On July 25, 2012, Elizabeth Cruz says her 26-year-old son David Cruz was probably up late working on his DJ music.

Tackle the Trib is back in 2012.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is in its 25th year in October. Peoria city employees and the Peoria Firefighters Charities are teaming up to help raise funds to fight the disease.

“The great doctor/nursing staff at Banner Baywood 4th Floor, Stacey, Nicole, (many more) Dr. Horne! You sure will be missed under Obamacare! Thanks so much for the excellent care!

“The great doctor/nursing staff at Banner Baywood 4th Floor, Stacey, Nicole, (many more) Dr. Horne! You sure will be missed under Obamacare! Thanks so much for the excellent care!

Ahwatukee Foothills residents love to eat out, and to help them with their decisions we offer this selection of area restaurants that have been reviewed in the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Restaurants are listed alphabetically. To browse the restaurants by category, click here:

Ahwatukee Foothills residents love to eat out, and to help them with their decisions we offer this selection of area restaurants that have been reviewed in the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Restaurants are listed alphabetically. To browse the restaurants by category, click here:

Peoria High School senior K.J. Bowen, one of Arizona’s top sprinters and the football team’s leading receiver in 2009, died Monday in a car accident. He was 17.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road.

“Headbanger’s Ball” at Applebee’s?

Customers who dine at Applebee's on Saturday at Warner and Cooper roads in Gilbert can donate 10 percent of their check to the Gilbert Emergency Relief Fund.

A car wash and a memorial fund have been set up to help with funeral expenses for a Higley High School graduate.

The NotMYkid program will present a “Prevention Through Education” talk at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert. The Phoenix-based nonprofit organization focuses on middle school students, dealing with topics such as substance abuse and suicide.

Gilbert police arrested three East Valley men in connection with a kidnapping incident and drug deal.

MILWAUKEE - A man sentenced to life in prison for killing a woman in 1984 had his conviction overturned and was released Friday on a personal recognizance bond after spending 23 years behind bars.

For nearly three decades, NBC's Thursday-night comedy block has lived up to its "must-see" billing. Half of the shows that have captured the Emmy for best comedy since 1983 have come from its ranks, including "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "Friends," "Seinfeld" and, most recently, "30 Rock" and "The Office."

Jackie Sharp spends a lot of time at the Queen Creek Cafe and Sports Bar. Sharp, 76, usually opens the place up in the morning, ordering his off-menu special - Rancher with gravy, eggs, sausage and toast - and sitting for a while, then comes back in the afternoon for a beer or two in the bar.

Allison McManus wears a necklace containing a picture of her older half-sister, Andria Ziegler. And in her heart, she carries important words to live by - words Andria once told her younger sibling.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Shareholders of the bar-and-grill chain Applebee’s International on Tuesday approved a $1.9 billion buyout offer from pancake house operator IHOP Corp.

Mothers breast-fed their babies as they sat on the sidewalk Saturday night along 44th Street in front of the Applebee’s restaurant in the Arcadia Crossing Shopping Center in east Phoenix.