A 15-year-old San Tan Valley girl has been located after an alleged kidnapping was reported Tuesday morning.

Melanie James plans to clock in for work by 6:30 a.m. today and begin her once-a-week 12-hour shift at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea hospital, where she is a nurse. She expects it to be a typical day at work, but "not a typical day in my life."

Ethel flaunted her loins Friday night at the Arizona State Fair. In a dusty arena, she struggled to stand still as a judge felt her back, sides and loins. Ethel, an East Valley goat, was vying to win the Best Middle Weight Meat category of the Boer goats competition.

Ethel flaunted her loins Friday night at the Arizona State Fair. In a dusty arena, she struggled to stand still as a judge felt her back, sides and loins. Ethel, an East Valley goat, was vying to win the Best Middle Weight Meat category of the Boer goats competition.

Here's the 5A Desert Valley softball all-region team:

Arizona State sophomore Kelcy McKenna rallied Saturday to top Northwestern’s Maria Mosolova 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 in the semifinals of the ITA All-American Championships in Los Angeles.

2012 Division I and II swim and diving state meet

Mountain View girls swimmer Kat Simonovic was a big favorite to win the 200-yard freestyle finals on Saturday afternoon at the Division I state meet.

"Laguna Beach" breakout star Kristin Cavallari and Jenn Hoffman, who is featured on the sixth season of NBC’s "The Apprentice," were among the celebrities who attended the grand opening of downtown Scottsdale’s Sky Bar.

Barrett Dunham loves the spotlight. He loves to act, sing and hear the roar of an audience’s applause. And for one week each year, the 20-year-old from Fountain Hills gets to be a star of a show specially adapted for him and his friends.

Rosters for the Class 4A All-Star game are set. The 4A game will be the first (6 p.m.) of a doubleheader with the 5A All-Star game (8 p.m.) on June 3 at Mesquite high school.

Scottsdale Desert Mountain and Phoenix Xavier walked away with the individual singles and doubles titles Friday at the 5A Desert Valley Region Badminton Tournament at Desert Mountain High School.

It debuted on Broadway 50 years ago, but “A Raisin in the Sun” is as moving today as it was in 1959, says Samantha Wyer.

The Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior has recently become home to a rare hummingbird hybrid.

The Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior has recently become home to a rare hummingbird hybrid.

There’s often an asterisk when athletes dominate at a lower classification level because it’s unknown how they would fare against the best.

One can hardly distinguish the racial tension from the sexual tension in "Something New," and that — the smart, forcible coupling of taboos — is what makes this otherwise formulaic romantic comedy so giddily satisfying.

2013 Track and Field state Championships

NEW YORK - It can hold your iPad, wallet, makeup and umbrella - maybe a sweater, too. The tote bag is the clown car of the bag world, fitting everything you need and more.

NEW YORK - It can hold your iPad, wallet, makeup and umbrella - maybe a sweater, too. The tote bag is the clown car of the bag world, fitting everything you need and more.

It could be the fascination with spirits. Or simply the state’s changing demographics. But there were more boys born this year in Arizona whose parents named them Angel than anything else.

Neighbors say two Queen Creek sisters who died after being trapped in an abandoned car Saturday had the faces of angels, with curly blond locks and bright, excited blue eyes.

Kamberee Meskill netted two goals in Perry’s 6-0 win over visiting Desert Ridge in a Division I girls soccer match Friday.

Last year at this time, some of my colleagues in the newsroom were laughing at me.