The last three years have been a whirlwind for Amy Adams, the “American Idol” third-season finalist who’s now performing in the Broadway touring production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

DALLAS - Rookie goaltender David LeNeveu will make his second NHL start tonight after the Coyotes left Curtis Joseph in Phoenix due to a slight groin strain.

Religious and cultural traditions collide in odd ways.

He sits every day in the front row of the gallery, quietly watching a parade of horrors, sometimes nodding, mostly staring straight ahead.

A national victims support group wants Valley church and law enforcement leaders to keep trying to have three priests charged with molesting children returned to Arizona for trial.

Pity the community theater company staging a musical production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” so shortly after the bigbudget Broadway tour rumbled through town. It simply can’t compare.

Hazelann Chupp surveys the side-by-side yards blanketed in Christmas decorations. "This is as big as it can get, because you know it really could get out of hand," she says.

December 24, 2004

For whatever can be gleaned from a random late-April high school football practice, Friday’s featured a spirited bunch on Hamilton’s field. With minimal contact allowed during the spring, the defense stopped the offense on a fourth-down simulation play near the goal line and the cheers and cackling commenced.

A priest with Valley ties skipped out on Italian authorities last week who showed up to extradite him to Arizona to face charges of molesting children more than 25 years ago.

Another priest who once worked in the Valley has been indicted on child molestation charges.

A special teams mistake and costly turnover deprived St. Mary’s of its initial win of the young football season.

Swedish furniture and home furnishings retailer IKEA plans to start digging up dirt Tuesday for its longcoveted store in the Emerald Center at Warner Road and Interstate 10 in Tempe.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - This was a disastrous performance by the Coyotes.

DETROIT - The final score wasn’t nearly as lopsided as the last time the Coyotes visited Joe Louis Arena, but Wednesday’s outcome was more costly.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Steven Reinprecht scored his third goal on a power play with 1:05 left in overtime, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Saturday night despite blowing a three-goal lead in the third period.

Patrick Joseph waits for no one, including the coach.

When the Horror happens, as it inevitably does, we look for the simple explanation, something to salve our fright and disgust.