Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly killed his girlfriend with a baseball bat in Mesa.

The Class of 2013 at Perry High School boasts an impressive list of accomplishments.

Five local chefs have been chosen for the inaugural Ripe awards, an honor started by The Phoenix Art Museum’s Men’s Arts Council to celebrate chefs who create cuisine worthy of national recognition, exhibit passion for Phoenix’s growing culinary scene, and draw a national spotlight to the area.

Eight of the Southwest’s most recognized and talented chefs — including one from Gilbert’s Joe’s Real BBQ — will show you how to make their favorite recipes on Eight’s Centennial Cooking Celebration.

At the risk of raising ire from fans and lovers of Hostess snacks, I have to confess: I have never been a fan of Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, Zingers or Suzie Q’s. And I would say, outside of eating a package of powdered-sugar doughnuts on rare occasion, I haven’t touched a Twinkie or Hostess cake in more than 30 years. They were just too sweet for me, and I never liked the taste of them.

Running is mostly seen as a solitary endeavor.

Minutes before toeing the starting line on Saturday, Dani Jones will take a moment, unfold a piece of paper and try to fill the void.

If you’re looking for the Mayor of Mesa, you won’t find him inside the box of old thinking.

The cross country schedule essentially has an invitational meet every weekend, but there are some circled in red.

There is no questioning of Desert Vista’s status in the cross country circles of Arizona.

The high school cross country season opened up last week for most teams in the state.

A Gilbert man who built a fake profile on a pornographic website to get back at an elementary school administrator has been sentenced to three months in jail.

The commitment to build a $5.3 billion chip fabrication facility in Chandler’s Ocotillo region — expanding on an already significant presence in one of the East Valley’s benchmark cities — has certainly brought Intel its fair share of global and national recognition over the past year.

A Gilbert man who built a fake profile on a pornographic website to get back at a school administrator is looking at jail time.

Winning the Peoria Invitational title Saturday night gave DaWayne Robertson a lot of confidence.

PEORIA - It should have been a proud moment for Desert Vista wrestling coach David Gonzalez.

Mayor-elect Greg Stanton announced the members of his 24-person transition team. Karlene Keogh Parks and Paul Luna will lead his transition team until Stanton takes office on Jan. 3, 2012.

MEXICO CITY - Back in February, Sarah Palin tweeted about the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak through a popular uprising. First there were the trapped Chilean miners, she said, and now the Egyptian disturbances. "What other drama will affect the Middle East?"

Here’s how my actual Get Out notebook — the used, abused, doodle-covered notepad I throw on the floorboards, shove into six different purses a week and rifle through like a madwoman — actually reads: