WASHINGTON — Some reward.

A former Tempe constable accused of burning down his home for insurance money has been sentenced to four months in jail and two years of supervised probation.

A former Maricopa County constable for the Kyrene Justice Court has been arrested by Tempe police on suspicion of plotting to burn down his Tempe home for insurance money.

It's unclear if outgoing Kyrene Constable Jon Levenson will be prosecuted for alleged ethics violations now that he's lost his bid for re-election, but local Republicans are pushing for criminal charges and are calling on him to resign early.

It's unclear if outgoing Kyrene Constable Jon Levenson will be prosecuted for alleged ethics violations now that he's lost his bid for re-election, but local Republicans are pushing for criminal charges and are calling on him to resign early.

U.S. SENATOR (2239 of 2239 precincts reporting)

Their names may not be as familiar as those in top political jobs across the Valley, but if you ever come in contact with the justice system, it's likely to involve a constable or justice of the peace.

In what normally is a quiet and unnoticed race, incumbent Fred Arnett defeated John Hastings in the west Mesa constable’s race with 63.2 percent of the votes, according to the county’s unofficial voting results.

High-profile races for governor and attorney general are grabbing the headlines, but lesser-known contests for East Valley justices of the peace and constables may have a greater impact on voters’ lives.

LOS ANGELES — It's been almost three months since Michael Jackson's shocking death, and while Los Angeles police are close to wrapping up their investigation, the decision on whether to bring criminal charges is at least weeks and perhaps months away, legal experts say.

WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud.

The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate jumped a half a point in July, to 9.2 percent, as the number of people working in Arizona dropped by 26,300.

Arizona's unemployment rate shot up another half a point in June, with further job losses still to come.

NEW YORK - For nearly seven weeks, Melora Hardin is trading the offices of Scranton's Dunder Mifflin for the bright lights of Broadway.

The housing slump and credit crunch continued to plague Arizona's economy last month as a greater-than-seasonally expected 49,200 nonfarm jobs were eliminated, according to the state Department of Commerce.