Looking for a fresh way to liven up your garden walls? Think plants, not paintings.

Three term state Sen. Al Melvin announced Monday he intends to run for governor this coming year.

Students from Chandler's Hamilton High School finished runner-up in last weekend's Bickel & Brewer/New York University 2012-13 International Public Policy Forum in New York City.

You may better know her sister, Dakota, from box-office smashes like “War of the Worlds” and “The Twilight Saga,” but 14-year-old Elle Fanning has already made quite a name for herself among the arthouse set, appearing in such acclaimed works as “Babel,” “Somewhere” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” This month, she takes center stage in a new drama from writer/director Sally Potter entitled “Ginger & Rosa” – a coming-of-age tale set in 1962 London as the threat of the Cuban missile crisis looms overhead.

Students from Chandler's Hamilton High School will compete in New York this weekend a $10,000 grand prize during the 12th annual Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) Finals. The eight schools in the finals represent seven U.S. states and Singapore. They are emerged from a field that started with hundreds of teams representing more than 1,000 debaters.

The state Court of Appeals will not order Gov. Jan Brewer to take action to reduce greenhouse gases that are linked to climate change.

East Valley homebuilders are charging forward with developments and new construction as customers continue to flow through the doors.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Statue of Liberty, closed since Superstorm Sandy damaged the island where it stands, will reopen to the public in time for Independence Day, officials said Tuesday.

Many Americans have embraced outdoor decorating, filling their yards with fluffy sofas, gleaming end tables and even outdoor rugs.

If not revised, tax simplification bill would punish high-growth areas like Gilbert

State senators voted Wednesday to make gold and silver legal tender in Arizona -- but not copper, cattle, cotton, citrus or climate.

The bumper sticker reads, “Obama Lied — Freedom Died.”

Thirty thousand black paper moths are perched on the walls and ceiling of the Phoenix Art Museum lobby. Some moths the size of a softball, others as small as a penny, greet visitors to the museum with their delicate wings and form a visual path that encircles guests and escorts them into the main exhibition.

Hoping to lure more movies, TV shows and commercials, state lawmakers are moving to once again provide income tax credits for those who produce them in Arizona.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had a simple message for Republicans in Congress: Do it my way.

WASHINGTON — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term.

It's cold out there. In much of the country, now's the time when home serves as a cozy refuge from the ice and snow. We light our fireplaces and wish for springtime.

‘Weather or Not: Art With Atmosphere’ - Weather may not be one of Arizona’s top concerns, but it’s still pretty amazing. Thanks to the new exhibit at Arizona Museum for Youth — which includes artistic representations of wind, rain, sleet, snow, tornado, hurricane, fog and sun, and a hands-on tornado-making activity — your kids can learn all about meteorology and climatology in an interactive environment.

Saying students are getting only one side of the debate, a state senators wants to free teachers to tell students why they believe there is no such thing human-caused "global warming.''

Editor's note: This is an open letter to John Huppenthal, Arizona's superintendent of public instruction.

There is a scene in the documentary "Chasing Ice" that shows the edge of the massive Ilulissat glacier in Greenland collapsing — or "calving" — and violently crashing into the sea below. The piece of ice that breaks away is compared to the size of lower Manhattan, and appears taller than any building there.

A Greenland glacier receded eight miles over the course of 100 years, only to retreat a staggering nine during the first decade of the 21st century. If appalling facts such as these don’t turn a few heads, then the alarming images of “Chasing Ice” certainly will.