Tempe News

In a nod to businesses trying to be creative during the recession, the Tempe City Council will consider relaxing signage restrictions.

On Monday, Tempe will ask a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to reconsider his decision to allow a tattoo business to open in Tempe.

" Just days before leaving on tour, the Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts says someone has stolen a utility vehicle and trailer used to haul their heavy instruments.

Jul. 2--Manufacturing activity declined for the 17th consecutive month in June, but the rate of contraction in the factory sector continues to be slower compared with the steep downturns during the fall and winter.

"And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air . . . " Francis Scott Key's stirring 1814 line from his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry," a battle in the War of 1812, became the symbol of Fourth of July celebrations.

Firefighters from three east Valley cities are at the scene of a 1st alarm fire in south Tempe Saturday.

A family of five is in serious condition after their sedan crashed into an abandoned vehicle on the Loop 202 late Tuesday morning.

It may not look like much to the average passer-by but a 1,188-square-foot house in Tempe is one family's castle.

It appears that Tempe gay and lesbian hangout The Door has, uh, closed its doors for good.

Tempe will have 1,379 years of combined experience walk out the door as of Tuesday,when the first round of workers who accepted an incentive to retire or resign leave the city.

A Mesa woman has had her car impounded and is facing several charges after striking a light rail train and then fleeing the scene.

A Tempe man was arrested on arson charges after an investigation revealed that he was involved in three separate arson incidents in Tempe.

TEMPE, AZ a ' Police caught and arrested a woman accused of colliding into a light rail train and fleeing the scene on Wednesday morning.

PHOENIX - Phoenix officials have delayed a proposed expansion of this car-crazy city's new light rail system, citing funding problems and a drop in tax revenue because of the slow economy.

A federal grand jury has indicted 65 people accused of defrauding the government out of more than $500,000 in federal student aid money.

After more than 24 hours of searching, 35-year-old Erick Lampert was apprehended.

Police on Monday arrested a mentally-ill man suspected of bludgeoning to death his mother and 14-year-old nephew two days earlier.

The City of Tempe is will be opening up the second phase of Sixth Street Park Monday morning.

A symbol of the recession's stranglehold on local business, The Groves shopping center in south Tempe has become a shell of what it used to be.

A Tempe police officer was injured late Friday night after a woman ran a red light at 48th Street and Southern Avenue and struck the front of his car, authorities said.