Pinal County News

A 3-year-old Arizona boy dragged his 1-year-old sister Friday from a house fire that killed their mother and injured two other adults, authorities said.

Fire officials have confirmed that a 22-year-old mother has died this morning in an mobile home fire at Ralson Road and State Route 238, about four miles west of Maricopa.

Pinal County supervisors have approved a land-use plan to guide area development as the county grows toward a projected population of 6.1 million people.

Pinal County Sheriffs Deputy Jeff Parkhurst was injured Monday in a car accident while on duty.

A Maricopa High School student has been taken into juvenile custody after telling a teacher a bomb would be placed on school grounds the next day.

U.S. Capitol Police say six protesters have been arrested at Sen. Joseph Lieberman's office in Washington.

Maricopa and Pinal Counties appear to have especially high concentrations of Baby Boomers, according to a new profile of this group by the U.S. Census Bureau.

MAMMOTH Pinal County Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Pete Rios, will co-chair a bi-partisan forum intended to address the fiscal problems that will face the Arizona in 2010.

Pinal County residents ages 6 months to 24 years old are eligible to receive swine-flu vaccinations at one of three clinics this month.

Two people died and three victims have been airlifted to area hospitals after a rollover accident outside of Eloy on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

State Sen. Al Melvin. Nov. 9, 2009. A freshman lawmaker disclosed Monday he is undergoing chemotherapy for a type of cancer but said it will not affect his ability to do his job.

A freshman legislator from southern Arizona is receiving treatment for a form of cancer.

The Maricopa City Council will decide Tuesday whether to approve $60,000 to help fund the Maricopa/Ak-Chin Community Alliance Against Substance Abuse to provide youth programs in the community.

The first time I remember hearing the name of state Sen. Al Melvin, R-Tucson, was when he participated in a Senate hearing panel on immigration last May.

Chandler's elections are a year away but a flurry of early campaigns is turning this into a long political stumping season.

This is Southern Arizona's Most Wanted. It's a segment designed for local law enforcement agencies to put the spotlight on wanted criminals running loose in our area.

Since the 2000 census, Pinal County's surge in population has had a remarkable side effect for politics - as the once rock-solid Democratic stronghold has been awash in new voters who register as Republicans.

Banner Health plans to announce a timeline for opening its new Ironwood location by the end of the year.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Posted on October 27, 2009 at 3:33 PM Attorney General Terry Goddard announced the indictments of 21 people Monday.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has cited Apache Junction Vice Mayor R.E. Eck with having no proof of insurance on top of recommending charges of aggravated assault related to an Oct.