LOS ANGELES - Child actress-turned-international diplomat Shirley Temple Black broke her wrist in a fall "a few weeks ago," her publicist said Wednesday. Black, 78, is still wearing a cast on her right arm, said Rick Ross.

SAN FRANCISCO - Shirley Temple Black quietly celebrated her 80th birthday this week after breaking her arm in a fall at her suburban San Francisco home.

A little over a decade ago, the East Valley was embroiled in a ‘mini’-scandal surrounding the sale of homes by unscrupulous realtors which were directly in a ‘high noise area’ of what is now called Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Airport. At that time, buyers were told that the ‘air base’ was closed and there were no plans on the ‘books’ to re-open it.

At the end of an evening meal, the husband said to his wife: “Let’s watch some TV.” She said: “Ok. — What’s your preference?” And the conversation proceeded like this. How about a movie? Ok — there’s Alien. No. There’s Aliens. No.

Some would say Terry and Ginny Temple put their daughter’s soul at risk by not baptizing her in infancy. The Mesa couple’s decision to wait until Emily was older disconcerted their family, friends and fellow parishioners at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a Catholic church in Scottsdale.

SALT LAKE CITY - The parents of a bride-to-be told their daughter they were taking her on a shopping trip, but then drove to Colorado and kept her there until she missed the nuptials, officials said.

Two 20-year-old men who shot and killed each other during a party on Sunday in Mesa, where one died behind the wheel of his car as he drove away from the scene, were identified by Mesa police on Tuesday.

Police investigators hunting the Chandler serial rapist stopped and questioned drivers this morning in the neighborhood where the attacker may have struck a week ago.

If Richard Durfee doesn’t have to think under pressure, he can remember the names of all of his grandchildren.

Paul Hahn stopped taking part in the bustling activities of his Mormon ward in Queen Creek about 2 1/2 years ago, and it wasn't until January that he formally resigned his membership after 20 years, a tenure that included a two-year missionary assignment in South Dakota.

Scott Bordow: We learned something about ASU after its 66-57 victory Friday over Temple in the first round of the NCAA tournament. They still depend on James Harden, but they no longer have to rely on him.                                                                               

LOS ANGELES - On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a "faith forum."

Chandler police will not alter their description of the Chandler Rapist despite complaints from a Valley radio station about the department’s use of the word “Hispanic” to describe the attacker.

It took the three men only seconds to get to the crumpled green Toyota.

ASU notes: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knew ASU would turn things around once Herb Sendek came on board.

It’s lunch time at spring training, which presents a bit of a dilemma for the new Conor Jackson. Jackson redistributed his weight and pared his body fat to a lean, mean 7 percent after changing his diet and ratcheting up his workout regimen in the offseason.

After spending his first year doling out punishment to wayward players and cheating teams, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took his turn swallowing the medicine this week.