Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is having the last laugh.

With an honor guard and bagpipes player, Mesa police on Monday remembered Steven Pollard and Hyrum Smith Peterson, their two fallen officers.

Randy Peterson can’t remember the moment he first looked up at the sky with wonder, but he does remember being intrigued by astronomy most of his life.

Randy Peterson can’t remember the moment he first looked up at the sky with wonder, but he does remember being intrigued by astronomy most of his life.

Nick Hysong, the gold medal-winning pole vaulter from Arizona State, highlights the field for this weekend’s annual Sun Angel Classic at ASU.

Two homegrown Olympic champions will highlight this weekend’s Sun Angel track meet at Arizona State.

Two homegrown Olympic champions will highlight this weekend’s Sun Angel track meet at Arizona State.

Swimming and diving state championships

Mesa voters were approving a $230 million bond question for the school district Tuesday night in early unofficial results.

Mesa families now have a cap on the amount of money they have to pay for their children to participate in high school sports or other activities.

The Mesa Unified School District’s elected leaders will start examining elementary school enrollment and trends Tuesday, looking at whether or not there will be school closures or the merging of campuses in the future.

For the first time in more than 20 years, a new majority will take office on the Mesa Unified School District governing board.

BASEBALL

The road to a national title leads first through Palo Alto, Calif. The top-ranked Arizona State women’s track team, which is shooting for the NCAA outdoor title, will make a pit stop today and Sunday at Stanford, where the Sun Devils will try to win the Pac-10 championships.

April 27, 2005

Review: “Up.” The title is deceptively simple, which is fitting, because the latest achievement from Pixar Animation is deeper and more complex on every level than it would initially appear.

The Mesa Unified School District has lost nearly 4,800 students in the last three years and with them, millions of dollars in funding. It's a challenge that has led to staffing cuts and talks of school closings.

It’s a final shot, a first chance, a shot at redemption and a homecoming all wrapped into one. This week’s NCAA outdoor track and field championships is all of these things to the members of the Arizona State track team.

ARIZONA (3-7) at ST. LOUIS (2-8)

Arizona State track and field distance specialists Amy Hastings and Aaron Aguayo set school records Sunday at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Classic in Palo Alto, Calif.