Arizona's suicide rate is ticking upward, sparking grave concern among health officials.

The forensics expert hired by David Carradine's family has concluded that the "Kung Fu" actor did not commit suicide, but said that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the cause of death could be determined.

LONDON - The scene is difficult to watch, even for viewers inured to the subject of dying by a steady diet of violent Hollywood and television fare.

A man's five-and-a-half hour standoff with Chandler police in which he fired shots at SWAT officers and a robot ended late Tuesday when he killed himself, police said. The man's name wasn’t released.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Nikki Bacharach, daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, the songwriter and actress said in a statement Friday.

After the second teenager at Horizon High School committed suicide this year, Sarah Bernes had enough. The Scottsdale senior decided to spread a message in the form of small green bracelets: “You are not alone.”

After the second teenager at Horizon High School committed suicide this year, Sarah Bernes had enough. The Scottsdale senior decided to spread a message in the form of small green bracelets: “You are not alone.”

Bob Wallace watched his grandfather die an agonizing death. The Sun Lakes man does not intend to go the same way. Freda Anderson’s husband died quickly from cancer but repeatedly asked her to hasten his death as she struggled to find hospice care and make end-of-life choices.

Bob Wallace watched his grandfather die an agonizing death. The Sun Lakes man does not intend to go the same way. Freda Anderson’s husband died quickly from cancer but repeatedly asked her to hasten his death as she struggled to find hospice care and make end-of-life choices.

FREDERICA, Del. - The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.

It was only two months ago when deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Morris and probation officer Bill Harkins were exchanging gunfire with a probationer in a quiet Gilbert neighborhood.

A veteran Phoenix detective who was shot by his wife in a domestic violence incident and then arrested on aggravated assault and kidnapping charges was found hanging from his jail cell Saturday in an apparent suicide, authorities said.

December 7, 2004

A man’s body was found about 5:15 p.m. Sunday inside a burning mobile home in the 2900 block of East McKellips Road in Mesa, officials said.

The East Valley’s list of “suicide by cop” cases grew longer last week.

FORT HANCOCK, Texas — After a bad day on the job as a Border Patrol agent, Eddie DeLaCruz went home and began discussing with his wife how to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Then he casually pressed his government-issued handgun under his chin and pulled the trigger.

ATLANTA — A grand jury indicted four members of an assisted suicide group Tuesday on charges they helped a 58-year-old man with cancer kill himself, clearing the way for a trial that could not only decide their fate but also help validate - or repudiate - their work.

Scottsdale police say they shot and severely wounded a suicidal man who pointed a handgun at officers on Friday afternoon.

The quick actions of a Mesa police officer helped save the life of a 17-year-old boy who attempted suicide early Wednesday.