ALTO PASS, Ill. - Soaring 11 stories above southern Illinois’ highest point, the Bald Knob Cross of Peace has been billed as a towering testament to good will. But peace and good will have been scarce lately on the board that administers the 43-year-old landmark about 130 miles southeast of St. Louis.

NOGALES - An illegal immigrant who rescued a 9-year-old after the boy's mother died in the southern Arizona desert was honored for his actions Tuesday by U.S. and Mexican officials at a border crossing here.

Austin Kennedy, a National Junior ROTC cadet at Apache Junction High School, will receive the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement on Wednesday at the district office.

MCC’s McMaster player of the week: Mesa Community College’s Brendan McMaster, a Tempe Corona del Sol graduate, finished sixth in the NJCAA Region I Cross Country Championships to help the Thunderbird men move on the NJCAA Nationals next week.

Arizona State freshman Chris Drouin (141 pounds) picked up three individual victories, including a pair of falls and one major decision, to lead the Sun Devils wrestling team to three victories Sunday at the Portland State Duals in Portland, Ore.

As hundreds of thousands of Southern California residents are forced out of their homes by raging wildfires, East Valley residents are rushing in to help battle the blazes and try to make life a little easier in this time of crisis for our border state neighbors.

Many high school students wait tables or scoop ice cream to earn extra cash, but not Kyle Hobratschk. He sells his artwork.

It’s called the Valley of the Sun Bowl, but today, that title might temporarily change to the Valley of the Mud Bowl.

Mountain Pointe baseball coach Roger LeBlanc has gradually gotten senior lefthander Matt Raab some work and had him climb the ladder in terms of competition.

Arizona State opened its championship season on the road as the No. 5 women tied for third and the No. 25 men finished fifth at the 2007 Pac-10 cross country championships Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.

November 9, 2004

LOS ANGELES - "Brokeback Mountain," a tale of cowboys in a forbidden romance, led contenders Thursday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations, including honors for lead actor Heath Ledger.

December 14, 2004

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I've asked for a few minutes of your time to discuss a matter of national importance -- the reform of America's immigration system.

Twenty East Valley firefighters knew they soon would get the call to rush to Southern California’s aid, where crews from all across the Southwest are battling wildfires that have forced the evacuation of more than 500,000 residents.

The changes made by the Arizona Interscholastic Association in its state tournament reconfiguration plan started last year for individual sports like cross country, swimming and wrestling.

We live in times where we feel the very ground beneath us shudder and the natural instinct to withdraw one's money and oneself from general circulation often takes over.

This coming Tuesday, when the Sons of Confederate Veterans gather at Globe Cemetery, the historical veterans organization will honor Pvt. Wesley Lancaster, who has been buried in an unmarked grave for nearly a century.

Arizona State head coach Kevin Boyd today announced that nine student-athletes - Sierra Cook, Courtney Giovanni, Leeza Henderson, Blake Lopes, Kate Sangster, Kari Shane, Katie Shepard, Kim Tammen and Courtney Tinnin - have signed national letters of intent to study and play soccer at Arizona State.

JERUSALEM - Israel's military chief told lawmakers Tuesday that it plans to withdraw all its remaining troops from Lebanon by this weekend, meeting a key requirement of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas.

It would be a great service to this continent if the illegal immigrants, and their supporters, would take that same political activism they are demonstrating here back to Mexico. The rampant corruption in that country is what is driving them here, but rather than stay home and try to change it they bring it here.

IMMIGRATION: Take that passion to Mexico

Conceived by movie stars, killed by “Heaven’s Gate” and resurrected by Tom Cruise, United Artists has arguably the most bizarre, turbulent history of any American movie studio.

Day of Remembrance