Photos: 2013 Arizona State Track Championship Meet 5/11/2013

Arizona State Track Championship Meet held at Mesa Community College, Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: ASU 2013 Spring Graduation

ASU graduates celebrate during a commencement ceremony, Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Tempe.

Photos: Red Mountain vs. Desert Ridge 5/6/2013

Red Mountain defeats Desert Ridge in the Division I Softball State Tournament , Monday, May 6, 2013 in Phoenix at the Rose Mofford Softball Complex with a score of 11 to 0. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

Division I track and field state meet

Photos: Boys Volleyball State Championship 5/11/2013

Highland and Gilbert play for the Division I State Championship Title, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Gilbert High School.

Photos: Div. I State Championship Baseball

Chaparral and Desert Mountain meet up in the Div. I State Championship game at Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Tempe. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Frontier service begins at Phx-Mesa Gateway

The first Frontier flight from Denver arrives at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Frontier is the third airline to offer passenger service at the airport in Mesa.

Things to do this weekend

Photos: Div. I Girls Softball Championship

Red Mountain takes on Chaparral in the Div. I State Championship softball game Monday, May 13, 2013 on the campus of ASU in Tempe. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Special Olympics of Arizona - State Track & Field Competition

Special Olympics of Arizona - State Track & Field Competition - April 27, 2013, in Mesa. [Greg Herriman/Special to Tribune]

Photos: Basha at Gilbert Softball 4/23/2013

Gilbert hosts Basha, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Div. II State Championship Baseball

Notre Dame takes on Sunnyslope in the Div. II State Championship game at Camelback Ranch in Glendale Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Longest-serving AZ death row inmates

Photos: The 9th Annual Pat's Run in Tempe

9th Annual Pat's Run, honoring Pat Tillman. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Rescue Pawtique at Superstition Springs Mall

Rescue Pawtique at Superstition Springs Mall Grand Opening Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Mesa. Panacea Animal Wellness Sanctuary, an East Valley animal rescue, adds opportunities to adopt pets with a new location previously occupied by a pet store at a Westcor mall.

Photos: Maricopa at Seton Baseball 4/10/2013

Seton's victory over Maricopa Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Chandler. [Greg Herriman/Special to Tribune]

Dining out: Where the locals go to eat

Land in any city, and you don’t need help finding an Applebee’s or Red Lobster. What’s harder is locating the places the locals go, those chockful-of-character eateries that draw a following day after day, year after year. We’ve compiled some of our favorites in this handy guide. Think of it…

Photos: Gilbert Shooting 5/2/2012

Gilbert officers work the scene of a mass shooting of four adults and a child, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 near Cooper and Warner Roads in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

Photos: Celebrate Mesa 4/20/2013

Celebrate Mesa at Pioneer Park Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Fountain Hills at Seton Boys Tennis

Seton takes on Fountain Hills on April 16, 2013, in Chandler. [Greg Herriman/Special to Tribune]

Photos: Cardinals upended by Rams in Thurs. night game, now 4-1

Sam Bradford missed high, low, left, right. After capping the St. Louis Rams' opening drive with a touchdown pass to Lance Kendricks, the former No. 1 overall pick endured an 0-for-12 slump that included Patrick Peterson's interception in the end zone on a pass tossed up for grabs under hea…

Arizona wildfires

Photos: Boeing in Mesa for 30 years

A Veterans Wall of Honor is unveiled during a dedication ceremony at the Boeing plant in Mesa, Friday, March 23, 2012 on the plants 30th anniversary. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

Photos: Phoenix office complex shooting scene

Police have identified the suspect who shot three people Wednesday morning at a Phoenix office complex. Phoenix police told ABC15 the suspect is 70-year-old Arthur Douglas Harmon. ABC15 first heard reports of the shooting around 10:45 a.m. at the complex off 16th Street north of Glendale Ave…

Photos: Basha at Desert Ridge Softball 4/19/2013

Desert Ridge hosted Basha Friday, April 19, 2013 in Mesa. Desert Ridge beat Basha by a score of 3 to 2. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

PHOTOS: President Obama's 2013 State of Union address

WASHINGTON — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse…

Photos: AirPower History Tour

Aviation enthusiasts look over vintage war planes Friday,March 1, 2013, at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport during the Commemorative Air Force's AirPower History Tour. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Set designer

Set designer Christine Peters created the set for the Broadway Palm's Broadway musical Cinderella.

Photos: Ultramarathoner

Photos: Snow drops in on parts of Valley, elsewhere in AZ

A winter storm brought snow to the Tucson area and hail and sleet to the Phoenix metropolitan area Wednesday, disrupting flights, making for slushy rush-hour commutes and creating the rare sight of flurries at a professional golf event in southern Arizona. [-- The Associated Press]

Photos: Mesa on national stage hosting GOP debate

Volleyball state championships photo slideshow

Photos: ASU Spring Graduation

Arizona State University's graduate commencement ceremony inside Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Tempe.

Photos: Mock D.U.I. crash 5/4/2012

Students of Marcos de Niza High school watch as a scenario plays out on the football field during a mock crash in which several safety agencies participated in, along with the school's drama club to bring awareness of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The school's prom is this…

Photos: Dobson High School graduation

Dobson High School graduation ceremony takes place on the school's football field, Thursday, May 27, 2010 in Mesa.

Photos: H.S. football week 5

Game action from week 5 of high school football in the Valley.

Photos: Salpointe at Chaparral 8/24/2012

High school football game action of Salpointe at Chaparral, Friday, August, 24, 2012 in Scottsdale.

Photos: H.S football week 6

Game action from high school football around the Valley.

Basha at Perry Softball 4/2/2013

Basha at Perry Girls Softball 4/2/2013. Basha beat Perry by a score of 13 to 3. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Photos: Perry vs. Williams Field girls softball 3/13/2013

Marcos de Niza/McClintock Tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe. Perry beat Williams Field by a score of 6 to 2. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

Graduation photos

'Wrigleyville West' renderings

The Chicago Cubs unveil the first glimpse of the proposed spring training complex, anchored by the stadium and a privately constructed commercial development dubbed Wrigleyville West.

Photos: Marcos de Niza at Cesar Chavez

High school football game action of Marcos de Niza at Cesar Chavez.

Photos: Rocking Salt River Mardi Gras

Thousands of floaters donned masks, beads and costumes Saturday, Aug. 18 for Salt River Tubing's Mardi Gras Magic event on the lower Salt River in Tonto National Forest in northeast Mesa. And of course, they had to pose for some photos.

Photos: Getting to know the Grand Canyon

The out-of-state and international visitors to the Grand Canyon well outnumber local visitors, according to Mike Buchheit, director of the Grand Canyon Field Institute. The institute, a nonprofit organization established 15 years ago, is the educational arm of the Grand Canyon Association wh…

Photos: Images from the London Olympics (July 30)

Images from the pool, the courts, the beach and the rest of the London landscape as results unfold July 30 at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Dust storm photos, videos

Photos: 2013 Mesa Easter Pageant

The 2013 Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant "Jesus the Christ" performed Thursday, March 14, 2013 on the grounds of the Mesa Mormon Temple. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

Photos: Week 3 H.S. football

High school football action from week three in the Valley.

Photos: Chandler officer's funeral

Nearly 4,000 people attend the funeral of slain undercover Chandler police officer Carlos Ledesma’s funeral at the Mission Community Church in Gilbert.