FLAGSTAFF — Northern Arizona authorities say a Tempe teenager has died in a sledding accident south of Flagstaff.

The separation between the very best football teams in Arizona and the rest continued Friday night.

Amanda McCloud loves a good adventure. She’s explored Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, hunted wild boar in Texas, hiked trails in Canada, and snorkeled with stingrays along the U.S., Mexico and British West Indies coastlines. Her latest quest? Dog-sledding in Alaska.

It's a tough day for students at a Tempe high school as news of a fellow classmate's death starts to sink in for many.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A storm that blanketed the South with snow Saturday had children eager to sled down hills, while grown-ups were warned to stay off slippery roads as officials worked to clear a mess of wrecks and downed power lines.

Chandler Christian Community Center will host a family day of play in the snow Jan. 26.

January 28, 2005

I love living in Arizona because of the weather. In Arizona, the weather is always unpredictable. It can be hotter than the sun one day, but colder than Flagstaff’s snow another.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association's Legislative Council approved an amendment to an association bylaw Friday that will render students who transfer to another school where their club coach is employed ineligible for one year.

Valley architecture and engineering firms suffering through the economic downturn are finding a diversion from their distress by designing and building structures made of food cans.

If the Jamaicans can field a bobsled team, then surely the desert can be home to a future Olympic luger. Well the folks at the Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search think so.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — After nearly 50 years of living in the Rocky Mountains, I thought I knew how to enjoy the winter. I've gone skiing, skating, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, tobogganing, sleigh riding, dog-sledding and more.

Join a "sea of Santas" running during Gilbert's 12Ks of Christmas, and don't forget your pet.

Could you gift-wrap an old-fashioned snow sled out of the box? What about a 6-foot tall backyard play set - including the two slides?

Are you proud to live in Arizona? Well if you ask me, then yes. Because of the beautiful sights like the Grand Canyon. I went to the Grand Canyon when I was little. But when I got there the weather was crazy. The wind was hard. It blew me away! Then it finally ended so we went back the next day. The weather was perfect.

LOS ANGELES  — The sci-fi thriller "Sound of My Voice," starring Brit Marling as a mesmerizing cult leader, keeps its audience guessing as to her true intentions before wrapping up with an a-ha ending that could still be interpreted in a number of ways.

When the calendar page turns to December, images of skiing, sledding and snowboarding dance in the heads of East Valley residents. For those who live by the motto “will drive for snow,” enjoying this winter requires a little more planning. A wimpy winter is in the forecast for northern Arizona this season.

Several local archers took home gold medals following the inaugural Arctic 900 Archery Tournament on Saturday at the Papago Archery Range in Phoenix.