Tim Chung: In response to Bill Richardson’s Feb. 6 column, “Gangs growing in power,” I would like to set the record straight and assure our citizens that Arizona is well prepared in its law enforcement efforts to target organized crime — gangs, drugs, illegal immigrants, firearms trafficking and smuggling and other associated crimes.

LOS ANGELES - What do Jessica Alba, Katie Holmes and Rosario Dawson have in common? All are A-list actresses, and all support V-Day, a global effort to end violence against women and girls.

February 15, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a row of police cars blocking off a bridge in central Baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding 20, officials said. The attack came hours after U.S. jets pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, leaving at least 44 dead.

V-Day is back. The annual celebration aimed at ending violence will be marked by an educational forum and two benefit performances of “The Vagina Monologues” starting today in Scottsdale.

He sat on her chest, pushed his legs onto her arms and duct-taped her mouth shut. The abuser then choked his girlfriend to the point where she passed out twice. Later this month, a man choked his pregnant girlfriend and threatened to drown her in the pool.

Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman will not be charged or prosecuted in a domestic violence case brought by his wife last year.

The personal bond formed between hairstylists and their clients could cause a domestic violence victim to get help.

In an effort to bring more of awareness to domestic violence and to educate victims of their rights against it, the City of Chandler’s Domestic Violence Commission is hosting its 4th Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Breakfast at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave.

In this column space, I often get a break from writing about the bad news, the crime and the dark side of a community. I get to write about human interests — people, their jobs, a unique project in a community or one’s hobby. You know, the lighter side of life.

Mesa authorities want to stop teenage boys from abusing their partners before they ever raise a hand in anger.

The 27-year-old woman could have continued endlessly the constant war of words with her longtime boyfriend. But his physical punches, blows and beatings - especially in front of her three young sons - wore her down.

The Phoenix City Council accepted two grants Wednesday that will make help for victims of domestic abuse a bigger priority in the city.

The Phoenix City Council accepted two grants Wednesday that will make help for victims of domestic abuse a bigger priority in the city.

Oh, those crafty studio marketers. Look how they advertise Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” — as a stylish, macabre thriller about a mythical hair-and-beard man (Johnny Depp) who wages a bloody campaign of murder and vengeance behind the quaint facade of his London barbershop.

September 30, 2004

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber unleashed a blast in a Baghdad fish market Tuesday and two Shiite families were found slain north of the capital as violence across Iraq claimed at least 52 lives.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Mideast diplomats were pressing Syria to stop backing Hezbollah as the guerrillas fired more deadly rockets onto Israel's third-largest city Sunday. Israel faced tougher-than-expected ground battles and bombarded targets in southern Lebanon, hitting a convoy of refugees.

NEW ORLEANS - On Sept. 1, with desperate Hurricane Katrina evacuees crammed into the convention center, Police Chief Eddie Compass reported: "We have individuals who are getting raped; we have individuals who are getting beaten."

Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend held a gun to her head when she was six months pregnant. The abuse had been going on for a while, but that was finally the moment she knew she had to get out. She waited until her son was born because she was completely on her own with no family to turn to. She fled Las Vegas with her baby, $50 and the cheapest bus ticket out of state – which was to Flagstaff. Some quick luck landed her at a shelter in Phoenix who referred her to Fresh Start Women’s Foundation for counseling and career support. Jennifer and her son are doing great now, thanks to her perseverance and strength – but there are so many like her that never make it that far.

Fresh Start Women's Foundation in Phoenix is reminding everyone that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime and 85 percent of all domestic violence victims are women.

Fresh Start Women's Foundation in Phoenix is reminding everyone that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime and 85 percent of all domestic violence victims are women.

Saying domestic violence victims will be endangered, a national organization which advocates on behalf of women wants a federal judge to block Arizona from enforcing its new law aimed at illegal immigrants.