Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath.

A prosecutor on Thursday portrayed Jodi Arias as a manipulative liar who stalked her ex-boyfriend and killed him in grisly fashion before courting the media spotlight in her sensational murder case.

When Arizona voters approved the use of medical marijuana in 2010, Steve Cottrell saw a way to combine his laboratory background and his interest in the plant he’d been studying since his 11-year-old son died of cancer more than a decade before.

Fittingly for a guy who’s about to become “big time,” Dion Jordan’s life has been hectic.

Conceding their lobbying arguments are inconsistent with those in court, state prosecutors have given up in their bid to regulate how products with marijuana are labeled.

A 21-year-old Arizona State University student has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of causing serious burns to two young women attending a house party in Tempe.

Here are the East Valley high school varsity football schedules for 2013. This list will be continuously updated.

Eric James Coulter was found guilty of manslaughter Monday for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Monique Cota, in Chandler.

Now that the Chicago Cubs have secured a spring-training home in Mesa well into the future, the East Valley will soon welcome to the area the first of possibly many in a long line of Windy City favorites: Portillo’s Hot Dogs.

Known as a bulldog with a pedal-to-the-metal approach to prosecuting cases, Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Juan Martinez no doubt stumped Jodi Arias repeatedly throughout his intense cross-examination in her murder trial.

Jodi Arias' effort to get the death penalty option in her murder case temporarily set aside was met Friday with a swift rejection from the Arizona Supreme Court in a one-sentence response denying the motion filed just hours earlier.

Joe Arpaio is the best sheriff ever in the history of Maricopa County! No, he’s the worst Maricopa County sheriff ever!

Homeowners who survived the initial onslaught of harsh weather late last week might still want to take a number of precautions, as late-night temperatures are expected to stay in the low- to mid-30s through at least Tuesday.

Interstate 10 is open to traffic in both directions Wednesday afternoon after the westbound lanes were closed for a time earlier in the day due to a rollover at the Salt River Bridge, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

A Chandler couple accused of locking their severely disabled 8-year-old son inside a bathroom while they left him home alone, remains free on bond while authorities are pushing forward with their prosecution.

A single-vehicle crash that killed a Chandler man likely will be ruled a fatal collision due to a medical condition, a police spokesman said.

Even though defending champion Desert Vista and Chandler are two of the top teams in Division I, there is a real chance the loser of their matchup on Friday starts on the road in next week’s first round.

A meeting to better organize the battle against roof rats now invading Mesa’s Orange Grove neighborhood is set for Thursday.

It’s been more than two years since Kyleigh Sousa died after being dragged and run over by a car while walking with a group of friends on the Arizona State University campus, but she still is well remembered.

A Tennessee businessman with a penchant for collecting cars is helping Jan Brewer elect Republicans to Congress, here and elsewhere.

East Valley residents began their annual collection of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts Thursday night with a goal of collecting 15,000 gift-filled boxes this year.

PHOENIX – For 25 years, Joella Moore wondered what became of her brother after he ran away from his family’s home in Riverside, Calif., at age 16. She came to fear the worst but hoped he had started his life over somewhere.

A group of managers is buying the Village Voice and all its affiliated free arts weeklies but is leaving behind the online classified site Backpage.com, whose listings have drawn fire for promoting the illegal sex trade.

A man who police say called 911 and lobbed threats against people attending a recent curriculum night at Mesa’s Las Sendas Elementary School has been arrested and is facing threatening and intimidating-related felony charges.