After Jody Farley Berens and Andy Royal lost their close friend, Michelle Singleton, to cancer in 2005, they noticed that while there were plenty of organizations aimed at helped in researching and battling cancer, there weren’t enough to help cancer patients get through the rigors of their day-to-day lives.

With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, Arizona is an ideal place to utilize solar electricity. But the decision to invest in a solar installation on your home can be complicated.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College celebrated the opening of the Environmental Technology Center, an outdoor learning center, at the college’s Pecos campus Tuesday.

When you don’t think the impossible is impossible, you go about life differently and it reflects in your work. Just ask Mesa doctor John Elliott, a well-known perinatologist who delivered two sets of quintuplets at Mesa’s Banner Desert Medical Center in a three-week time frame.

Each year, as forest fires rage across the state, it’s heartbreaking to see thousands of trees consumed by flames. Just a few months ago, the Gladiator Fire blazed through more than 16,000 acres in the Prescott National Forest; and last year, the Wallow Fire destroyed more than 530,000 acres of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, making it the largest forest fire in the state’s history. Unfortunately, many residents lost their homes in both of these fires, and all of us have lost so much that these tranquil forests have to offer.

LOS ANGELES — Everyone in Hollywood wants to be a multi-hyphenate, right? Everyone wants to show they can do it all. A key figure in that tradition is the model-turned-actor. Maybe they wanted to act but had to take modeling gigs first; maybe they modeled first but wanted to prove they were more than just a pretty face.

LOS ANGELES — Everyone in Hollywood wants to be a multi-hyphenate, right? Everyone wants to show they can do it all. A key figure in that tradition is the model-turned-actor. Maybe they wanted to act but had to take modeling gigs first; maybe they modeled first but wanted to prove they were more than just a pretty face.

LOS ANGELES — Everyone in Hollywood wants to be a multi-hyphenate, right? Everyone wants to show they can do it all. A key figure in that tradition is the model-turned-actor. Maybe they wanted to act but had to take modeling gigs first; maybe they modeled first but wanted to prove they were more than just a pretty face.

Ericka Lassiter sees it as a responsibility that she and the fellow members of her organization, Off the Field, Players Wives Association — for the wives of NFL players, use their resources to help those in need. She is currently president of Off the Field and this year the organization has raised thousands of dollars for local and national charitable organizations.

The Valley of the Sun YMCA, the state’s oldest nonprofit, is going high-tech by partnering with Scout Solar, a Tempe business, to bring 1.6 megawatts of energy to 16 locations, three of which are in the East Valley.

The Valley of the Sun YMCA, the state’s oldest nonprofit, is going high-tech by partnering with Scout Solar, a Tempe business, to bring 1.6 megawatts of energy to 16 locations, three of which are in the East Valley.

The Valley of the Sun YMCA, the state’s oldest nonprofit, is going high-tech by partnering with Scout Solar, a Tempe business, to bring 1.6 megawatts of energy to 16 locations, three of which are in the East Valley.

Visiting Chandler had four players score in double figures in a 77-56 win over Mountain View in a Division I matchup of title contenders.

Reid 6-13 4-4 19, Johnson 3-12 3-5 9, Fall 0-2 0-0 0, Singleton 4-8 2-2 12, Johnson-Blount 3-11 5-7 13, Stewart 2-7 1-3 6, Dison 0-1 0-0 0, Allou 2-3 1-3 5, Moon 2-4 0-0 6, Budinich 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 22-64 18-26 72.

There's been so much behind-the-scenes drama at AMC's "The Walking Dead" that it threatens to overshadow the intense, gripping horror series that's entering its second season. The good news is that the unceremonious firing of executive producer/show runner Frank Darabont is not evident in the first two episodes made available for review. After that? We'll see.

Perhaps "Twilight" heartthrob Taylor Lautner should get a series of films with titles that make a pun on his famous abs. "Abilene Nights"? "Abashedly Yours"? "Abacus Calculation"?

Perhaps "Twilight" heartthrob Taylor Lautner should get a series of films with titles that make a pun on his famous abs. "Abilene Nights"? "Abashedly Yours"? "Abacus Calculation"?

On land once farmed for alfalfa in the middle of fields and new homes, thousands of solar panels sit quietly generating electricity for Salt River Project.

Most Valley residents will open their next electric bill with dread as they await sticker shock from the record heat in August, but not Joe Rapacilo.

As forest fires raged across the state a few weeks ago, it was heartbreaking to see thousands of trees consumed by flames. Just last month, the Wallow Fire destroyed more than 530,000 acres of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests making it the largest forest fire in the state’s history. Many residents lost their homes while all of us have lost all that these tranquil forests have to offer.