A 150 lb. bear decided to venture into an east Mesa neighborhood Tuesday night, drawing the attention of residents and Mesa Police.

Liz Mullavey of Mesa Unified School District’s Sousa Elementary is among Arizona’s seven Rodel Exemplary Principals. Principals were selected for their ability to inspire their staff members to contribute to outstanding student achievement in a safe, orderly and welcoming environment.

For many years, Kyleigh Sousa and her mother, Karen Montenegro, would decorate Christmas trees in every room of the family’s home in New Jersey.

The jury was out just 40 minutes before it came back with guilty verdicts against Joseluis Marquez for murdering Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa during a 2010 robbery in the downtown Tempe area as she walked across the street from a police station.

It’s been more than two years since Kyleigh Sousa died after being dragged and run over by a car while walking with a group of friends on the Arizona State University campus, but she still is well remembered.

This week marks the beginning of the trial for Joseluis Marquez who is charged with the May 26, 2010 robbery and murder of Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa in downtown Tempe. Her brazen murder took place across the street from a police station and was the first of three student murders in and around Tempe’s downtown that year.

The trial involving the man authorities say is responsible for the 2010 dragging death of Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa is set for May.

Principal Liz Mullavey quietly walks me into Cathy Thompson’s fourth-grade class at Mesa’s Sousa Elementary School. It’s clear every student is engaged. Hands pop up as Thompson leads the 25 students through punctuation exercises. Nothing fancy here — just a screen, a projector and a dry-erase marker.

Not only has speed photo enforcement been instrumental in slowing down habitual speeders, it has been instrumental in identifying suspects of crimes and helped lead to their arrests.

Not only has speed photo enforcement been instrumental in slowing down habitual speeders, it has been instrumental in identifying suspects of crimes and helped lead to their arrests.

For the family of a slain Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa, the past year has been one filled with sadness and struggle as they have moved through the grieving process.

Kaplan University celebrated the graduation of its winter 2011 class during a graduation ceremony Feb. 5 in Miami. Bill Richardson, former two-term governor of New Mexico, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Energy Secretary and multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominee, served as the commencement speaker.

Kaplan University celebrated the graduation of its winter 2011 class during a graduation ceremony Feb. 5 in Miami. Bill Richardson, former two-term governor of New Mexico, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Energy Secretary and multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominee, served as the commencement speaker.

The Sun City Concert Band will feature David Hickman at the “Tribute to Sousa” concert at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in  the Sundial Auditorium, 103rd Avenue and Boswell Boulevard in Sun City.

Tribune editorial

More than 500 tips, a speed photo enforcement ticket, and a witness have led Tempe police to arrest a transient man in the May dragging death of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa.