CASA GRANDE - The cowboy way of life. Laid back, informal, open and fun. Pastor Morris Pruit started Pinal County Cowboy Church, north of Casa Grande, about two years ago and is now actively involved in the community all the while trying to attract new people to his Tuesday night service.

A proposal to give Chandler city staff who voluntarily resign 20 weeks of pay to help offset a projected $19 million budget deficit next year is slated for discussion at Monday night’s City Council meeting.

A Gilbert woman accused of bludgeoning her husband with a hammer was found beaten in a field eight hours after he died, according to court records and a police report.

The escalating legal battles between county officials that erupted after the indictment of Supervisor Don Stapley have converged on the Mesa Republican’s secretary, who is now the subject of a criminal investigation and is being represented by a lawyer appointed by the county.

The Chandler day care center where a 2 1/2-year-old child died in November while under the care of a staff member has had its license revoked by the state.

The top prosecutor in Arizona’s largest county said Monday that his office will not prosecute drivers on criminal charges based solely on photo-radar evidence.

That means if a speed-enforcement camera clocks a driver going 100 mph in Maricopa County, they don’t have to worry about going to jail — just paying a fine.