After last fall's gargantuan success of “The Lion King 3D” (which topped the domestic box office its opening weekend and went on to make over $175 million worldwide), Disney naturally lunged at the chance to convert more of its classic titles to 3D.

LOS ANGELES - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Labor Day weekend offers all kinds of recreational possibilities for hard-working Arizonans. You could take a boat to the lake. You could go camping in the mountains. You could watch a D-Backs game, or have a pleasant backyard barbecue.

Chandler police arrested two Arizona Cardinals fans who they say burned messages in the front lawn of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb’s Chandler residence a day before the NFC Championship game.

Roger Keller thought there was a “typo” in the statistics from respected religious researcher George Barna. It said 1,800 pastors leave the ministry each month. Keller figured Barna meant “each year.”

Roger Keller thought there was a “typo” in the statistics from respected religious researcher George Barna. It said 1,800 pastors leave the ministry each month. Keller figured Barna meant “each year.”

The Labor Day weekend offers all kinds of recreational possibilities for hard-working Arizonans. You could take a boat to the lake. You could go camping in the mountains. You could watch a D-Backs game, or have a pleasant backyard barbecue.

Day four of the Jodi Arias murder trial had compelling testimony from the man Arias visited after killing Travis Alexander.

January 7, 2005

We wanted to cheer when we learned Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, and Sen. Bob Burns, R-Peoria, used their positions on a little-known legislative committee Wednesday to block a proposed $1 billion construction package for buildings at the state’s three public universities.

MacDonald’s Ranch in north Scottsdale is hosting the first Mad Mud Run on Saturday , an obstacle course designed for participants of all ages.

SIERRA VISTA - A Sierra Vista man is accused of lacing a drink he purchased for his ex-girlfriend at a movie theater snack bar with bleach.

A Marine pilot stationed in Yuma was among the dozen American and British Marines killed in a helicopter crash Friday morning Iraqi time.

A Marine pilot stationed in Yuma was among the dozen American and British Marines killed in a helicopter crash Friday morning Iraqi time.

November 16, 2004

Assistant city manager Barbara Burns is retiring next week after 29 years in Scottsdale government. Her position will join a handful of other administrative posts turning over at City Hall.

As a school ambassador, ninth-grader Ryan Mullaly would help greet, escort and chaperone new students at Mesa's Rhodes Junior High. Ryan was a tall, lanky, good-looking kid, and often would dress up by wearing a nice shirt and tie, Rhodes Junior High Principal Matt Devlin said Monday.

The attorney representing the two Arizona Cardinals fans accused of pouring diesel fuel to burn messages into the front lawn of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb last month, has entered not guilty pleas on their behalf, according to court records.

September 2, 2004

Arizona’s public universities’ requests to the state Legislature are typically simple: Send more money. Last session, with the state awash in excess tax revenue, the universities got their wish. This session, lawmakers might return to their standard refrain: Not this year.

Police have arrested a Phoenix man they believe is responsible for the deaths of two Scottsdale residents burned in a fiery hit-and-run collision earlier this week.

Police have arrested a Phoenix man they believe is responsible for the deaths of two Scottsdale residents burned in a fiery hit-and-run collision earlier this week.