Concho; Roosevelt Lake; Flagstaff 

Families in need of a reprieve from the summer heat can visit the Kiwanis Park indoor wave pool every day throughout the summer.

First thing’s first: Even though he had no possible reason to want to hit Dodgers instant-living-legend Yasiel Puig with a 2-0 lead and no one on in the sixth inning last Tuesday, Arizona’s Ian Kennedy put a pitch where you just don’t put a pitch in today’s baseball.

PHILADELPHIA — The City of Brotherly Love is perhaps best known for its Colonial roots but locals will tell you there's much more to explore in this city of 1.5 million people. Options abound for travelers looking for free things to do in and around the historic district and beyond — and they don't all involve tri-corner hats and Betsy Ross' flag.

Phaedra is a sweet, easygoing 5-year-old boxer with a happy soul, an ever-present smile, and a constantly wagging tail!

There’s one question that “Independence Day,” “2012,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Cloverfield,” “The Core,” “War of the Worlds,” and other disaster movies never acknowledge: Where are the celebrities during all this mayhem? Aside from Bill Murray’s hilarious cameo in “Zombieland,” we never get to see what the rich and fabulous are up to during the apocalypse.

As a lawsuit against the City of Phoenix makes its way through the courts, new documents allege the crime lab handling the evidence failed to test critical items.

Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly killed his girlfriend with a baseball bat in Mesa.

Big Surf Waterpark is once again a host site for The World’s Largest Swim Lesson — an attempt by waterparks and pools around the globe to break the Guinness World Record for largest simultaneous swim lesson.

Get voted a local landmark, and it doesn’t take long for people to start talking about you. The Salt River horses, which just nabbed the “Best East Valley Landmark” award in the Tribune’s 2013 Best of East Valley reader poll, will be mentioned in an “All About Wild Horses” question and answer session 6 p.m. Friday, June 14, in the Nature Center at Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa.

A free expo scheduled for next week in Mesa will provide owners of historic property information about how to maintain their piece of Arizona history.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. — The website used words like "rustic" and "old-world style accommodations" for the lodge, but somehow I read that as "charming" and "romantic."

Discover fun desert facts through a story, game and short nature walk at Usery Mountain Regional Park. Attendees are welcome to pack a picnic to enjoy afterwards in one of the shaded play areas. Water, hats and closed-toe shoes are highly recommended. A Wet ‘n’ Wild family four-pack will be given away at the end of the program.

Construction is under way at the new Lennar Homes subdivision near Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee Foothills and because of a significant amount of interest, the company is allowing people to purchase homes before the models are even built.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California state parks system, beset by financial problems and scandal, is launching a study commission that leaders hope will reshape the system and restore public confidence and financial stability.