December 2, 2004

Social service providers say the Valley needs several summer homeless shelters to avoid repeating the deadly effects of last month’s heat wave.

Social service providers say the Valley needs several summer homeless shelters to avoid repeating the deadly effects of last month’s heat wave.

Social service providers say the Valley needs several summer homeless shelters to avoid repeating the deadly effects of last month’s heat wave.

Mesa transit officials expect to decide this week if they’ll move one of two bus shelters the city installed on a stretch of road that doesn’t have bus service.

Homeless children who once didn't know where their next meal was coming from now have their own refrigerator.

Chandler city staff is recommending money budgeted for a "one-stop" service center for domestic violence victims instead be used to expand the city’s only domestic violence shelter.

Gilbert needs a domestic violence shelter, say the Gilbert Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee and area victims counselors.

Gilbert needs a domestic violence shelter, say the Gilbert Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee and area victims counselors.

Two little girls in frilly dresses giggled with anticipation as they stood just outside the door Tuesday. They didn't care they would be among the first to cross the threshold.

Mesa has decided to move two now infamous bus shelters that aren’t on any bus route.

A New Leaf is in need of items for emergency shelters and behavioral health services for needy children and families. Items needed: New pillows, twin and full-size sheets, pillow cases, mattress covers, twin blankets, bath and hand towels and washcloths.

PHOENIX - The only homeless shelter in Phoenix that didn't turn away sex offenders is making a change.

The cold weather is prompting more of Arizona's homeless to bring in the new year safe and warm inside shelters across the Phoenix and Tucson areas.

As colder weather sets in, the Valley’s homeless shelters face a shortage of space to help families or individuals who need a temporary place to stay.

In the blazing sun, Sherdale Lamb stood under a tree — the only shade available at her University Drive bus stop, one of more than 600 uncovered bus stops in Mesa.

In the blazing sun, Sherdale Lamb stood under a tree — the only shade available at her University Drive bus stop, one of more than 600 uncovered bus stops in Mesa.

SENECA, Mo. - More than a third of the 23 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are one of the worst places to be during a twister.

WASHINGTON - One of the largest accounting firms promoted dubious charitable deductions and complicated transactions to generate phony paper losses for clients, say Senate investigators who spent a year unwinding four tax products that KPMG sold to more than 350 individuals in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Mesa has installed a pair of bus shelters where no buses run — a $32,000 expense that comes as the city cuts transit funding to save money.

Mesa could get more bus shelters and revenue with a proposal officials are studying to advertise at bus stops.

What Donna Bruland learned from the Community Alliance Against Family Abuse will help her daughters and granddaughter make better decisions in their relationships.

December 6, 2004