It's snow season again in Flagstaff, and the city hopes it's ready to handle the crush of traffic that hits town when skiers, snowboarders and people who just like to play in the snow load up and head north. Full Story »
Trains have fascinated Larry Davis since he was 4 years old, and he continues to be a model-train hobbyist at age 61 by setting up public displays. Full Story »
Museum sold for for a fraction of its asking price a day before it was to head to the auction block. Full Story »
No one was living in the home except for the animal, which died in the fire. Full Story »
Interstate 40 near Flagstaff was closed Wednesday due to a serious injury accident involving a commercial vehicle, officials said. Full Story »
The blizzard left its mark all over Flagstaff. Daily Sun staff captured these images early Tuesday morning. Full Story »
When a winter blast blanketed northern Arizona Tuesday, volunteers from the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Red Cross opened a shelter for people who were stranded in Flagstaff. Full Story »
A Tempe firefighter was killed by a falling tree during severe winds Monday evening. Full Story »
Members of the DeMiguel Rabid prepare their robot for competition in the First Lego League Smart Move Challenge at Coconino High School on Saturday. In the competition, teams program robots for various terrain, routes, narrow bridges and crash tests. More than 300 local children took part in the event. (Josh Biggs/Arizona Daily Sun/Order this photo at http://photos.azdailysun.com ... Full Story »
An ongoing political battle pitting the president of the vast Navajo Nation against the majority of the tribal council has left ordinary Navajos concerned that the politicians have become too engrossed in petty fights to do the work they were elected to do. Full Story »
Christmas came early for a Mesa police officer and his family at the Red Mountain District police station on Wednesday. Full Story »
Arizona Regional Medical Center is racing to open its second hospital - Apache Junction's first - before health care reform legislation could restrict expansion by for-profit hospitals. Full Story »
A 17-year-old boy charged in the shooting death of his 18-year-old friend on Sunday was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, according to a Maricopa County Superior Court document. Full Story »
In its fourth gang crackdown of the year, the Mesa Police Department and the FBI made 187 arrests in a 20-day operation last month. The crackdown, “Operation Fall Freeze,” lasted from Nov. 2-21, and raised the total number of gang-related arrests for the year to 585, Mesa police announced during a press conference on Wednesday. Full Story »
The Metro board has announced its decision to offer the mass transit service's top position to Stephen Banta, currently in a senior position at TriMet, the transit authority for the Portland, Ore., metropolitan region. Full Story »
Moms-to-be are turning to acupuncture, both in delivery and during their entire pregnancy. Find out why? Full Story »
BUCKEYE – A member of the Buckeye Town Council has been accused of sending explicit text messages to a town employee. Public records show Councilman Dave Rioux is accused by a female employee of sending her multiple messages of a sexual nature. They include requests to join him in his hot tub. That employee told supervisors she was afraid she would be forced to have sex with Rioux in order to ... Full Story »
EL MIRAGE - El Mirage police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. According to police on Saturday around 2'45 a.m. El Mirage officers spotted three people in the park near Valentine and El Frio, a 13-year-old, a 17-year old and the suspect Rene Martinez, 25. Police noticed a 13-year-old girl was passed out, vomited and has her pants partially pulled down. A 17-year ... Full Story »
PRESCOTT – A man is behind bars after a woman was repeatedly assaulted in a hotel room in Prescott Valley. The 48-year-old victim told police she was friends with the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Angelo Tornambe. The woman had reportedly agreed to help the suspect move some of his belonging out of his home on December 7. Tornambe was planning to stay one night at the Days Inn in Prescott ... Full Story »
SCOTTSDALE - Scottsdale Police arrest burglary suspect after short foot chase. Wednesday morning around 3'45 a.m. the victim came home to find Alexander Pardo, 20, inside his home near 83rd Street and Jackrabbit. Pardo was attempting to take the victim's items. When officers arrived Pardo fled out of the back of the home. Pardo was booked on one count of burglary and possession of marijuana. Full Story »
Mayor Phil Gordon says he has had a personal relationship with a woman who has worked for him and the city. Full Story »
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard wants to know why it took HealthNet Insurance six months to report a computer hard drive missing. Full Story »
The Maricopa County judge who sent a detention officer to jail recently could end up in jail himself thanks to a criminal complaint filed against him. Full Story »
El Mirage police arrested a 25-year-old man Saturday after he allegedly provided two underage girls with alcohol, and inappropriately touched one of them, authorities say. Full Story »
