Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department will join fire departments Valley-wide for the first coordinated fire station open house Saturday, May 18.

Learn about CPR and what to do in an emergency during a workshop hosted April 30 by Bella Vista Senior Living, a Senexus Community, and presented by the Mesa Fire Department.

Learn about CPR and what to do in an emergency during a workshop hosted April 30 by Bella Vista Senior Living, a Senexus Community, and presented by the Mesa Fire Department.

Tater Tot was one of the skinniest dogs R.E.S.C.U.E has ever taken in. He couldn’t hold his head up, was limp, and seemed unable to see. After being rushed to the emergency veterinarian, the vet stabilized him and said Tater had been born with a liver shunt, meaning that his liver was not removing toxins from his body.

Today, nearly 850 nonprofits statewide have joined with the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits (Alliance) and Arizona Grantmakers Forum to participate in the first-ever Arizona Gives Day.

Sixteen-year-old Jesus Yanez doesn’t think of himself as a hero, but that’s the role he found himself in when he saved another student’s life at Mesa’s Westwood High School.

Through rain, shine and heat, crossing guards get children to and from school safely every day. AAA Arizona is calling for nominations for its sixth annual Crossing Guard of the Year Award. The deadline to submit nominations is March 12.

United Blood Services is experiencing a severe shortage of blood donations as many donors cancel appointments due to the flu.

Washington’s self-created “fiscal cliff” crisis has been somewhat resolved, which means we can continue ignoring the real fiscal crises that are dead ahead.

Two kids, two pets, two jobs, too much.

Arizona United Blood Services needs about 300 people to donate blood, with a particular need for donors with O-negative blood types, on Nov. 10 as Thanksgiving gets closer and people get busier. “Once people get into their holiday activities many things take precedence over donating blood for many people,” said Sue Thew, United Blood Services spokeswoman.

The love of Goldens will be celebrated 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Golden Harvest Anniversary. The event will be hosted by AZ Bread Co., 315 W. Elliot Road in Tempe. The 3,000th Golden Retriever rescued by Rescue a Golden of Arizona this summer will shake paws with visitors.

A young puppy thrown from a vehicle in the south East Valley recently will likely be going to a new home Wednesday.

As part of National Fire Prevention Week, the Tempe Fire Department will host a safety fair on Oct. 13.

Jesus Molina doesn’t remember much of what happened after he walked into an east Mesa Chase Bank little more than a month ago to withdraw cash from an ATM.

It's been about a month since Janie Powers has been back to the ballpark. For awhile, she didn't think she ever would see another pitch.

Equipment in specially designed FIDO Bags to help treat cats and dogs after a fire will soon be deployed by the Mesa Fire Department.

Police are investigating after a child being cared for at a Gilbert daycare facility died Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Could your dog or cat be a southpaw?

Golfers will encounter some furry four-footed companions when they tee off at Rescue A Golden of Arizona’s “Links of Gold” Golf Tournament at Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale on Sept. 15.

Two kids, two pets, two jobs, too much. That's how it felt to Erin McCarthy when it came time to drag her cat and puppy to the veterinarian. So she jumped on a growing trend among veterinarians and called the vet to her.

A 4-year-old boy drowned Tuesday in a pool at a Mesa home.

On Dec. 16, 2006, Lindsey Black received a phone call she didn’t want.