Phoenix The 2008 West Nile Virus season is off to a very early start here in Arizona. Today, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed that a Southeast Valley man in his 60s…

On Friday, March 21, Mother Nature threw a curve ball at motorists heading north for the Easter weekend. A "river of sand which undermined the asphalt," occured near Slate Creek Hill on the west side of State Route 87, also…

U.S. authorities in Iraq have recovered remains that have been identified as two American contractors in Iraq. The victims have been identified as: * Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, who worked for JPI Worldwide when he was kidnapped on…

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has closed State Route 87 after ADOT crews discovered a land slide between the Phoenix and Payson areas. The land slide is occurring in the Slate Creek area between Sunflower and Rye, which is…

Mexico City -- $207 million is the largest single drug cash seizure the world has ever seen. This is like law enforcement hitting the ultimate jackpot. But luck had nothing to do with this windfall. This record-setting feat was the…

We just can't stop talking about this year's copious rainfall amounts and now, the runoff from all of the snow in the White Mountains. At last check, Roosevelt Lake was at 93% and rising. According to Rory Aikens with Arizona…

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiated an action last week to collect a $10.2 million civil penalty from Southwest Airlines for operating 46 airplanes without performing mandatory inspections for fuselage fatigue cracking. Subsequently, the airline found that six…

Spring runoff to be best in years Phoenix - Water resources specialists from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and cooperating partners are forecasting above normal runoff for March through May in Arizona's major rivers and streams based on recent…

A former player with the Tennessee Titans was arrested this morning for allegedly defrauding at least one victim by falsely promising to secure funding for a construction project in Mexico and spending the victim's "deposit." Reed Kyle Diehl, 29, of…

CHICAGO A north suburban businessman and a former General Motors Corp. executive were indicted for allegedly engaging in a kickback and fraud scheme that diverted approximately $80 million from GM from the sale of bulk aluminum to third parties, federal…

Washington, D.C. - The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Trading and Markets has issued the following statement regarding The Bear Stearns Companies: "The decision by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to provide The Bear Stearns Companies temporary…

An al-Qaida torture compound and prison is destroyed after being hit with six guided bomb unit-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions from a B-1B Lancer at 2:07 p.m. March 10 in Zenbaraniyah, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway) by…