Tempe Police Department has been awarded an $80,000 grant by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, led by Director Alberto Gutier.

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Famous Dave’s barbecue restaurants are teaming up with Arizona law enforcement officers to give some comfort to kids caught in the middle of tragedy.

If you’re a commuter who endured one of the four recent massive traffic back-ups on Valley freeways thanks to serious accidents involving big rig trucks, no doubt you spoke words you’d never say in front of your kids.

Dirty bathrooms, closed trails and longer lines at Grand Canyon National Park. Furloughs for thousands of civilian defense workers. Reduced health care access.

Tempe police issued an AMBER Alert for 13-year-old Jazmin Babers after she was abducted by her her biological father at a Tempe bus stop Tuesday afternoon.

At Chandler’s Guns Etc., Bryant Scatena examines an AR-15 he’s thinking about purchasing sooner rather than later because of fears that the government will curb sales of assault rifles.

COOLIDGE - Four undocumented immigrants have been turned over to Border Patrol agents after Pinal County Sheriff's deputies tried to stop a vehicle in Coolidge Friday.

NACO — Authorities say a man who fled from southern Arizona police officers is in custody and being treated for a gunshot wound.

A burglar will use any open door — front, back, side, garage or doggy.

ROOSEVELT – Thursday’s change of weather allowed firefighters to construct additional fireline on the 4,800-acre Mistake Peak Fire and bring it to 25 percent containment.

The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) announced Friday its support for Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign for Congress. NAPO is a coalition of police unions and associations from across the United States that serves to advance the interests of America’s law enforcement through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education.

Drivers across the East Valley will begin seeing crosswalks full of children who are returning to school this week – along with extra police officers on the street to enforce traffic laws near campuses.

Police agencies across Arizona are launching patrols to seek out drunken drivers during the July 4 holiday.

While both those who support and despise Senate Bill 1070 dance in the streets proclaiming victory after the June 25 U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision on Arizona’s anti-immigration law, the revelers need to remember that there’s a whole lot of very serious felony crime occurring every day in Arizona and the vast majority of it never gets solved and has nothing to do with illegal immigration.

In an effort to save more lives on Arizona’s roadways this month, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering with the Chandler Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to enforce Arizona’s seat belt and child safety seat laws.

The Tempe Police Department, working in cooperation with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Arizona Department of Liquor Control and Arizona State University, has kicked off an enforcement campaign to curb underage alcohol violations, unlawful gatherings/loud party complaints, and impaired driving in the city.

Good and honest law enforcement is the cornerstone of a nation of laws. Unfortunately Arizona has serious problems in that regard when it comes to its elected and appointed law enforcement leadership.

Less than 24 hours after making the plan public, Republican-controlled committees voted Tuesday to approve a no-growth budget for the state.

Tempe police are trying to reduce collisions by stepping up enforcement at the top 10 intersections for crashes.

PHOENIX -- Gov. Jan Brewer is proposing a nearly $9 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year that provides more money for schools, hires former police officers to investigate allegations of child abuse and sets up a needs-based scholarship for community colleges.