TEMPE – Stepping into the evening darkness from their silver Kia, a mother and her 20-something daughter walked toward the line of orange and clear bins filled with packets of fresh hypodermic ...

Per Arizona law, giving needles to drug users is a felony that can be — but typically isn't — enforced. Shot in the Dark, a needle-exchange program in the Phoenix area, tallied 51,000 participant ...

PHOENIX – For about a year, Jaclyn Brown has been training volunteers for a needle exchange program that works with drug users in Maricopa County. One of the first things she has told her helpers is ...

In the midst of the continuing overdose epidemic, the Arizona Department of Health Services is showing its ignorance. Shot in the Dark, Phoenix's largest needle exchange, may close because it doesn't ...

The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 40,000 new cases of HIV every year, and a major source of these cases is needle ...

A bill to decriminalize needle-exchange programs is advancing in the Arizona House of Representatives. Supporters call it an early, yet significant, legislative victory for advocates and experts who ...

A brush fire that began in California on Saturday afternoon and forced some evacuations moved into Mohave County, scorching a total of more than 200 acres. The San Bernardino County Fire Department ...