Arizona Department of Public Safety officers once patrolled the Valley’s freeways based on assigned geographic beats.

Joyce Hill is in search of war veterans who have called Gilbert their home.

A county island resident who argues access to his neighborhood will be restricted by a road construction project is suing Gilbert.

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The accolades from a state championship berth are starting to roll in for Mountain Pointe.

They came up through the system together, and the seven seniors on Corona del Sol’s wrestling team leave the system on top.

After a year away from the sport as a junior, Mountain View wrestler Conner Stockton came back this season with just one goal: To avenge the loss his brother, Clancy, took to Corona del Sol’s Cory Hale in the 171-pound weight class at the 2005 state championships.

An awful week for Phoenix Desert Vista somehow managed to get a little worse.

Mesa and Mountain View, the teams that squared off earlier this week for the 5A Division I team title, qualified eight wrestlers apiece Saturday for next week’s semifinals of the 5A-I individual tournament.

Host Basha hung on for a 4-3 victory over Mesquite on Thursday night in Division I baseball action.

Cactus football’s dominance keeps rolling as the Arizona Football Coaches Association named six players to its 4A-II All-State football team.

FORT RILEY, Kan. - As a boy, Michael Conner Humphreys made a splash on the silver screen as "Young Forrest Gump." As an adult, he somewhat mirrored the life of his movie character: He joined the Army and fought in an unpopular war.

Here are the local athletes expected to sign Letters of Intent with colleges beginning Wednesday. For additions, email varsity@evtrib.com and include the athlete's name, high school, sport and college of choice.

All-Tribune First Team Offense

Statistics are through January 27.

All-Tribune First Team Offense

When Peoria Centennial routed Chandler Hamilton early in the 2008 prep football season, the Coyotes staked their claim to the title of best team in Arizona.