With a little inspiration and a renewed focus after halftime, fourth-seed Mesa erased a lackluster first half against a dangerous city rival.

Working to get a meal is something dogs were born to do.

For a university with the second-largest enrollment in the country, last Friday morning at Arizona State was surprisingly serene.

Whenever Kaimarr Price had his doubts, and there were many, he always found something to refocus on his goals.

CAMDEN, Maine — When Peg Davis was ready to find a retirement community to move to, she looked north — not south — for a place to spend her later years.

During the course of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, we became familiar with the U.S. gold medal gymnastics team known as the “Fab Five” and later, the “Fierce Five.”

It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.

I read Jonathan Butcher’s guest commentary on education, “An Abbott and Costello routine: Who’s on ...49th” in the AFN on June 25. I have also read other education commentaries by Butcher, the person who the Goldwater Institute touts as their education director.

This is how I imagine legendary comedians Abbott and Costello would discuss public education:

This is how I imagine legendary comedians Abbott and Costello would discuss public education:

Josh Abbott Band: With their third album, “Small Town Family Dream,” debuting at No. 1 on the iTunes Country Chart, this independent Texas band brings a country beat to Mesa.

The golden retriever, Aaron Nelson explained, is named D.O.G. (pronounced d-oh-gee).

Let’s be clear about one thing: Roberta “Bobbi” Smith is innocent. Charges alleging that she unlawfully removed political signs in Gilbert last May have been dropped, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s office said last week it intends to drop criminal charges against Roberta Smith, a former Gilbert Chamber of Commerce board member accused of removing signs related to the town’s 2011 elections.

You might think, as a long-time newspaper guy, I have seen it all.

SAN ANGELO, Texas - On June 11, 2008, top cops from Arizona, Nevada and Utah walked out of a meeting in Las Vegas excited about the prospect of banding together with federal authorities for a multistate effort to fight crimes related to polygamy.

Youth may run wild on most motorcross tracks across the nation, but being young doesn’t always translate into wins. Insert Peoria resident Destry Abbott, a 39-year-old professional motocross rider, who began his career before many of today’s riders saw their first bike.