The Easter Bunny is making a return to Chandler for the city’s annual Family Easter Celebration, 9 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Snedigar Sportsplex, 4500 S. Basha Road.

There is truly an excitement in the air as the holiday season begins! Traditions include baking cookies, attending festive parties and, of course, playing in the snow. Let’s not forget about kids thinking about what they are going to ask Santa Claus to bring them! What about the families that need a little extra help this season? ABC15 is proud to once again partner with Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln to be part of the annual Operation Santa Claus Charity Drive. The first ten years have resulted in a record number of donations for Valley children’s charities with over 50,000 donations to date.

A very odd assortment of mythical childhood figures, some of them afflicted with severe emotional insecurities and inferiority complexes, are thrown together as an unlikely set of action heroes in "The Rise of the Guardians," an attractively designed but overly busy and derivative mishmash of kid-friendly elements.

PHOENIX – For 25 years, Joella Moore wondered what became of her brother after he ran away from his family’s home in Riverside, Calif., at age 16. She came to fear the worst but hoped he had started his life over somewhere.

Five Mesa siblings plan to marry today in what’s become known as the “The Mega Wedding.”

The Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa is giving couples another choice for their wedding day.

Kayla Peterson was among nearly 900 St. Olaf students who were recognized for academic achievement at the college’s annual honors day convocation on May 4. Peterson is from Ahwatukee Foothills and is a graduate of Desert Vista High School. She is a sociology/anthropology and environmental studies major. Kayla is the daughter of Todd and Jayne Peterson.

Beer, like everything else, is getting more expensive these days. So I thought I had the solution: add water! After all, the more beer, the better, right?

He has been there once before, but Erik Woodward’s next trip to Guatemala will be longer and more intensive.

He has been there once before, but Erik Woodward’s next trip to Guatemala will be longer and more intensive.

While the ancient Hohokam settled into villages across the Salt River Valley, it was a temple mound in present-day Mesa that they chose as one of their most important cultural centers.

Before the Chicago Cubs start a new chapter of their history in a new Mesa training complex, archeologists are scouring the team’s future home for clues about the ancient Hohokam who once thrived in the area.

Occupy protesters, Rick Santorum, Barack Obama and college students everywhere agree. College costs are too high and student debt unbearable. They only differ in what to do about it.

Looking to take a trip to Grand Canyon National Park this month? 

Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix will host an exhibit of photographs by Christopher Colville, titled "Instar," now until Oct. 20 at the library's Central Gallery, 1221 N. Central Ave.

Library expansion for an early childhood learning center at Chandler Public Library’s Sunset branch will be the recipient of the Friends of Chandler Library’s 2011 fundraising campaign. The Friends of Chandler Library will kick off the campaign with a public reception, featuring Chandler artist-photographer Sue Cullumber, on Tuesday Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Copper Room, located on second floor of the downtown Chandler branch.

As Mesa’s pioneers scouted their new home, one of their most striking discoveries was a mound larger than a football field that was the cultural center of the ancient Hohokam.

Guest commentary by Jose de la Isla

Wondering what happened in the 14 billion years the universe has been around? A local author hopes her children's book can put it into perspective.

Wondering what happened in the 14 billion years the universe has been around? A local author hopes her children's book can put it into perspective.

A large study has found that the rate of children with autism in a portion of a South Korean city was more than double previous national estimates in other countries, leading researchers to call for similar reviews in the United States and abroad to better gauge the disorder's true extent.

Arizona State University is inviting the community to a ceremony and conference to launch a new school within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to develop "cutting edge transborder knowledge" for and with residents of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico region.

Jessica Vipperman has been swimming since she was 4 years old. After taking a few years off to pursue graduate study and social work, she returned to coaching and is being rewarded for it.

Learn more about the significance of water in the desert through “Choosing a Future with Water: Lessons from the Hohokam,” a free exhibition at the Arizona State University Museum of Anthropology in Tempe. The exhibit, on display from Monday, March 7, through April 15, compares and contrasts ancient Hohokam examples of delivering water and modern-day challenges.