A civil trial began Monday in a case by an Arizona salon owner who is challenging an order from cosmetology regulators that forced her to stop offering pedicures that use fish to nibble the dead skin off people's feet.

With dark shadows of uncertainty descending upon the hearts of so many at the conclusion of 2012, one can only hope 2013 will be a year of promise. But even in these dark days, miracles do still happen, especially when people are willing to roll up their sleeves for the cause of freedom.

The weather is cooling down, the mosquitoes are quelling and the days spent in the backyard swimming pool may be less frequent. But that doesn’t mean it is safe to stop adding chemicals to pool water, balancing its pH and running the water pump.

WASHINGTON – One in three Arizona teachers was absent for more than 10 days in the 2009-2010 school year, slightly better than the national rate of 36 percent, according to a recent report.

James Patterson titled his 12th Alex Cross crime novel simply "Cross." The filmmakers who adapted it expanded the title to "Alex Cross."

Some San Tan Valley residents have had concerns about Johnson Utilities before, but the latest situation involving a recent E.coli scare has left a number of them swearing off tap water for good.

From elementary to college students, many use backpacks to help carry everything from books to food and more throughout the school day, but could those backpacks be putting our children’s bodies in harm’s way? Backpacks can actually be especially taxing on the back, neck and shoulders if worn incorrectly.

CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. — There's nothing like bats to draw a crowd to the scorching Chihuahuan Desert in the late summer heat.

Residents in the San Tan Valley are telling ABC15 there is an E.coli scare for homes and businesses in that area.

SEATTLE (AP) — These aren't your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement into charcoal.

Backpacks filled with essential supplies are being collected to help the homeless in the Valley.

I recently received unwelcome news, and although it wasn’t a surprise, it’s something you’re never fully prepared to hear. No doubt about it, I was told, the days of an invaluable member of my household are numbered.

The Gilbert Fire Department is hosting its annual Back to School supply drive, benefitting Gilbert children.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disneyland is not just for sugar-soaked kids. Consider, all you grown-up women out there, going for a gals’ day out.

Three retired sisters have found a way to give old boots new life by turning them into stylish purses of all shapes and sizes.

They say those who can, do, those who can't, teach. But those who know high school teacher Marian Haley dispute this cliché. They say she is not only an amazing educator, but an inspiration to everyone in her community. This week's Fulton Homes ‘Teacher of the Week" winner is being honored for her generosity both inside her Government and Law classroom at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, and overseas.

Just in time for family-friendly holiday feel-goodery is Steven Spielberg's sweeping, historical epic "War Horse."

A federal appeals court has slapped down efforts by home builders to overturn a decision that two stretches of the Santa Cruz River are legally “navigable.”

Every year for nearly the last 30 years, the staff and employees at Mesa's JacksonWhite Attorneys at Law have continued a holiday tradition.

I grew up in a small Midwestern town with my grandparents living just across the street. On Christmas morning, we would have to wait at the end of the hallway until they made it across the street. It was grueling. We knew that they would not come over until he shaved and she finished whatever she had in the oven. It seemed endless.

I grew up in a small Midwestern town with my grandparents living just across the street. On Christmas morning, we would have to wait at the end of the hallway until they made it across the street. It was grueling. We knew that they would not come over until he shaved and she finished whatever she had in the oven. It seemed endless.