A skateboard program run by a nonprofit organization brings boards, protective gear and mentorship to hundreds of students in schools across the Valley.
If the Arizona Coyotes are successful in moving to Tempe, Gila River Arena, the Westgate Entertainment District and the city of Glendale will lose one of their centerpiece tenants.
School nurses do more than bandage scraped knees – they often provide a lifeline to student’s medical care for a chronic condition like asthma or diabetes,
Voting rights advocates for months had warned about possible voter intimidation at polls places, but voting watchdogs Tuesday were dealing with more routine problems.
The perennial debate over full-day kindergarten in Arizona has an added twist, with some educators, community and business leaders saying academic standards need to be applied to a full-day program.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered Arizona courts to reconsider the life-without-parole sentences handed down to five juveniles who were convicted of murder in the 1990s.
One year after a Valley school district switched to a four-day school week, some parents and students still grapple with longer days and child-care schedules.
A Phoenix-area middle schooler had an idea for a national technology “field trip” day and that was enough to earn him a trip to the White House as a kid science adviser.
Border Patrol agents near retirement are being locked into a set number of overtime hours under a policy aimed at controlling pension costs that could end up driving scheduling decisions, a recent report said.
An Army staff sergeant who served as a U.S. Olympic boxing coach, and a sergeant who won gold at the Paralympic Games, both from Arizona, earned a special honor.
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a former Maricopa County jail inmate can sue the sheriff’s office for shackling her while she was in labor and as she left the hospital after giving birth.
A heart transplant and the ensuing financial burden of the cost of medicine provided the push for Arizona's Jeanne Lunn to attend the Democratic National Convention.
Three Arizona police departments have signed up for the Data-Driven Justice Initiative unveiled last week by the White House, which includes a focus on mental health as parts of an effort to reduce local jail populations.
