“I just returned from the fortune teller. She told me that after Mitt Romney wins the presidency in November, the next day the 8 percent unemployment will become 11 percent unemployment and the Obama recovery will suddenly change to the Romney depression! Yes the so-called, mainstream media, champion of Obama, will finally come clean!”

When the staff at Mesa’s Broadway Palm Dinner Theater learned that public school budget cuts are squeezing local creative and performing arts programs, they sprung into action.

The Ostrich Festival that kicked off Friday night was Chandler’s 15 th, but there was nothing status quo about it.

For a place that specializes in kids, Children’s Museum of Phoenix is doing a pretty good job of reeling in this 30-something.

 Mesa may have a sleepy reputation these days, but it wasn't always so. "Mesa is an Old West town, founded in the 1870s. It's rich in pioneer history and territorial history, and some key people in Western history passed through here. This was a centerpoint," says George Notarpole, owner of downtown collectibles store History By George.

A man suspected of robbing a Tempe bank surrendered peacefully to police following a short standoff Wednesday.

Jewel, a 6-year-old dog from Gilbert, is rated the number-one Saluki in the country after competing in dozens of shows across the United States.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law bicker and banter and bob and weave with significantly diminishing returns in this sequel to the 2009 smash hit “Sherlock Holmes.”

Jose de la Isla, guest commentary

KIEV, Ukraine - Twenty joyful but exhausted sailors stepped off a plane and into the arms of their loved ones Friday - a happy ending to an emotionally searing four-month hijack drama off the coast of Somalia.

Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher, the Republican Party’s newest working-class hero from Ohio, has been ridiculed and had his private life probed since he had the nerve to confront Barack Obama about taxation.

You know it's going to be a unique concert going experience when, upon entering the venue, several attendees can be seen wearing various retro Led Zeppelin T-shirts and others are gussied up in cowboy hats, western shirts and blue jeans.

I talked to a prominent Arizona State booster Thursday afternoon. This is what he had to say regarding the Sun Devils’ search for a new football coach: “I have no idea what’s going on.” Join the crowd, fella.

INDIANAPOLIS - In a draft growing a reputation as weak at the top and minus any franchise quarterbacks, Andrew Walter waits.

LOS ANGELES — It’s been called, sometimes derisively, a collection of 72 suburbs in search of a city.

George Spencer awakened in an angry mood on Dec. 7, 1941. The 21-year-old hadn’t gotten to bed until the wee hours of the morning after attending a dance the previous night as a civilian guest at the Naval Officers Club, near Pearl Harbor.

They may sell millions of records, hang out at the best parties and live in the biggest mansions, but before they scored big in the music biz, every rock star had to do something to pay the rent.

Whether you’re a freshman who’s new to the Valley or a senior getting ready to graduate, there's always something new to discover in Sun Devil territory. From bars and clubs to bowling alleys and malls, here's your guide to finding the hottest places for cool college kids.

Whether you’re a freshman who’s new to the Valley or a senior getting ready to graduate, there's always something new to discover in Sun Devil territory. From bars and clubs to bowling alleys and malls, here's your guide to finding the hottest places for cool college kids.