With his team trailing 3-2 heading into a second overtime Tuesday, Phoenix Mountain Pointe coach Bryan Sabato delivered a simple message: find a way to win. Spencer Thompson did.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as host of a syndicated television talk show, died Friday on his 81st birthday, his wife said. He died at 5:30 a.m. at a Palm Beach Gardens hospital, Genevieve Douglas said. She wasn't sure of the cause yet, but said he was admitted Thursday.

With 15 seconds left and the game tied at 60-60, Arcadia set up for the game-winning shot Friday night.

Scottsdale police are investigating the suspicious death of a 43-year-old man after discovering his body inside his apartment earlier this week.

It’s usually the political candidates eschewing religious services who come under attack from their opponents. But Rep. Ed Ableser, D-Tempe, is hearing criticism for having too much God in his life.

It’s a good year to be a rookie in the NBA.

Scottsdale transportation officials want residents to prepare themselves for the closure of Pima Road near Loop 101 on two straight weekends, beginning Friday night.

A 60-year-old Scottsdale woman was hospitalized with head injuries Wednesday after her car was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old boy, police said. The boy failed to yield while turning left at Bell Road and Thompson Peak Parkway, police said.

Crews from the Scottsdale Fire Department took a hiker to Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak hospital after rescuing her from a trail at Pinnacle Peak Park on Monday.

As the Pop Warner football season winds down, a Gilbert team will represent the Eastern Conference in the state championship game on Saturday morning at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale.

An Arcadia High School photography teacher who was placed on paid administrative leave after inadvertently allowing students to view pornography on a classroom screen has resigned, according to the Scottsdale Unified School District.

James D. Mullins, the convicted felon who confessed to the September shooting death of a Scottsdale stripper, has recanted his confession.

James D. Mullins, the convicted felon who confessed to the September shooting death of a Scottsdale stripper, has recanted his confession.

The Tempe Diablos Soccer Classic usually sets the tone for the coming high school season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. • Less than a month after losing his chairman post, and more than two years after an ill-timed acquisition of California mortgage lender Golden West Financial Corp., Wachovia Corp. said Monday that board members have forced CEO Ken Thompson to retire from the nation’s fourth-largest bank.

An early morning fire at a north Scottsdale elementary school damaged some playground equipment and an awning covering it.

Scottsdale has received financial help to construct a better front door to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. A Heritage Grant, totaling $126,949, recently was approved by the State Parks Board.

Scottsdale has received financial help to construct a better front door to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. A Heritage Grant, totaling $126,949, recently was approved by the State Parks Board.

SAN DIEGO - Claudio Vargas combined with three relievers on a five-hitter and helped himself with a two-run double to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.

Playing with a lead suited the District 17 Democrats.

Phoenix police said Friday they plan to submit a case involving a former Arcadia High School photography teacher to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for prosecutors to consider charges against him for displaying pornographic images in class.

A Casa Grande man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old pregnant woman whose baby later was successfully delivered at a nearby hospital, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

The math is simple.