LOS ANGELES — Here's a rule that only applies to dog beaches: they are all clothing optional.

Finding the right swim suit can be miserable, but Tommy Bahama hopes to change that with its ‘Sip and Swim’ event May 4 in Scottsdale. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., swimsuit specialist Lissett Marquez will help women find the perfect suit while they sip on cool cocktails and nibble tasty appetizers. The event takes place at the Tommy Bahama restaurant at 15205 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 100, Scottsdale. This event is free but reservations are required at (480) 505-3668.

When the new Phoenix Premium Outlets opened last week it was flooded with eager shoppers, but many of those shoppers were confused when they saw the taxes applied to their purchases.

As we consider New Year’s resolutions, I gladly share a story of Violet Jerome, a family friend who knew the secrets of keeping the Christmas Spirit alive, year round. Come to think of it, with our nation trapped in moral chaos, her story needs to be shared across the land.

There is a particular flow to a pre-game shootaround.

In a culture with constant amusement at our fingertips, we’re certainly not lacking for music, movies, games, info feeds, tweets, pin boards or status posts to keep us entertained.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Jan Johnson has never been trapped in a storm with a killer, but working the night shift in a psychiatric hospital in Denver was just enough inspiration for her murder mystery novel, "Still Dead."

Not even a month old, the college basketball season has already had its share of great games and individual performances.

Don't try to sneak up on a shark.

In Chandler artist Sue Cullumber’s version of Little Red Riding Hood, it’s easy to imagine the Big Bad Wolf might take one look at Little Red and hop right out of Grandmother’s jammies and straight through her plate-glass window.

In Chandler artist Sue Cullumber’s version of Little Red Riding Hood, it’s easy to imagine the Big Bad Wolf might take one look at Little Red and hop right out of Grandmother’s jammies and straight through her plate-glass window.

In Chandler artist Sue Cullumber’s version of Little Red Riding Hood, it’s easy to imagine the Big Bad Wolf might take one look at Little Red and hop right out of Grandmother’s jammies and straight through her plate-glass window.

The year in professional golf began the same way it ended, with an idle Tiger Woods out of public view and everyone wondering when he would tee it up again.

Too on One: ASU softball player tells of her experiences scuba diving.

RICHMOND, Va. - After 21 years on the run, a Michigan man convicted of defrauding the Defense Department returned to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of failure to appear at his 1988 sentencing, federal prosecutors said.

Lots of teens and college students are going to have plenty of time this summer to text each other, go to the movies, listen to iTunes and just goof off.

Small-business owners have been grumbling about Queen Creek's sign ordinance, which prohibits most signs from being displayed on the side of roads. And it appears the town is beginning to listen.