Category — Phoenix, Arizona

The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and Mark Morris Dance Group teamed up to help those with the disease to reclaim their physical self.

With a high in the Valley expected to reach 72 degrees today, it seems almost impossible that Flagstaff, a mere two hours up the road, is on the way to one of its snowiest seasons ever.

Citing economic concerns, the Diocese of Phoenix is laying off people for the second consecutive year.

The state’s health-care programs were hit hard; Republicans and Democrats are at odds.

The 27-year-old man who fled custody after being arrested and handcuffed in Scottsdale was caught near a school the next day, police said.

A pair of Arizona men allegedly involved in up to 16 armed robberies of banks and credit unions across the Four Corners region were arrested Thursday morning near Show Low, authorities said.

WASHINGTON - The number of people dying on the highway is the lowest since the 1950s.

You can’t blame Victor Provencia, director of the pharmacy at Sun Life Family Health Center in Casa Grande, for being excited about his new ”employee.”

The Arizona Department of Transportation recommends drivers consider alternative routes or give themselves extra travel time while the following restrictions are in place:

A state lawmaker wants to create an institute that would recommend whether online courses offered by private companies meet state standards before public schools decide whether to use them.

Bribery, infiltration feared as job screening lags.

Concerns are mounting that plans for Main Street Glendale, a massive commercial project around Glendale’s spring-training facility, are unraveling.

Sentencing has been set for driver accused in November 2008 death of a Highland High student.

The weak economy is threatening a 540-car parking garage that had been planned.

Banning garbage disposals, enacting re-inspection fee are among ideas Scottsdale proposes to get restaurant odors under control

Incoming Arizona State University students will see tuition and mandatory fees jump by 18.8%

Small airplane broke into flames after crashing at Stellar Airpark in Chandler; hangars evacuated.

Paul Dale, interim president at Paradise Valley Community College, is the last finalist for the job.

Marcos de Niza High School principal agrees to back application to get President Obama to speak.

Effort aims to improve math and English skills.

23 vets are on a whirlwind trip sponsored by Giants pitcher Barry Zito’s Strikeouts for Troops organization.

Right Place Properties ceased operations in February 2009, leaving behind at least 42 unfinished condo-conversion projects with a combined total of at least 3,500 units.

Citing the need for austerity, officials decide not to attend the National League of Cities conference.

A 27-year-old suspect in an aggravated assault was accidentally shot in the shoulder Wednesday night in Phoenix after startling a police sergeant, officials said.

Forms will be arriving next week, and Phoenix wants residents to mail them back by April 1.

The collision occurred at the intersection of Arizona 347 and Lakeview Drive.

VALLEY CENTER, Calif. - California authorities say a doctor’s son who was sought for questioning in his mother’s killing has been arrested in Arizona.

The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a man’s death sentence for the 1997 stabbing death of a state corrections officer at the Perryville prison west of Phoenix.

There’s a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans are actually doing. A new Associated Press-GfK poll tells the story: contempt for lawmakers, a bare majority approving of what Obama is doing.

Report: Drug use skyrocketed, especially among White men arrested for property-related crimes.