Prosecutors announced Wednesday they plan to seek the death penalty against Mesa’s accused serial predator, Trent Benson.

“Finalmente.”

One of the women who survived an attack by a serial strangler in Mesa has told investigators her attacker had help from another man, police said Saturday.

Brophy needed to use all of its weapons to stave off a challenge from the Cinderella story of this boys volleyball state tournament.

When Desert Vista coach Ryan Tolman and Brophy coach Tony Oldani looked at the Division I boys volleyball bracket before Tuesday’s match they came to an agreement.

A team of undercover police officers faced a daunting task in August 2006 when they were assigned to spy on two Mesa men who had become the prime suspects in the Serial Shooters killing spree.

Second-ranked Corona del Sol missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Hamilton held on for a 40-37 win in a Division I boys basketball game on Friday night.

Schedule: First and second rounds are Saturday at site of top-8 seed; Quarterfinals are Tuesday at higher seed; Semifinals are Thursday at Gilbert H.S.; Championship match is May 12 at 7 p.m. at Gilbert H.S.

Explosive plays and record-breaking performances marked Chandler Valley Christian’s 54-20 dismantling of visiting Phoenix Bourgade Catholic in a 2A quarterfinal football game Friday night at Benson Field.

Trent Benson, Mesa's suspected serial predator, spent nearly 20 hours as a secret detainee of the Valley's justice system.

For the first 10 years of this century, the boys volleyball landscape was startlingly consistent.

History is full of savvy — or unscrupulous — entrepreneurs who have turned profits as a result of tragedy.

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A Pinal County jury on Thursday handed down a huge civil award to a family whose two boys were badly burned in a fire apparently caused by a faulty stove.

 One end of the floor was enough to get Corona del Sol the lead in the first half, but once the Aztecs got in a groove on both ends, there was little visiting Desert Ridge could do.

It seems like a long time ago, but once it was not possible to bring up the name of John Patterson or Nick Bierbrodt or Brad Penny without mentioning the other two.

Word travels fast these days, because amidst the postgame celebration, Bryan Berens already knew what (and who) was coming. He was smiling and bouncing up and down.

Tempe Corona del Sol was on a roll until the final two weeks of the season, when a series of injuries sideswiped its 2006 playoff appearance.

Kris Taylor had 20 points and 15 rebounds Monday as the Dobson boys basketball team defeated Rancho Bernardo (Calif.), 69-63 in overtime to advance to the finals of the Torrey Pines Tournament at San Diego. Matt McConnell added 14 points for the Mustangs (10-4).

The Gilbert boys volleyball team is not the defending state champion.

Robbie Mathers was so close.

As of Tuesday