LOS ANGELES — The twins were 7, shy and scared. Talking was tough and describing what happened nearly impossible.

United Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help administer a national study that helps food banks have a greater understanding of hunger and the needs of their communities.

Noah Miller is in a perpetual fight with his own body.

Nogales  --  For the third time in about a week, border agents have arrested a woman trying to walk into southern Arizona with heroin duct-taped under their bra.

Since 1986, the Scripps Celebrity Super Bowl Poll has been asking big names in entertainment, news, sports and pop culture to predict the outcome of the big game. This year, more than 115 celebrities picked between the San Francisco 49ers, led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and the Baltimore Ravens, featuring linebacker Ray Lewis.

United Blood Services is experiencing a severe shortage of blood donations as many donors cancel appointments due to the flu.

In one large room, separate groups of students at Gilbert’s Bios Christian Academy gather around different teachers.

Go ahead and talk about the scraggly caterpillar sprouting on Gary Stewart's upper lip. Tease him. Giggle at him.

Arizona United Blood Services needs about 300 people to donate blood, with a particular need for donors with O-negative blood types, on Nov. 10 as Thanksgiving gets closer and people get busier. “Once people get into their holiday activities many things take precedence over donating blood for many people,” said Sue Thew, United Blood Services spokeswoman.

Teachers from Mesa and Higley unified school districts have been named Arizona Educational Foundation 2013 Ambassadors for Excellence. Lindsey Connor, a seventh-grade mathematics teacher at Gilbert’s San Tan Elementary School in the Higley Unified School District and Nancie Lindblom, an American history and government teacher at Mesa’s Skyline High School, are two of the five ambassadors vying for the “Teacher of the Year” title that will be announced Nov. 14.

On Aug. 24, 2012, it was reported that the town of Gilbert water supply has had no fluoride added to the water for the last 13 months. The North Water Treatment plant in Gilbert has just notified city management. If routine water tests are done every day, there should not be any reason why it took 13 months to notify the officials and the town. Fluoride should be added in our water supply. Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay in children and adults. Adding fluoride is the most cost effective way to prevent tooth decay in the community. If it took 13 months for the officials to notify the Gilbert residents, what else are they hiding?

LOS ANGELES — Could your dog or cat be a southpaw?

“It’s not what happens to you; it’s what you do with it.”

You might learn about “The Most Important Animal in the World” or perhaps get glimpse of “The Ups and Downs of Life as a Roller Coaster Junkie.” Or, you could find out more than you never wanted to know about bad office coffee, the philosophy behind the claw game, or “The Art and Science of Beatbox.”

While women have many options for birth control, Essure ranks among the safest and most effective means of permanent birth control.

It’s official. I’m old. The MeeMaw train has left the station and I’m riding in first class. I fought the passing birthdays like a champ. I’d shave off a few years when asked my age. I’d try to keep up with ever-changing cultural things — music, hair (luckily I passed through the Flock of Seagulls phase quickly), hip words (cool became rad became sick). I stayed abreast of new technologies — all my cassettes are gone, CDs are a thing of my past, and my TV is flat. But, I’ve finally given up. And the weirdest thing made me throw in the towel: an ad for yoga clothes.

It’s official. I’m old. The MeeMaw train has left the station and I’m riding in first class. I fought the passing birthdays like a champ. I’d shave off a few years when asked my age. I’d try to keep up with ever-changing cultural things — music, hair (luckily I passed through the Flock of Seagulls phase quickly), hip words (cool became rad became sick). I stayed abreast of new technologies — all my cassettes are gone, CDs are a thing of my past, and my TV is flat. But, I’ve finally given up. And the weirdest thing made me throw in the towel: an ad for yoga clothes.

A sense of humor is essential to healthy living and I consider mine to be highly developed. I love to laugh and will giggle along with the crowd at some things that may seem a bit off-color or even irreverent.

A sense of humor is essential to healthy living and I consider mine to be highly developed. I love to laugh and will giggle along with the crowd at some things that may seem a bit off-color or even irreverent.

For kids who love animals and parents who don’t want their own home to turn into a shelter, local animal rescues have summer camps that could be the answer.

For kids who love animals and parents who don’t want their own home to turn into a shelter, local animal rescues have summer camps that could be the answer.

When it starts to warm up, clothes begin to drop off. Even our feet are more likely to see the light of day as we don sandals or flip-flops more readily or even go barefoot. And so, today’s installment will focus on the lovely part of our anatomy that is responsible in large part for getting us to where we want to go: our feet. Next month’s installment will resume discussion about our feet, but will focus on them from a dermatological and neurologic point of view.

When it starts to warm up, clothes begin to drop off. Even our feet are more likely to see the light of day as we don sandals or flip-flops more readily or even go barefoot. And so, today’s installment will focus on the lovely part of our anatomy that is responsible in large part for getting us to where we want to go: our feet. Next month’s installment will resume discussion about our feet, but will focus on them from a dermatological and neurologic point of view.

“The River” (9 p.m. EST Tuesday, ABC) — a sprawling new sci-fi mystery set against the backdrop of the Amazon River — looks to be this season’s answer to “The X-Files” and “Lost.”