Goodyear News

When it comes to loading up the truck for Spring Training, Reds clubhouse manager Rick Stowe has it all down to an efficient science.

The team loaded its equipment onto semi trucks outside Great American Ball Park on Thursday in preparation for spring training in Goodyear, Ariz.

A man police say shot an Avondale officer in the leg and then shot himself after a six-hour standoff was arrested immediately after he was released from the hospital.

A Goodyear teen who brought a gun to school to kill his math teacher last year pleaded guilty this afternoon to one count each of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm.

Of all the children born in Arizona that day, LaVona Evans appears to be the only one who remains alive.

A safety council for the Agua Fria Union High School District said upgrading security systems and monitoring access to schools are top priorities as the district fine-tunes an emergency management plan.

It almost has the feel of a holiday for Cleveland. While Progressive Field sits dormant, activity buzzes in the stadium's loading dock, where two trucks are loaded with the Indians' equipment.

Pitchers and catchers of the Cleveland Indians won't report to Goodyear, Arizona until Feb.

The race for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office grew by one candidate in the last week, but the incumbent, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, maintained his dominant fundraising edge in campaign-finance reports.

It's not easy for some people to discover that they have diabetes, and it can be even harder to take a first step to get it under control, said Cathy Jones, a certified diabetes educator based at Paradise Valley Hospital.

The Buckeye Union High School District is dedicating three solar systems today at its high schools that will put out a combined 4.3 megawatts of power.

A barricade situation Sunday night with an armed man who shot an Avondale officer ended after midnight when the man apparently shot himself in the chest, authorities said.

Construction of a freeway interchange that will link an improved Loop 303 to Interstate 10 is the needed linchpin in what one day will be a commercial corridor similar to Loop 101, officials say.

A 19-year-old female inmate, whose baby drowned in a bathtub three years ago after she left him unattended, was found dead Friday from a possible suicide, said Arizona Department of Corrections officials.

The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the Feb. 14 centennial of Arizona's statehood by including an Arizona trivia question in each column until mid-February. Question: Richard E. Sloan was the last of Arizona's territorial governors.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The mayor of Goodyear is being treated in a local hospital after suffering a mini-stroke. Georgia Lord is at St.

The Buckeye Union High School District plans to fire Brian Bizzell, who is accused of sexual conduct with a high school student .

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 23 at 3:32PM MST expiring January 24 at 5:00AM MST in effect for: Coconino Winter Weather Advisory issued January 23 at 3:32PM MST expiring January 24 at 5:00AM MST in effect for: Coconino GOODYEAR, AZ - From an indoor golf facility to a Phoenix card room, city, state and federal investigators say they have ... (more)

Dr. John Bass, a Phoenix facial surgeon specializing in cosmetic plastic surgery procedures and non-surgical cosmetic treatments, reports that facelifts are the most popular procedure in his practice in 2011, continuing the trend shown by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery report in 2010.

Parents of the couple are Lewis and Maureen Brewster Richardson of Goodyear, Ariz., and Kevin and Debbie Schmid of Great Falls.