage in Scottsdale will host a seminar Thursday to educate real estate professionals on the new Housing and Economic Recovery Act.

Maricopa County is seeking the public’s input on nine candidates for a vacancy on the Superior Court.

Banner Health plans to strengthen its presence in the northwest Valley by merging with Sun Health.

McClintock boys basketball coach Jase Coburn is leaving to coach at Howard College, a junior college in Big Springs, Texas, Chargers athletic director Susan Edwards said.

McClintock boys basketball coach Jase Coburn is leaving to coach at Howard College, a junior college in Big Springs, Texas, Chargers athletic director Susan Edwards said.

Businesses need to look at the world from the customer's point of view to improve service, Cookies From Home co-founder Susan Brooks told an audience Wednesday.

The CEO of Banner Desert Medical Center and Banner Children’s Hospital announced his immediate resignation Thursday.

A unanimous vote Saturday morning by the 15 board members of Banner Health made plans a “go” for the creation of the Valley’s first comprehensive cancer center.

During his long and storied ownership of the Rural/ Metro Corp., the late Louis A. Witzeman Jr. was described by his family and former colleagues as someone who loved Scottsdale and serving the community.

Laughter, tears, lumps in the throat: They’re par for the course on an emotional day devoted to honoring moms.

Laughter, tears, lumps in the throat: They’re par for the course on an emotional day devoted to honoring moms.

Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert will close its pediatric unit on Friday as part of Banner Health's cost-cutting consolidations announced in January.

Scholars at Tempe's Corona del Sol High School have something to brag about.

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. - Trey Anastasio pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drug charges stemming from a Dec. 15 traffic stop and was released on bail.

When Tonsa Price-Edwards heard about a 187.2-mile relay race coming to Arizona, she jumped at the chance. The Scottsdale resident had finished the Boston Marathon in 2003, ran an eight-minute mile and had a display case full of medals from races she’d finished.

Corona del Sol completed a three-school bevy of football coach hirings in the East Valley Friday by selecting Zane Zamenski as its next head coach.

A high-ranking executive with the nation’s largest non-profit Protestant health care organization has been appointed the new chief executive of Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa.

NEW YORK - Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actress who appeared on "All My Children" for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90. Herlie died Wednesday of pneumonia, said Julie Hanan Carruthers, the ABC soap opera's executive producer.

A 172-bed hospital is poised to help care for the sick in the far East Valley. IASIS Healthcare’s Mountain Vista Medical Center will open July 23 on South Crismon Road north of the U.S. 60 in east Mesa. A community open house is scheduled for the afternoon and evening of July 18.

Banner Gateway Medical Center makes a striking impression on motorists approaching Higley Road on U.S. 60. Construction on the $200 million hospital in east Mesa is slated for completion in mid-to late August.

When Linda Bauer first asked U.S. politicians for recipes for a cookbook, the response was, quite frankly, underwhelming.

October 27, 2004