Ruth Hopkins, 88, doesn’t much care for telephone answering systems. And forget about a computer.

When the phone rings in Pierre Metivier's Gilbert home, a computerized voice tells him which line to answer. "The house talks," he says. "On Sundays it tells me to take out the green garbage."

Three Arby’s restaurants in the East Valley have ordertakers that never ask for a day off. The stores are the first to offer two machines inside each restaurant that feature full touch-screen menus for customers to select their orders and pay, similar to self-service kiosks used by Home Depot, Southwest Airlines and Albertsons.

Photo enforcement on Loop 101 proves that extreme speeders are out there. But the bread and butter of Scottsdale’s freeway traffic camera program are the motorists speeding just over the system’s trigger point.

Photo enforcement on Loop 101 proves that extreme speeders are out there. But the bread and butter of Scottsdale’s freeway traffic camera program are the motorists speeding just over the system’s trigger point.

Photo enforcement on Loop 101 proves that extreme speeders are out there. But the bread and butter of Scottsdale’s freeway traffic camera program are the motorists speeding just over the system’s trigger point.

Ready. Set. Go. Growing seedlings indoors seems almost like a race. Of course, it has a staggered start, with onions already growing strongly and tomatoes not yet sown.

Are some American homeowners getting too much of a good thing?

Evan Chase has seen more than 100 movies this year. And he’s never had to leave his house.

Martin Katz found a beautiful late 1960s contemporary home near downtown Scottsdale, but it needed to be "spruced up," as he put it. "This house had great bones, but it really needed to be updated," he said. "So I replaced all the Arcadia doors with French doors."

For some future Gilbert residents, the idea of making a house call could take on a whole new meaning. Forget to set the thermostat? Want to check in on the kids while you’re at the office? It’s as easy as surfing the Web.

Minor home improvement projects such as replacing a water heater or air conditioning unit will no longer require building permits and inspection in Chandler.

Homes and businesses close to the I-10 freeway in Ahwatukee Foothills experienced an hour without power early Monday morning. Crews from SRP dealt with the problem of an open transformer, according to an automated message on the SRP emergency phone line.

By pricing their energy-efficient homes aggressively, two East Valley men have developed a business partnership in combination with their friendship.

June 7, 2004

Now, not only can E.T. phone home, his home can phone him.

Mesa police are considering charges against a man they say called 911 Thursday and made threats against people attending a curriculum night at Mesa’s Las Sendas Elementary School. According to police, the man said he had a high-powered rifle, that he would to shoot those in attendance and burn his house down.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has compiled a lengthy — and pricey — list of projects that could be funded under a federal economic stimulus package, but the East Valley is home to only a few.

Scottsdale students will have a little more time than most of their East Valley peers to get ready for next week’s round of AIMS testing.

Congratulations, light-rail riders of the East Valley, for making the Sycamore/Main Street station the system's most popular stop.

PRIMM, Nev. - An unmanned vehicle has successfully navigated a forbidding 132-mile section of the Mojave Desert. The next stop for the technology may be Afghanistan or Iraq.

Iwasn’t surprised when I heard that Fox Television was upgrading its internet security measures. But when I heard that a company here in the East Valley was providing the security upgrades, well, that certainly got my attention.

I wasn't surprised when I heard that Fox Television was upgrading its internet security measures. But when I heard that a company here in the East Valley was providing the security upgrades, well, that certainly got my attention.