John Burns has been named Basha’s boys basketball coach, principal Ken James said.

A 2-year-old Mesa boy was taken by ambulance Sunday to the Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Medical Center for treatment of second-degree burns that he suffered after running into a pan full of hot water.

 Five days ago in this space, we declared an end to the high school football hype and a beginning to the real thing.

Hundreds came Sunday to the still-smoldering Apacheland Movie Ranch to pay homage, offer sympathy and share memories of the famed film town struck by fire.

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar," Sigmund Freud is reputed to have said after a particularly relaxing smoke.

A 1-year-old girl and her 28-year-old aunt who were burned in a mobile-home fire Friday remained in medically induced comas Tuesday as friends and good Samaritans worked to raise funds and replace what they lost.

For Scottsdale resident Mary Brown, Western is a state of mind, not a matter of geography.

A 2-year-old Mesa boy was taken Sunday to the Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Medical Center for treatment of second-degree burns that he suffered after running into a pan full of hot water.

Former Mesa residents Stephanie and Christian Nielson will discuss their fight for recovery at the seventh annual Burn Care Symposium Friday, presented by the Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Medical Center.

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns turns his documentarian eye to the national park system in the 12-hour story “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” debuting 8 p.m. Sunday on PBS.

Andre Ethier has developed a reputation for getting big hits in the late innings over the past three seasons.

 Republican lawmakers on Monday pressed to close a big shortfall in Arizona’s budget amid mixed signals on how closely their planned legislation will track controversial spending cuts proposed by key committee chairmen.

LOS ANGELES - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.

TORONTO - Brad Pitt has wanted to work with the Coen brothers for ages. Then he got wind of the birdbrain they had written for him to play. "I've been knocking on the brothers' door for a few years, so I was really happy when they called me," Pitt told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, a day after Joel and Ethan Coen's comedy "Burn After Reading" premiered there.

Following the collapse of the Senate’s immigration reform bill late last week, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said he’s prepared to move onto other issues.

GROOM, Texas - Massive wildfires raced across the dry southern plains early Monday, burning more than half a million acres in Texas, leaving at least seven people dead and injuring at least seven more.

An east Mesa defense contractor with a history of environmental violations is seeking a state permit allowing it to burn tons of hazardous chemicals in the open air just a few miles from homes, businesses and schools.

A Sunday afternoon fire seriously injured a Mesa man, displaced a family and resulted in a firefighter cutting his hand.

Q: I can’t keep up with the weeds and grasses in my garden and I’m uncomfortable about using chemicals. Is there any other method to control them?

For documentarian Ken Burns, the Dust Bowl should be more than just a tragic piece of American history.

More than three months after a devastating fire, what’s left of a popular south Scottsdale bar remains an eyesore surrounded by an open chainlink fence, discarded air conditioning units and shards of broken glass.

April 13, 2005