Fans of the Wallace and Ladmo television show will get a chance to re-live the final episode on the big screen Saturday, 20 years after the show went off the air. Full Story »
The Phoenix facility will serve as training grounds for doctors from across the country. Full Story »
One Valley economist said Maricopa County will lag behind the rest of the country in recovering from the recession. Full Story »
Officials say Arizona's auto theft rate has been declining for the past six years. Full Story »
Riders who receive a "golden" transit pass will get a series of prizes. Full Story »
A $55,000 grant is specifically aimed at targeting impaired drivers and speeders. Full Story »
Two dogs broke through two backyard fences and attacked a 73-year-old woman walking her dog in northeast Phoenix Wednesday morning, police said. Full Story »
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon on Tuesday asked the city attorney and a former Arizona Supreme Court chief justice to review his political ties to consultant Elissa Mullany, the woman he is now dating. Full Story »
The escalating legal battle between county officials manifested itself in more criminal allegations Wednesday when Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed charges against Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe. Full Story »
Glendale Police are asking for help in identifying two men suspected of multiple burglaries in Glendale and Phoenix. Glendale Police have connected a string of burglaries in Glendale and Phoenix to two suspects. Full Story »
Conie Linnert consults with someone she calls "Dr. Dorothy" when she wants to open up about her physical pains and depression. Full Story »
Phoenix police say a woman in her 70's has been hospitalized after being attacked Wednesday morning by two stray pit bulls. Full Story »
If you found more than $9,000, would you try and track down the rightful owner? While Rose Wingo was at work sorting items, she found thousands of dollars stuffed in a heating pad. Full Story »
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio have brought forth criminal charges against Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe, the man who ordered MCSO detention officer Adam Stoddard to report to jail for contempt of court. Full Story »
Police are issuing a crime alert for homeowners, after a string of burglaries in Phoenix and Glendale. The men pose as friendly new neighbors to gain access to people's residences -- and then burglarize them. Full Story »
A 50-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman for hours in a Prescott Valley hotel room. Full Story »
The first anniversary of the advent of Rotary International to Wickenburg was celebrated Tuesday evening of this week at El Recreo Pavilion, where members of the local “Out Wickenburg Way” Rotary Club, their ladies and guests numbering 117, held a dinner-dance in celebration of the club’s first birthday. Full Story »
Phoenix First Assembly church member John Peter is obeying a heavenly vision by carrying an eight-foot cross through Arizona to Los Angeles, Calif., planning to arrive at his destination by Christmas Eve. He is accompanied by fellow church members and friends “Yogi Bear,” Rudy Johnson, Eddie Sanchez and Jesse Alas. Full Story »
As a way to remember the events of the first Christmas, Wickenburg’s Community Alliance Church will stage a reenactment at the Wickenburg Sun, at 180 N. Washington, on Thursday, Dec.17. Full Story »
As we get together with family and friends to celebrate this holiday season, I’d like to take just a moment to thank all of our faithful chamber member businesses and sponsors for their support. Full Story »
I stand corrected. A true gentleman and sage of the real estate community corrected me on an article of a few weeks ago. It seems I said that 30 years ago the real estate contract was only three pages and not the more than nine as it is today. Full Story »
Chris Kujawa trained as a Navy Corpsman, a medic who patrolled with Marines in Iraq. But instead of using his training to keep them alive, he now needs help as he struggles, paralyzed from the chest down, after a horrific summer automobile accident... Full Story »
With the holidays fast approaching, who doesn’t want to find a 52-inch, plasma, flat-screen under the tree? But watch what you wish for. In his 24 years as a Phoenix firefighter and paramedic, Capt. Alex Rangel had only seen one case of a... Full Story »
Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced today that the Maricopa County grand jury has indicted Supervisors Donald T. Stapley Jr. and Mary Rose Wilcox. PDF: Read the full indictments here Stapley has been indicted on 2 counts... Full Story »
Phoenix police arrested a man early Friday morning that they say has been terrorizing an Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood with explosive devices. Robert Franklin, 52, was booked into jail for possession of marijuana, but additional charges are... Full Story »
No one thought fixing the state’s budget would be easy. But no one thought it would be virtually impossible, which is where things stand today, with a $1.6 billion deficit for this fiscal year, which ends June 30, and a projected $2 billion deficit... Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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