Tempe police are seeking the public's help to locate a missing man who suffers from mental illness and is without his medication.

Authorities say a helicopter helped Pinal County deputies on Wednesday seize more than a ton of marijuana, two vehicles, and expose a suspected smuggling camp.

A quick-thinking El Mirage woman helped police catch four men who tried to break into her home Wednesday, police said.

A 12-year-old Peoria boy is facing charges a day after causing a school lockdown by telling classmates a flashlight was a possible bomb.

Tammi Smith, the woman who wanted to adopt long-missing Baby Gabriel, was found guilty Thursday of charges connected to her role in Gabriel's December 2009 disappearance.

A Mesa cellphone store was robbed at gun point by two men on Wednesday night.

A Surprise man on Tuesday was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for selling weapons to undercover cops in September 2010, officials said.

Fire started on third story of apartment building near Country Club Drive and Eight Avenue.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An Arizona man convicted of raping a woman in her home on the Navajo Indian Reservation has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Traffic was slowed by a three-vehicle collision with possible injuries on Interstate 10 in Phoenix on Thursday morning.

Gabrielle Giffords, the three-term Arizona Democrat wounded in a 2011 assassination attempt, resigned Jan. 25 to focus on her continued recovery. Early voting starts today in the June 12 special election to fill her vacant seat.

Around the Valley, many districts are changing, or at least examining, policies that concern advertising.

Ben Arredondo, a state representative and former Tempe City Councilman, was charged with bribery, mail fraud, extortion and lying in a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday for allegedly demanding and accepting gifts and other items from a company that was actually fronted by undercover FBI agents.

In July, a month before the Phoenix primary election, a new non-profit corporation was formed with the stated purpose of curbing billboards.

The Gladiator Fire more than doubled in size to roughly 5,400 acres Wednesday as it roared through the heart of the Bradshaw Mountains, claiming one more home and moving ever closer to others in the remote community of Crown King.

More than 460 firefighters working to keep the 5,000-acre fire from reaching Crown King.

J.T. Ready had 13 encounters with Gilbert police since 2008. Police reports depict him as an armed vigilante with a history of domestic-violence accusations.

Monti, with 10,394 votes, had a 222-vote lead compared with Mitchell who has 10,172 votes.

The first debate among candidates running to replace former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the special general election erupted Wednesday into accusations of lying. Republican Jesse Kelly, 30, and Democrat Ron Barber, 66, engaged in finger-pointing after sparring over hot-button issues such as benefits to seniors, health-care reform and energy.

With her signature on two final bills Tuesday, Gov. Jan Brewer wrapped up her action on legislation during the this year's regular session.