Tolleson News

Victor Martinez probably didn't know what hit him. The medical examiner said his head was caved in by a hammer or a baseball bat.

Southwest Valley cities said Fourth of July fireworks attendance ballooned this year after two communities couldn't afford to put on shows.

Maricopa County Sheriffs Office received a tip about the drop house in Tolleson.

MCSO and SWAT arrived on the scene about 5:30 Sunday night after a neighbor called in a tip.

TOLLESON, AZ a ' The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reported Sunday that 32 people are in custody after a drop house was busted in Tolleson Sunday.

After losing its top three administrators to retirement, Tolleson Union High School District chose to fill two of the positions temporarily.

As West Valley cities struggled to balance their budgets this year, canceling Fourth of July fireworks shows yielded big savings, at least for Glendale and Avondale But for Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Tolleson and Litchfield Park, the show must go on - and be prepared to accommodate the nearly 52,000 people left looking for nearby festivities.

Residents and motorists watched approximately 250 Catholics from Blessed Sacrament Parish walk down the center of Van Buren Street June 13 to commemorate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

Kicking off its 80th anniversary year, the Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa will hold a free Fourth of July fireworks show, along with other festivities designed to draw visitors to stay overnight.

The state Senate voted Monday to effectively overturn a murder conviction and give the defendant a new trial.

A man suspected of robbing a Scottsdale bank then fleeing on a mountain bike was arrested Friday around midnight.

Richard Mikus submitted the following information . For nearly a decade, the Arizona Youth Ballet has been serving the West Valley with dynamic presentations.

Avondale fire crews responded to a fire this morning that began in the garage and spread to the attic of a foreclosed home, fire officials said.

Jurors in an Ohio murder trial may need to decide a question that researchers have spent years looking into: how reliable are child witnesses? Desiree Andaverde is expected to testify against her former stepfather this week in a Toledo courtroom.

A 41-year-old man jumped off a rock at Canyon Lake Friday afternoon and broke his back, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's officials.

PHOENIX a ' Arizona is prepared to spend more than $121 million to combat the state's foreclosure problem, with most used to buy and fix up foreclosed homes and then help qualified people purchase them.

A House panel agreed Wednesday to do something that voters last year did not: Put a measure on the 2010 ballot to outlaw any sort of government preferences on race or sex.

A Chandler boy is missing after his father failed to return him from a scheduled court-ordered visit, according to Chandler police.

People in Goodyear don't know each other as well as they once did, but the city is building the foundation for a better community.

The Tolleson Union High School District governing board will select a temporary replacement to fill the district's top position.