Sacaton News

A 22-year-old Mesa woman accused of leaving a fetus in a backpack had criminal charges against her dismissed today in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Charges were dismissed Monday against a Mesa woman who was accused of abandoning her stillborn fetus in a backpack under a tree on the Gila River Indian Community earlier this year.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has temporarily suspended operations at 13 rest areas across the state.

The Arizona Department of Transportation announced plans on Thursday to shut down 13 highway rest areas, consider closing 12 Motor Vehicle Division offices, defer $370 million in highway construction projects and cut 10 percent of its staff.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has announced plans to shut down 13 highway rest areas, consider closing 12 Motor Vehicle Division offices, defer $370 million in highway construction projects and cut 10 percent of its staff.

Craig Miller, 21, of Sacaton, Arizona, was sentenced today to six years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone.

A Sacaton man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison in connection with an aggravated assault on the Gila River Indian Reservation.

A Pinal County man and woman caught on Walmart surveillance video assaulting a Gilbert police officer, who eventually shot the man, were recently released from jail because the officer has yet to speak with investigators.

Sacaton man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 13 years in federal prison for shooting at a vehicle numerous times during a robbery attempt in 2007.

SACATON, AZ a ' One person was killed in a rollover wreck just after midnight on Thursday.

A Coolidge man was shot by an off-duty Gilbert police officer after he and a woman reportedly assaulted the officer outside a Wal-Mart. According to Gilbert police, the two-year officer had finished his shift at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday and was still in uniform when he attempted to contact a woman suspected of shoplifting in the Wal-Mart ...

An off-duty Gilbert police officer still in uniform late Sunday evening shot a Coolidge man who allegedly attacked him outside a Gilbert Walmart.

A Mexican citizen could be facing a lengthy prison sentence in connection with last year's armed robbery of a group of illegal immigrants near Sacaton.

Testing indicates that the 3D-MC2 system can allow grading with twice the productivity and four times the productivity of grading without the use of machine control.

Tucson copper company Asarco LLC overcame a major legal hurdle Friday when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved a $1.1 billion environmental settlement between the mining firm and federal and state agencies.The 'global' settlement resolves an estimated $6.8 billion in claims over polluted mine sites and marks a necessary step for Asarco to emerge ...

Mercedes Howard, 29, of Sacaton, Arizona, was sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison by U.S. District Judge Frederick Martone on Wednesday, April 29.

It's unusual when a woman murders a little kid, but not unheard of. California has Melissa Huckaby , accused of raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl.

Gila River Indian Community police have arrested a Mesa woman and accused her of leaving the body of a newborn infant in a backpack on the reservation last month.

Crews responded to a warehouse fire in the southeast Valley. The blaze was at a warehouse near Sacaton.