A man running naked through a Tempe neighborhood, jumping fences with his private parts covered with a plastic trash bag tied across him.

“Seven Mesa High students taken to hospital.”

PHOENIX – Earlier this year, Arizona banned a synthetic substance nicknamed spice sold as incense but often smoked as an alternative to marijuana.

Until daytime temperatures cool down in a month or so, we need to

It’s that rare moment when you have a little quiet time to yourself. Or maybe you’ve just pulled a 12-hour workday during which you’ve managed to put out a dozen fires and it’s finally time to unwind and leave the chaos of the job behind you.

An 80-year-old man is in police custody after exposing himself to a 14-year-old girl at the Salt River Monday.

In an ongoing multi-law enforcement agency crackdown of the synthetic drug bath salts, two East Valley smoke shops have been closed and at least one of its owners arrested following a national sweep that netted $36 million worth of materials used to manufacture the drug.

A 59-year-old grandmother of six may have been shot to death because she came to a full stop at a Mesa intersection.

An 18-year-old man awaiting trial in the slaying of a teenage girl has confessed to fatally shooting a Mesa grandmother of six during a carjacking attempt shortly before Christmas 2002.

Use spice and drive, and it may be more likely you’ll pay for the crime in Mesa.

Mesa Unified School District’s Parent University will offer a workshop on current drug patterns later this month.

A 20-year-old man who confessed to fatally shooting his girlfriend and a Mesa grandmother in separate incidents pleaded guilty to both Monday.

Prosecutors and police throughout the Valley are continuing to push back against the war on synthetic drugs.

Don't worry if you've yet to find something special for loved ones this Valentine's Day. You can easily and inexpensively add extra heart to gifts by making them at home.

It is both tedious and infuriating to read that current laws are inept at dealing with the sale of so called designer drugs from the smoke shops that engage in this trade. How could it be possible that they are allowed to peddle these drugs under the guise of “herbal remedies” but not for human consumption, yet clearly the contents are used in ways not permitted for consumption?

Heat- and sun-related illnesses can come on fast, especially for the elderly, the very young and people with chronic medical conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Following are common problems brought on by desert summers and what you can do about them.

Dry air creates problems with growing tropical houseplants even though it’s fine for desert plants. Anthirium, philodendron, schefflera and other leafy types are adapted to humid regions of the world, but they struggle in the dry desert air. We have to keep in mind that initially they are grown in the moist air inside greenhouses.

Dry air creates problems with growing tropical houseplants even though it’s fine for desert plants. Anthirium, philodendron, schefflera and other leafy types are adapted to humid regions of the world, but they struggle in the dry desert air.

The trouble with spring is that we get eager to grill, but we can't always count on the weather to cooperate.

If you are going to go to the (admittedly little) trouble of brining your Thanksgiving turkey, be sure to set the bar higher than simply adding moisture. Granted, this is the primary goal of a brine. Soaking the bird in a salty solution prior to roasting, does help plump the meat and keep it moist during cooking.

Vanity doesn’t have to be a sin. A little decadence before the rush to make breakfast and get to work goes a long way.