Litchfield Park News

Authorities say a 45-year-old Gilbert woman has been arrested after trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico with 112 pounds of marijuana concealed in her car.

A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after authorities said he shot himself in the head Saturday.

Litchfield Park on Wednesday followed Goodyear's lead in urging that a fight against a controversial raceway continue.

Raising or adding taxes, once considered politically risky, is becoming an increasingly common option for Valley cities facing budget crunches.

Goodyear officials opposing the reopening of Arizona Motorsports Park are pleading with Maricopa County to keep up the legal fight against the raceway.

Litchfield Park and Goodyear residents are pleading with the Arizona Corporation Commission to reject their utility's attempt to more than double their water bill.

What seemed unthinkable a year ago happened Wednesday night, when the City Council narrowly approved placing a primary property tax on the May 18 ballot.

A family of five was displaced from their Litchfield Park home on Wednesday night after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

The Litchfield Park City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to consider placing a property tax on the ballot.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office released the names of the victim and suspect in a fatal shooting near Litchfield Park Sunday night.

Maricopa County deputies say a 20-year-old man has been shot to death, and they've taken his mother's boyfriend into custody in the case.

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday near Litchfield Park. The man was shot by his mom's boyfriend in the 12900 block of W. Lawrence Court near Glendale Avenue and Dysart Road around 6 p.m. Sunday, said Douglas Matteson, with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

About 700 people came to the Kiwanis Litchfield Park 2010 Winter Trout Fishing Derby on Saturday, but the star may well have been a 24-inch trout.

Officials say a man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting at a Litchfield Park apartment complex Wednesday evening.

An 18-year-old suspect has been shot in the abdomen during a home invasion in Litchfield Park Wednesday night.

Litchfield Park offers free wellness and community awareness presentations to Southwest Valley residents at the Florence Brinton Litchfield Memorial Library, 101 W. Wigwam Blvd.

Tempe police served a search warrant at the Scottsdale home of the couple who last week were named "persons of interest'' in the December disappearance of 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson.

New population figures show the Southwest Valley kept growing in 2009, but much slower than in recent boom years.

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Mild weather and authentic Native American art and entertainment led to one of the most successful Native American Arts Festivals in Litchfield Park.