It took more than four hours, nine sets, and an upset of the No. 1 seed, to create an all-Gilbert final in the boys volleyball state tournament.

Maybe the hat on Sam Messina’s head is less about uniform attire and more to cover the continuous discoloration of his hair.

Chaparral southpaw ace Dallas McBride was a bit wild early on, but didn’t flinch.

E-Books and Amazon.com may spell the demise of the publishing industry, but Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, named “Best Bookstore” yet again by “2013 Best of East Valley Voters, continues to thrive.

The Notre Dame baseball team forged a lead late and held on in the final inning to keep its season alive for one more game in a 4-3 win over No. 1 Seton Catholic in a Division II baseball elimination game on Tuesday night at Camelback Ranch-Glendale Stadium.

There’s nothing like a little music to soothe the soul.

Looking for a fresh way to liven up your garden walls? Think plants, not paintings.

The Chaparral baseball team isn’t quite ready to give up on its dream of a third consecutive state title.

Two Corona del Sol baseball players were so sure the team wasn’t making the playoffs that they didn’t bring their gear to school on the day the bracket was revealed. A third wore a bathing suit to practice.

Keep it simple. Easy, right?

Her team found ways to stay alive for at least a few more days in the Division I state tournament, but Lindsey Collins wasn't gushing.

Corey Wheaton learned in the span of one inning just how important it is to be decisive.

Fittingly for a guy who’s about to become “big time,” Dion Jordan’s life has been hectic.

Seton Catholic's quest to retain its status as Division II championship contenders nearly came to an end Friday night after pesky No. 15 Williams Field took the defending champions to overtime before Seton held on for a 49-43 victory.

IRVINE, Calif. — A $1 million reward for a fugitive ex-police officer wanted in the slayings of three people took authorities to a San Fernando Valley home improvement store but so far prompted no credible leads in the search for Christopher Dorner.

A woman charged in the Arizona stabbing and shooting death of her lover resumed testimony Tuesday, recounting her troubled past and the numerous boyfriends who cheated on her as the defense works to seek sympathy from jurors.

Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the high-profile trial of an Arizona woman accused of killing her on-again-off-again boyfriend in 2008.

Jurors in the trial of a woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her lover watched a videotaped interrogation of the suspect Wednesday during which she insists she didn't kill the man, but notes if she had, she would have done so quickly and humanely.

In what’s been an otherwise tremendous year for movies, 2012 still brought us quite a few stinkers nevertheless.

Nearly three years after the case of missing Baby Gabriel Johnson captured national attention, his mother, Elizabeth Johnson, was sentenced on Friday to 5.25 years of prison on offenses in connection to the case.

Clarence Clark called it being on a team.

As the top seed in the Division I volleyball state tournament, Horizon has had a target on its back from the beginning.

Let’s review what’s happened, shall we?

Elizabeth Johnson, the Valley woman whose infant son vanished nearly three years ago avoided what could have been a lengthy prison term of nearly 30 years after a jury failed to reach a verdict on the most serious charge against her, instead convicting her of a lesser count of unlawful imprisonment Thursday.