Just because it’s been over two weeks since the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. forces doesn’t mean Americans should let down their guard against terrorism. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies want Valley residents to stay vigilant and maintain a heightened awareness of suspicious activities, reporting any odd behavior they witness. A video outlining eight possible signs of terrorism is available on the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) website, www.azactic.gov. ACTIC, a joint effort between the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and local police and fire departments, is requesting that anyone who witnesses suspicious activity call (877) 272-8329 or email actic@azdps.gov.

Terrorism liaison officers have been getting a lot of attention in the national press lately. But the bottom line of what they do is basically old-fashioned police work, according to the state police coordinating the effort in Arizona.

MIAMI - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted Thursday of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas attacks in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to clamp down on terrorism.

Seven men now stand accused of plotting to bomb the Sears Tower. Authorities said another group planned to release a deadly gas into New York subway system. A college student was said to discuss attacks against oil refineries and military bases.

Next week, Scottsdale will be buzzing with Blackhawk helicopters, a hospital will transform into a tent city and college students will act as patients contaminated from a lethal substance.

Next week, Scottsdale will be buzzing with Blackhawk helicopters, a hospital will transform into a tent city and college students will act as patients contaminated from a lethal substance.

A Tempe doctor has been barred from the United States on accusations he’s linked to terrorists, his attorney said Thursday.

A Tempe doctor has been barred from the United States on accusations he’s linked to terrorists, his attorney said Thursday.

December 10, 2004

WASHINGTON - The FBI has failed to translate hundreds of thousands of hours of wiretap recordings from counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigations since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, despite steep increases in funding for new linguists and other translation services, according to a report released Monday.

October 11, 2004

September 28, 2004

They're overdoing the 9/11 thing, say some Democrats and other observers of the Republicans and their national convention in New York City, and it might be a legitimate criticism before the final curtain falls.

American hearts surely go out to Russians, who have once again suffered a terrorist attack, this last one in a school with more than 350 hostages dead, many of them children.

BESLAN, Russia - Long before the first bombs exploded in Middle School No. 1, marking the beginning of a ferocious battle that left hundreds of schoolchildren and their parents and teachers dead, the hostages had descended to near despair.

They came to the Civic Center Library on Tuesday afternoon to tell stories of persecution, fear, confusion, terror and, most importantly, freedom.

Supporters of the USA Patriot Act faced a rancorous crowd Wednesday morning, defending the antiterror law against jeers from its critics.