It is the most publicized shoplifting case of the year. It is the only publicized shoplifting case of the year. When word got out Aug. 12 that KTVK (Channel 3) meteorologist Kim Dillon had been arrested on suspicion of stealing $400 worth of clothes from a northeast Phoenix Dillard’s store, television news stations breathlessly reported the development.

It is the most publicized shoplifting case of the year. It is the only publicized shoplifting case of the year. When word got out Aug. 12 that KTVK (Channel 3) meteorologist Kim Dillon had been arrested on suspicion of stealing $400 worth of clothes from a northeast Phoenix Dillard’s store, television news stations breathlessly reported the development.

Two legislators have asked state Attorney General Terry Goddard to clarify whether the Arizona Open Meetings Law bars government officials from talking to news media prior to a vote.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A grand jury expected to hear evidence in the Michael Jackson child molestation case could not be seen in the main courthouse early Monday.

When attorney Garrett Simpson walked into a downtown Phoenix jailhouse in Aug. 2004, he saw a spectacle before him: heavily armored police, bright lights and dozens of rabid journalists.

The old saying "loose lips sink ships" almost became the new mantra of the Scottsdale Unified School District.

September 4, 2004

The former state banking chief accused a foe in the attorney general's race of filing a lawsuit against a payday lender to get some publicity and then abandoning the case.

There may be all sorts of reason not to elect an attorney to public office.

Attorneys for Bishop Thomas O'Brien, former head of the Roman Cathoic Diocese in Phoenix, denied prosecutors' allegations Tuesday that they were acting in bad faith and "playing games" in the hit-and-run case.

Maricopa County Attorney Richard Romley said Tuesday the civil attorney representing a family whose teenage son was shot to death by Mesa police is interfering with the investigation.

A telephone call came into Maricopa County Attorney Richard Romley’s office late Monday afternoon during a meeting.

A field of three candidates for the Maricopa County Attorney’s post features a former county attorney, a former deputy county attorney and the Libertarian attorney who will face one of them in the November general election.

The longtime spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has been reassigned after refusing to allow journalism students into news conferences and hurling insults at an ASU professor in an e-mail exchange.

February 9, 2005

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has put in legal terms what should be clear to local elected officials: it is not a violation of the state’s Open Meeting Law to answer media questions about how they might vote on public issues.

February 7, 2005

WASHINGTON - The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday to repeal media ownership rules critics say could lead to a wave of mergers and ultimately stifle diversity and local viewpoints in news and entertainment.

More American children are getting chubbier and eating junk food because of the powerful influence of food and beverage advertisements, a study by a distinguished scientific panel has found.

Mesa Community College’s allegations against its media arts director, Cyndi Greening, are unfounded and there is no cause to fire her, a faculty committee ruled this week.

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard visited Apache Junction this week to announce the kickoff of an aggressive statewide ad campaign to combat methamphetamine use among young people.

The attorney for the man accused of driving 147 mph on Loop 101 in May cited the “media environment” and a tough stance on speeders in Scottsdale as the primary reasons her client accepted a plea deal and avoided a jury trial.