SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico lives up to its nickname "The Land of Enchantment" every time I visit.

Senior year of high school can be an exciting time.

Senior year of high school can be an exciting time.

Moviemaking in Arizona and the Valley is booming. “Arizona is becoming a popular filmmaking state,” said David Drennon, communications director for the Arizona Department of Commerce Film Office.

An alien invasion is creeping into the north East Valley in the form of non-native weeds, threatening to endanger the Sonoran Desert ecology as well as the local economy, plant experts say.

Several local track athletes helped represent the state well at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, N.M., last weekend

Several local track athletes helped represent the state well at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, N.M., last weekend

Mike Arredondo told himself that once he decided on a destination he wouldn't change his mind.

Mike Arredondo told himself that once he decided on a destination he wouldn't change his mind.

As we barrel down the two-lane road, historical markers tell us we are traveling along the original El Camino Real, the frontier wagon trail from Mexico City to Santa Fe. Dating to 1598, it is the oldest European-American trade route.

September 14, 2004

 The Sun Devil Water Polo Club is growing and gaining attention.

Illegal immigrants passing through Maricopa County use the desolation of the desert as their haven and their highway. Along the way, these wayfarers have made more than campsites and trails on state land. They’ve made a mess.

One of the ringleaders in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history will spend three years in prison for his role in the Internet-based prostitution operation. Peter Shifman, 57, of Gilbert, who was the accountant for the Desert Divas Escort Services, was sentenced Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court to three years of prison and seven years of probation, and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.

Think of it as the Frankenstein of food.

Think of it as the Frankenstein of food.

Sean Imadiyi’s visit to the University of New Mexico went so well last weekend that he gave the Lobos a verbal commitment to play basketball there next fall.

Two East Valley basketball prospects are back on the market after requesting release from their national letters of intent to play at New Mexico.

GHOST RANCH, N.M. - Sandstone cliffs rise from the desert floor in layers of orange, pink and yellow, limited only by the expansive blue sky that pushes down on the sprawling northern New Mexico ranch from above. Save for a few birds chirping and a breeze whistling through cedar trees, it's quiet here.

CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. — There's nothing like bats to draw a crowd to the scorching Chihuahuan Desert in the late summer heat.

OHKAY OWINGEH, N.M. - Aspiring screenwriters David and Kevin Linke don't have to go to Hollywood to try to break into the business. It came to them.

Mexican officials promised Thursday to crack down on human smugglers, or coyotes — a dramatic change in policy that Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said could help slow the tide of illegal immigration.