MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The worst is just about over. When the NBA schedule came out in the summer, it didn’t take the Suns long to figure out where their regular season likely would be won or lost — between late December and early February, when they played 15 of 21 games on the road.

Mesa residents can get rid of household hazardous waste Saturday, Feb. 4, when the city will collect a wide range of substances. The free event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon at the East Mesa Service Center, 6953 E. Decatur St., which is east of Power Road and north of University Drive.

Gilbert is offering its residents an opportunity this week to rid themselves of hazardous wastes that may be piling up at home.

Barrels of toxic chemicals and oil led residents of a southwest Phoenix neighborhood to wonder if their neighbor was making methamphetamine in the garage.

A rear-end collision between two tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 near Flagstaff on Sunday morning left one man dead and sent traffic on an 18-mile detour when authorities discovered one of the trucks was carrying radioactive and possibly hazardous cargo.

Residents can rid their homes of hazardous wastes by bringing them to the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at the city Corporation Yard, 9191 E. San Salvador.

Mesa residents looking for a way to get rid of old cans of paint, batteries, pesticides, electronics, tires and prescription drugs are invited to bring these and other household hazardous waste materials to the next city-sponsored collection 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St., east of Power Road, north of University Drive.

Gilbert won’t offer its semiannual hazardous waste drop-off anymore — thanks to a successful program that allows residents to drop off harmful waste three days a week rather than twice a year.

Mesa residents can get rid of household hazardous waste April 14, when the city will collect a wide range of substances.

Interstate 10 was closed in both directions at Picacho Peak on Friday after a semitrailer carrying a load of corrosive material rolled into the median and exploded, resulting in the death of the driver of the semi, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Mesa residents looking for a way to get rid of old cans of paint, batteries, pesticides, electronics, tires and prescription drugs are invited to bring these and other household hazardous waste materials to the next city-sponsored collection 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St. (east of Power Road, north of University).

September 5, 2004

For nearly 30 years, a hazardous waste facility near the edge of southwest Chandler has been storing and processing tens of thousands of gallons of highly toxic material.

Household hazardous waste doesn't sound like something that would lend itself to recycling. Yet Gilbert's facility devoted to accepting electronics, paint and other household byproducts that must be handled with care is finding ways to recycle more than half of what comes in, with a goal of getting that number up to 70 percent by next July.

BALTIMORE - A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed Saturday morning near the center of this city, but there was no sign of a leak or spillage, the fire department said.

Information about hazardous materials will be shared between state and tribal officials in an emergency response commission for the first time in the nation, according to a news release.

FLAGSTAFF - All southbound lanes of Interstate 17 about 30 miles south of Flagstaff are open after a fatal crash involving hazardous materials Monday morning.

Chandler fire personnel are investigating a brown powder found Friday in an envelope at a business, authorities said.