Payton LaCivita hit Braiden Siever with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 1:27 left in the game Friday to seal a 13-3 Chandler Basha victory over visiting Phoenix North Canyon.

Phoenix North Canyon survived a furious fourth-quarter onslaught Friday to hold off visiting Basha 28-21 in a 5A non-region game.

Some residents in a Gold Canyon neighborhood are upset after wildlife officials euthanized a black bear found rummaging through garbage and climbing a tree over the weekend.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - National park rangers, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and deputies from Coconino County are searching inside the Grand Canyon National Park for two carjacking suspects.

Theodora may be a simple white cloth bear, but her travels have inspired dozens of small children to donate blankets, money and more bears for the needy.

One might think that California football coach Jeff Tedford would rather discover his son watching a pornographic film than the videotape of last season’s game against Southern California.

The dead bear in the back of biologist Kevin Brennan's pickup was a 300-pound, brown-and-red reminder of what happens when wild animals develop a taste for household garbage, dog food and other nutrition sources people unintentionally provide.

It’s time to treat the family to autumn colors in the high country while enjoying some of the best trout fishing of the year.

Tell newcomers and out-of-towners to take a hike, and you probably mean they should try their hand — or, more accurately, their feet — at Camelback Mountain.

Tell newcomers and out-of-towners to take a hike, and you probably mean they should try their hand — or, more accurately, their feet — at Camelback Mountain.

Tell newcomers and out-of-towners to take a hike, and you probably mean they should try their hand — or, more accurately, their feet — at Camelback Mountain.

Tell newcomers and out-of-towners to take a hike, and you probably mean they should try their hand — or, more accurately, their feet — at Camelback Mountain.

Tell newcomers and out-of-towners to take a hike, and you probably mean they should try their hand — or, more accurately, their feet — at Camelback Mountain.

Have you ever been to a place so incredibly alluring? I have, it’s Arizona. Arizona has a wonderful climate. In the summer it’s usually around 108 degrees. It also has very interesting animals, such as the gila monster and the king snake. There are so many diverting landmarks in Arizona.

Arizona has the ‘Stupid Motorist Law’ for people who continue to challenge the forces of nature with their vehicles. It’s about time we had the ‘Stupid Hiker/Camper Law’ for those who think they can outwit nature/happenstance with their personal abilities. These folks are obviously lacking in common sense and make themselves a liability to the tax payer. I sincerely hope (these people are) held accountable and made to pay monetarily for their ‘stupid’ indiscretions.

PAYSON - Searchers early Wednesday found a pair of hikers from Tucson, Ariz., who apparently were stranded in a snow-covered forest and mountainous area of central Arizona.

About 50 barbecue vendors will dish out thousands of pounds of pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and side dishes at Saturday’s third annual Great American Barbeque & Beer Festival in downtown Chandler.

A wildlife shelter just outside Scottsdale is to be the new home for mountain lions the state is trying to capture and remove from a popular wilderness recreation area near Tucson.

FLAGSTAFF - Arizona in summer is known for dashboard-melting afternoons and low temperatures that top some other states' highs. But there's more to the state than cactus and heat, and the Grand Canyon is hardly the only place worth visiting this time of year.

FLAGSTAFF - Arizona in summer is known for dashboard-melting afternoons and low temperatures that top some other states' highs. But there's more to the state than cactus and heat, and the Grand Canyon is hardly the only place worth visiting this time of year.

Mesa Community College men’s basketball assistant Mike Grothaus will be the next coach at Basha.

Monday night when we arrived home, I pulled out a 9′ inflatable, holiday polar bear - to put up in my living room. Last year we didn't put it up - I was afraid my then-infant would be smothered by it.

Chandler Basha’s Sam Parlich started Saturday by pitching a shutout and hitting a home run. She ended the day the same way.