Friends and business associates were shocked by the death Monday of Scott Coles, president and chief executive of Mortgages Ltd., the state's largest private mortgage bank involved in financing many high-profile Valley projects.

Gov. Janet Napolitano has to act on the last 34 bills on her desk by end of the day today.

Gov. Janet Napolitano has to act on the last 34 bills on her desk by end of the day today.

Getting water from a faucet is something we all take for granted. Thanks to the bold thinkers behind the Salt River and Central Arizona projects, daily conveniences like water are accessible in our desert environment.

October 30, 2004

If 85 children drowned in Valley pools during one summer, the public would be outraged. But there were at least 85 heatrelated fatalities in Maricopa County last year — deaths just as preventable as child drownings, say weather experts and health officials.

The four activists who were arrested at a Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday are checking with attorneys to determine whether they can bring legal action against county authorities.

Even in a good year, only 6 percent of eligible low-income households, or about 30,000 of the nearly 500,000 who are eligible, receive emergency energy assistance during Arizona’s excessive summer heat to help with utility bills.

New statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday shed light on the internal numbers that contributed to an Arizona poverty rate that is the second-highest in the nation.

PHOENIX — As America's busiest immigrant smuggling hub, Arizona has earned the distinction as a place that's tough on people who sneak across the border.

As interim superintendent for the Higley Unified School District, Denise Birdwell is working on getting in touch with the community.

Over the last three years, six women, four Hispanics and an Asian have become Chandler police officers. So have 33 white men. According to Chandler officials, recruiting qualified people into law enforcement is difficult.

February 10, 2005

Scottsdale officials could earmark $10 million in next year’s budget to “send a message” to Arizona American Water Co. that the city is serious about confronting the private utility over two recent drinking water contamination scares.

Bill Richardson, guest commentary

Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona has been selected as a finalist for Aprons in Action, The Home Depot Foundation’s Facebook voting program, and now has the opportunity to win a $25,000 gift card from The Home Depot. 

Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona has been selected as a finalist for Aprons in Action, The Home Depot Foundation’s Facebook voting program, and now has the opportunity to win a $25,000 gift card from The Home Depot. 

When conversations first began about how to achieve the Arizona we want, we set an ambitious goal: Identify a vision and set goals for Arizona that could mobilize people and communities throughout the state.

Tuesday’s announcement that 22 Arizona groups received Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Awards marks a turning point for one Tempe organization.

Arizona’s education system is leaving too many young people “aimless” about their futures and lacking a connection between their goals and how to achieve them.

Workers at the bottom of the state’s pay scale will soon be able to afford two more gallons of milk and a loaf of bread a week.

The first meeting of a House panel on forest health Tuesday turned into a forum for lashing out at "radical environmentalists'' -- and, to an extent, the federal government -- as the cause of the size of the recent fires.

The first meeting of a House panel on forest health Tuesday turned into a forum for lashing out at "radical environmentalists'' -- and, to an extent, the federal government -- as the cause of the size of the recent fires.

A state lawmaker is pushing for a law requiring school employees to report and document bullying.