Vanna, a beautiful, 11-year-old domestic short-haired “Torbie” cat, was adopted many years ago but found herself homeless again when her adoptive parents turned her in to another shelter. Luckily for Vanna she wasn’t euthanized; her microchip saved her life as Friends for Life Animal Rescue picked her up and brought her back to Gilbert. Since then, sweet Vanna has been waiting over a year and a half to find a new home, where she will be welcomed as part of the family as she lives out her golden years.

Imagine being adopted only to have your new family drop you off at a local kill shelter. That was the fate of Vanna, a 10-year-old, short-haired torbie cat, who was rescued once more by Friends for Life - thanks to the microchip that allowed the rescue group to find her.

Truth is more entertaining than fiction.

Night life is making a comeback in downtown Mesa. The Underground, a new concert venue catering to fans of hard rock and heavy metal, opened this month in the basement of Main Street’s historic Nile Theater building.

Queen Creek medical student Jennifer Grimes was given a once-in-a-lifetime experience in October to solve puzzles and win money on her favorite game show, “Wheel of Fortune.” The episode featuring Grimes will air at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on KNXV Channel 15, during Wheel of Fortune’s Pet Lovers Week.

“Wheel of Fortune” is looking for a few good players. The popular TV game show’s Wheelmobile will be parked this weekend in Scottsdale, hosting simulated versions of the game and evaluating potential contestants for future episodes of the televised show.

Last year, Mesa Community College saw its chance at a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II women’s basketball tournament derailed by red-hot Chandler-Gilbert.

Paradise Valley Community College freshman Jamie Michaud, a Mesa Mountain View High graduate, captured the NJCAA indoor national title in the women's pole vault last weekend at Eastern Illinois University.

David Jackson scored 17 points while teammate Kennard Shaw hit a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds as Mesa Community College cruised to a 79-48 win over Cochise College in the first round of the NJCAA Region 1 Division I men’s basketball playoffs. MCC (18-8) now heads to Thatcher to take on second-seeded Eastern Arizona (23-7) on Thursday.

Mesa Community College's Vanna Moses is the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference women's basketball Division II and Tribune player of the week.

Jaime Skaggs’ grandmother would have been proud. Skaggs, who is the media service manager for Bashas’ Family of Stores in Chandler, achieved a lifelong dream when she appeared on Wheel of Fortune Nov. 26.

LOS ANGELES - Let the games continue: "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" will be airing through at least 2011-12. The game show renewals were announced Tuesday by Roger King, chief executive officer of CBS Television Distribution.

In a moment of either confidence or clairvoyance, Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne correctly predicted her team’s finish.

Jill Noe has been down this road before and this time, she’s not in a hurry.

First off, Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne wants to set a hard pick to create some space between her and an attributed quote that had her putting the Sun Devils in the Final Four this season.

November 11, 2004

Usually a 25-point margin of victory means the winners were in control for the balance of the contest and struggled rarely, if at all.

In the opening 10-plus minutes Thursday night in its visit to Tempe, California — seven-game losing streak and all — fashioned a 17-14 lead on Arizona State.

A wild Arizona State rally fell short Saturday afternoon, but Sun Devils women's basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne wasn't in any mood to congratulate her players for their last-minute run.

A wild Arizona State rally fell short Saturday afternoon, but Sun Devils women's basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne wasn't in any mood to congratulate her players for their last-minute run.

The hit game show "Wheel of Fortune" spun into town on Friday, making dreams come true for East Valley contestants and casting a spotlight on Arizona for millions of television viewers.