PHOENIX -- Efforts to better safeguard homes from the threat of wildfire have taken off in mountain communities throughout Arizona, with homeowners cutting down trees, removing wood piles, raking leaves and caulking around windows to keep embers out.

Freeway cameras show fairly light traffic moving smoothly along Interstate 10 and the frontage roads this morning as rush hour approaches.

PHOENIX -- An automated train that would eventually shuttle passengers from the eastern edge of Sky Harbor International Airport to its three terminals and its western end is expected to start operating in 2013.

Maybe it's too much to say that the White Stripes saved rock 'n' roll, but the Detroit duo certainly energized it with their daring, blues-drenched sound.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For a kid who just lost his job, Kyle Busch is certainly on top of the NASCAR world.

GOODYEAR -- Vandals snipped four guy wires attached to a power pole, toppling the pole and cutting power to more than 5,700 customers in Goodyear, officials said Monday.

PRESCOTT -- Prescott and Yavapai County reached an agreement on a land trade that gives the city ownership of the rodeo grounds, home of the self-proclaimed "World's Oldest Rodeo."

KINGMAN -- Mohave County's top prosecutor would like his employees to be able to benefit from a county loan reimbursement program that helps attorneys pay off college debts.

A Tucson teenager convicted of second-degree murder last month continued to deny orchestrating his father's death Monday, saying he had "no problems" with the man.

A University of Arizona student accused of meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex — only to find out the girl was an undercover detective — was sentenced to seven years probation Monday.

Passengers could see more consolidation in the airline industry, U.S. Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker told a conference of airport representatives in Tucson today.

PHOENIX -- A bill to overhaul the state's public campaign system was snagged Monday by a disagreement over how much leeway to give the system's oversight commission on when it can change rules that apply to candidates and their campaigns.

A Lehigh Valley community is mourning the loss a mother and son killed on their way to a family vacation in Maine. Dick Standish Reports More Local News ... Get CBS 3 On The Go

Associated Press - June 18, 2007 7:43 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police officers involved in shootings will now face mandatory sobriety tests under new department policies.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Labor unions and three major supermarket chains in southern California expressed doubts on Monday about reaching an agreement on a new contract as a union-imposed deadline expires later this week.

A 17-year-old girl is on trial for the fatal stabbing of a boy. A gang fight in a park got out of control. But was she an active participant, or a girl in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Mike Lopresti says that the heroes of the past week have proved that televised sports aren't just about Nielsen ratings, but ...

The Philadelphia Flyers dealt a first-round pick to the Nashville Predators Monday just for the right to talk to potential unrestricted ...

After 14 years in the NFL, Dan Wilkinson is out of a job and out of a Miami Dolphins uniform. The Dolphins terminated the defensive tackle's contract today, more than three months after trying unsuccessfully to trade the veteran player.