Humanity's home planet hardly merits the name-check in "After Earth," M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi survival tale whose shipwreck action could (with the exception of a scene where our hero scrawls a crude map over Lascaux-like cave paintings) take place on any old life-supporting globe in the cosmos. The disappointingly generic film, which strands a father and son (Will and Jaden Smith) on Earth a thousand years after a planet-wide evacuation, will leave genre audiences pining for the more Terra-centric conceits of "Oblivion," not to mention countless other future-set films that find novelty in making familiar surroundings threatening. Will Smith's presence, not just as co-star but as originator of the story, seems likely to carry box office receipts beyond the benchmark of Shyamalan's previous picture, the wretched "The Last Airbender," but those hoping for a franchise should navigate elsewhere.

After the high-profile shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010, Scott Rollefstad felt he had to do something to help keep other agents safe.

Debbie Frazier wants her two children to grow up appreciating the outdoors. So she introduced them to hiking before they could walk.

In our wi-fi world of planes, trains and automobiles, travel is taken for granted; in days gone by, it was considered a prerequisite for a well-rounded education. It not only broadened the mind, but also deepened one’s experience and knowledge of the world. That vintage wisdom holds true today, making events like the Gilbert Global Village Festival on Saturday a red-letter day.

Walter Salles' "On the Road" was made with noble intentions, finely-crafted filmmaking and handsome casting, but, alas, it does not burn, burn, burn.

PHILADELPHIA — A former Arizona State University professor has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly claiming to have explosives at Philadelphia's iconic Liberty Bell.

Ted Simmon, the TV Host of KAET’s “Horizon” TV Program asks “What is wrong with Arizona?”

PHILADELPHIA — A former Arizona State University professor is facing charges for allegedly claiming to have explosives at Philadelphia's iconic Liberty Bell.

An Arizona man accused of threatening to blow up Philadelphia's Liberty Bell was charged Sunday, police said.

Authorities say a 10-year-old boy is in custody for allegedly bringing a knife to school and threatening to stab another student.

Children will be challenged to use their brains, their brawn and the skills they learn from a park ranger to make it through a trail booby trapped with surprises at every bend.

Two boys missing from a Mesa group home have been located, Mesa police reported Thursday morning.

Mesa police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who ran away from a group home Sunday.

The way Arizona PIRG sees it, Dora the Explorer can be hazardous to children.

Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series about East Valley residents served by the United Food Bank.

The way Arizona PIRG sees it, Dora the Explorer can be hazardous to children.

Tucked in a county island neighborhood in the Mesa Unified School District, Stevenson Elementary School’s classrooms and playgrounds bustle with student activity.

Ever wanted to learn to kayak, rappel down a mountain, whitewater raft, fly fish or just set up a tent like you know what you’re doing?

A 73-year-old woman who struck a pedestrian on Pecos Road east of Arizona Avenue on Friday evening will not be charged in connection to the 41-year-old man’s death, Chandler police said.