Contact: Matt Shuey

Students at Williams Field and Higley high schools, and eighth-graders who will attend those schools next year, are eligible to participate in a free sports physical clinic that will be provided by Gilbert Hospital.

Health

Health

Free agent forward Matt Barnes arrived in Phoenix on Monday and completed much of the physical required to clear the way for him to join the Suns.

Randy Johnson will earn $26 million on the new two-year contract he signed after consenting to a trade to rejoin the Diamondbacks, a move that could be finalized after a physical exam today.

Mesa resident Debbie Ormrod has a question about a sign on Loop 202.

Alarms sound and firefighters jump into fire trucks in a flash. Soldiers struggle to survive war. A mother grows exhausted caring for her children.

It’s the Fourth of July. Independence Day. The holiday always brings to mind summer, playing in the pool, grilling, homemade ice cream and fireworks (My brother had a love-affair with bottle rockets; I’m jumpy to this day.).

Young athletes in need of physical screenings can join Gilbert Hospital for the fourth annual TOPS (Team of Physicians for Students), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 at Mesquite High School, 500 S. McQueen Road.

LOS ANGELES — Twitter is officially the talk of the town as a two-day conference dedicated to the micro-blogging site gets under way at the Skirball (SKER'-bahl) Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Adults and children who need physical exams, sports exams and hearing or balance checks can soon get them free of charge at the San Marcos Family Resource Center in Chandler.

Two-time defending 4A-II girls basketball state champion Phoenix Washington started its quest for a third title by defeating Queen Creek 55-42 Friday night in a state tournament quarterfinal game at Washington marred by a couple of ejections and some controversial calls.

A visit to work with her mom has led to a long-term career for one local physical therapy assistant.

For more than five years, Karen Bustillo, 48, treated pilots, flight attendants and other employees at the physical therapy room at the former America West Airlines in Tempe.

Still looking to add a more physical dimension to their game, the Coyotes signed former Nashville Predator and unrestricted free agent defenseman Cale Hulse on Thursday.