Stop me if this premise sounds even remotely familiar.

Peering through the new prescription glasses he just got from the veterans hospital, Korean War veteran Gilbert Torres sifted through a stack of papers detailing claims he’d had pending with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs since July 2011.

For the ninth consecutive week, the Queen Creek defense once again proved to be too much for another opponent.

Francis (Frank) William Thraen Jr., 80, of Ahwatukee, passed away on Tuesday, July 24 from Parkinson’s disease, after a long, wonderful, and fulfilling life. He was born on Aug. 30, 1931 in Miami, Ariz., to Virginia and Frank Thraen, Sr.

Queen Creek’s Dedrick Harris grabbed his first state championship, as the junior came away with the 300-meter hurdle title at the Division II state track championships Saturday at Mesa Community College.

Long-time Arizona State University professor and award-winning correspondent for CBS News, Ben Silver, died Wednesday from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 85.

The golden retriever, Aaron Nelson explained, is named D.O.G. (pronounced d-oh-gee).

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Don Fiore, 75, started practicing T’ai Chi as a way to relax away from his stressful real estate job.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Don Fiore, 75, started practicing T’ai Chi as a way to relax away from his stressful real estate job.

Surgery to implant a shunt into a 75-year-old San Tan Valley man's brain has returned him to a nearly normal life years after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and began suffering from bladder incontinence and dementia.

If you know an East Valley high school athlete signing a National Letter of Intent for football, soccer or track and field during the Feb. 1 signing period, please send their name, high school, sport and college of choice to varsity@evtrib.com

You might think, as a long-time newspaper guy, I have seen it all.

The demand for natural skin-care products has grown over the past few years and Ahwatukee Foothills resident, Caren Teves, has definitely noticed.

To diagnose Parkinson's disease, physicians for decades have had to rely largely on a keen eye and experience.

Her voice falters ever so slightly but her words are deliberate and gut-wrenchingly profound.

Her voice falters ever so slightly but her words are deliberate and gut-wrenchingly profound.

Queen Creek celebrated its homecoming game like royalty on Friday with a 43-12 victory over Cactus Shadows that kept the Bulldogs undefeated.