Anna Martinez had been living in a three-bedroom home with no air conditioning and a swamp cooler in one room. During the hot months, that room was where Martinez, 25, and her two daughters, Jadah and Lilah, did almost everything.

Anna Martinez had been living in a three-bedroom home with no air conditioning and a swamp cooler in one room. During the hot months, that room was where Martinez, 25, and her two daughters, Jadah and Lilah, did almost everything.

Anna Martinez had been living in a three-bedroom home with no air conditioning and a swamp cooler in one room. During the hot months, that room was where Martinez, 25, and her two daughters, Jadah and Lilah, did almost everything.

March 1, 2005

The Scottsdale-based Mountain View Little League team has advanced to the Junior Little League World Series after beating Hawaii 3-0 on Tuesday in the championship of the Junior Western Region Championships in Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Tom Horyza has been chosen as the new boys basketball coach at Notre Dame Prep, athletic director Monica Barrett said in an email.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton signed on to a DREAM Act resolution along with Mayor Jonathan Rothschild of Tucson at a mayor’s conference Thursday in Florida.

Arizona High School Football Coaches Association Big 25 Team (regardless of classification), as voted by Arizona high school football coaches:

Pairc Tailteann, Navan, IRELAND - Notre Dame honored the memory of its former head coach Scot Bemis who passed away from cancer in January by opening the regular season with a convincing victory over Philadelphia’s Father Judge at Pairc Tailteann, Navan, on Friday.

Big defensive plays and a timely short passing game were the turning points for the Horizon Huskies in their 32-21 victory over Notre Dame on Friday night.

CLEVELAND - After losing a ball in the wind and a third baseman to an inflated wrist, the Diamondbacks could not imagine a better time to blow out of blustery Cleveland.

The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the stabbing death of her one-time lover.

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.

Letter writer Dennis Riswold (July 13) epitomizes those in our society who criticize a situation without having even a basic knowledge of the facts involved in that situation. According to Riswold only "Democrats are proposing" illegal alien students be given a path to citizenship under certain circumstances. He either does not know or chooses to ignore the fact that Sen. Orin Hatch (R-Utah) was an original sponsor of the Dream Act; and his fellow conservative, former Utah Republican Sen. Ben Bennett, also voted in favor of the bill. He is also apparently ignorant of the fact that current Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) as well as the Senate's two independents, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, are all co-sponsors of the Dream Act.

4A-II East Sky All-Region team

Businesses can’t be held liable for dangerous conditions on their property unless those injured can prove the company knew or should have known about it.

PHOENIX - A man who quit his job as a security guard last month shot the man who replaced him and an assistant manager at a northwest Phoenix office on Thursday, police said.

CLEVELAND - After losing a ball in the wind and a third baseman to an inflated wrist, the Diamondbacks could not imagine a better time to blow out of blustery Cleveland.

Players to Watch

A collection of top East Valley performances from Week 10:

Saguaro running back D.J. Foster and Chaparral wide receiver Davonte Neal ran wild on opposing defenses last year, putting up eye-popping numbers and leading their teams to state championships. It’s doubtful that any skill player will accumulate statistics approaching those marks this year, but Friday nights certainly won’t lack in star power. A host of offensive standouts return to their teams for another year of high school football. Here are five players who will be worth the price of admission this season:

More than 50 students, 12 school clubs, and other community members helped put together a new natural habitat garden at Desert Vista High School last weekend.

More than 50 students, 12 school clubs, and other community members helped put together a new natural habitat garden at Desert Vista High School last weekend.