Apache Junction News

David Gonzalez, U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona, addresses the media about a statewide task force and the arrests of more than 600 fugitives.

We're expecting a major announcement from federal law enforcement agencies Thursday regarding the safety of you and your family.

A former Apache Junction High School girls basketball coach was sentenced to 20 years probation Monday and barred for life from working with minors, even as a volunteer.

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United Food Bank is holding a summer Christmas party to kick off their July's Food Drive Competition at Famous Dave's BBQ.

Larry Sellmeyer, 56, of Apache Junction faces prosecution after bringing an unloaded handgun with him on a medical trip to India.

All Larry Sellmeyer wanted was an affordable hip surgery. Without health insurance, he found a deal in India for a third of the price.

A truck went over a cliff on Highway 88, four miles south of Canyon Lake. Apache Junction fire crews, Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies and Department of Public Safety officers are on the scene.

A woman is in serious condition after the Jeep she was driving along Arizona 88 careened off a cliff near Canyon Lake early Tuesday morning.

Organizers of the fourth annual Apache Junction Art Festival of the Superstitions are looking for artists and sponsors.

Even as glittering, refrigerated Valley shopping malls draw summer crowds, Mesa Market Place Swap Meet, with its indoor/outdoor "shaded breezeways," continues every weekend to draw thousands who come to gawk at and bargain for more merchandise than any mall could offer.

A dive team from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Thursday recovered the body of an Apache Junction man who drowned in the Salt River.

Imagine having to explain an e-mail message that asks your friends for money--a message sent from your Webmail account.

A man in jail facing a manslaughter charge in the death of a Mesa teen was indicted earlier this month on three counts of felony forgery.

Mayors, from left, John Lewis of Gilbert, John Insalaco of Apache Junction and Art Sanders of Queen Creek shake hands after a press conference at Freestone Park in Gilbert on June 17, 2009.

The Maricopa County Superior Court issued the harshest sentence yet in the Night Partners Entertainment prostitution case.

About a week before he was sworn in, John Lewis said he planned to jump into the role of Gilbert mayor cautiously.

East Valley cities could take drastic measures such as closing parks and selling off buildings, hiking utility bills and cutting projects and services if the state Legislature slashes funding to local governments.

Port Ludlow has made the list of "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities," a guide to help retirees find the best place to start the second half of their lives.

Gilbert teen Jon Ingram is all too familiar with the age and other restrictions at local concert venues and bars.