Q: With all of the “special deals” being offered during the holiday shopping season, is it safe to buy electronics that have been refurbished? - Melody

Washington -- The “Five C’s” that traditionally made the bulk of Arizona’s economy – copper, climate, cattle, cotton, citrus – may need to make room for a sixth: casinos.

Washington -- The “Five C’s” that traditionally made the bulk of Arizona’s economy – copper, climate, cattle, cotton, citrus – may need to make room for a sixth: casinos.

If there's a child in your home, it's likely there's an electronic device written somewhere on a Christmas list this year.

If there's a child in your home, it's likely there's an electronic device written somewhere on a Christmas list this year.

As the recession drags on, people re-embrace frugality. They hold onto their cars a little longer. They buy used clothing or furniture. But amidst the rush to live within our means, something is missing from the resourcefulness of yesteryear: fixit shops, home repair know-how and products that last.

As the recession drags on, people re-embrace frugality. They hold onto their cars a little longer. They buy used clothing or furniture. But amidst the rush to live within our means, something is missing from the resourcefulness of yesteryear: fixit shops, home repair know-how and products that last.

Pull a knob on this cigarette vending machine, and you could start a habit just as addictive as puffing Laramies or Lucky Strikes. You could start jonesing for art.

Household hazardous waste doesn't sound like something that would lend itself to recycling. Yet Gilbert's facility devoted to accepting electronics, paint and other household byproducts that must be handled with care is finding ways to recycle more than half of what comes in, with a goal of getting that number up to 70 percent by next July.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts completed repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope on Monday, leaving it more powerful than ever and able to peer even deeper into the cosmos — almost to the brink of creation.

Instead of putting discarded electronics in the trash, recycle them safely while protecting the environment 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in a city-sponsored collection day, city officials announced.

So you’ve made the environmentally conscious choice to be green this year ... but with the holidays just around the corner, how will this decision impact your entertaining?

REARDAN, Wash. - Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.

Much of the ASU Memorial Union in Tempe is open just two months after fire nearly destroyed the busiest building on campus. But not everything is back.

Without major big-box retailers in Maricopa, many in town may head to Ahwatukee Foothills, Chandler or Casa Grande for much of their Christmas shopping.

"Let’s make a deal. The government will give up their photo radar if drivers will give up their radar detectors.”

DEXTER, Mich. - With the number of cell phones in use worldwide hitting 2.5 billion and rising, recycled phones are playing a growing role in the spread of wireless communications across the developing world, where land lines can be costly or unavailable.

Christie Stemple learned how to take apart a computer and put it back together Tuesday at the Chandler-Gilbert YMCA.

April 25, 2005

NEW YORK - When Office Depot stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received.

Donated, refurbished computers are turning into free computers for families in need through the Boys and Girls Clubs of the East Valley.

With the weather hotter than Hades, it's time for the Sun Devils to return to Arizona State University. For first-time ASU students and anyone else new to these parts, Get Out's annual Devil Picks issue is your guide to the best our town has to offer in eating and drinking, entertainment, nightlife and style.

With the weather hotter than Hades, it's time for the Sun Devils to return to Arizona State University. For first-time ASU students and anyone else new to these parts, Get Out's annual Devil Picks issue is your guide to the best our town has to offer in eating and drinking, entertainment, nightlife and style.

Cruise America, a rental and sales recreational vehicle firm, is expanding operations and adding two locations on the East Coast to reach out to customers and meet the growing demand for RVs.