Dorian Pickens may be the most efficient offensive player in Arizona.

So you've driven downtown to shop, parked the car, plunked a quarter into the meter and -- nothing.

So you've driven downtown to shop, parked the car, plunked a quarter into the meter and -- nothing.

TUCSON — Almost a year to the day that Notre Dame Prep pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the 2011 playoffs, the Saints made another trip to face Salpointe Catholic in a first round Division II contest.

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Chandler Councilwoman Trinity Donovan hosts the latest “Chandler in Focus” to talk about the Hermanas Conference, an event that introduces young Latino women to job opportunities in high tech fields.

A look at key Chandler facts and figures

More than 100 companies doing business in the East Valley will be on hand at the annual East Valley Business Expo on Wednesday at the Mesa Convention Center.

It was early on that Mesa’s Adam and Donovan Montierth showed a promise for the many facets of film production.

With a pair of glasses freshly cleaned by Jerry Jones’ son-in-law, let’s take a good look at the Arizona Cardinals schedule for 2012.

Demonstrating his knowledge of electrical circuits, Jacob Gerken, a Queen Creek High School senior, deftly connects wires to make a light bulb glow.

"I'm quite new to this whole press package," admits British actor Tom Weston-Jones, conducting an interview on a bustling street with buses and foot traffic zipping by rather than talking indoors, where a party's noise level is not much better.

Think about being hungry. Not the “it is 1:30 p.m. and I haven’t had lunch yet” hungry. I’m talking about real hunger, like not having but one meal a day. And maybe that goes on day after day. And maybe you are watching your child go hungry.

Think about being hungry. Not the “it is 1:30 p.m. and I haven’t had lunch yet” hungry. I’m talking about real hunger, like not having but one meal a day. And maybe that goes on day after day. And maybe you are watching your child go hungry.

Think about being hungry. Not the “it is 1:30 p.m. and I haven’t had lunch yet” hungry. I’m talking about real hunger, like not having but one meal a day. And maybe that goes on day after day. And maybe you are watching your child go hungry.

Fry’s Food Stores was the star attraction at a gathering of more than 350 business and community leaders at the 2nd Annual Friends of the United Food Bank breakfast Friday.

The audience determines the final outcome of the courtroom drama “Night of January 16th.”  Members of the “jury” are picked from the audience to participate in the Sun City Community Players’ production, which opens Friday at Mountain View Recreation Center Auditorium. Depending on the verdict, the cast performs one of two endings.

The audience determines the final outcome of the courtroom drama “Night of January 16th.”  Members of the “jury” are picked from the audience to participate in the Sun City Community Players’ production, which opens Friday at Mountain View Recreation Center Auditorium. Depending on the verdict, the cast performs one of two endings.

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Kiedis had a dream the other night.

After nearly three years, the little girl’s name still stands out among those who can’t forget her, the little girl who was a victim of what Chandler police detectives described as the worse case of fatal child abuse they had ever seen.

A band leader and music teacher for multitudes of young singers throughout the East Valley has died, but family and band members promise Vicki Reader’s vision for children’s music will continue on a high note.