It may not be gourmet, but it is cheap — and the proceeds go to a charity that helps local first responders and their families when they’re the ones in crisis.

Several freeway-improvement projects in the Valley will require closures May 3-5, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead and consider alternate routes while the following freeway closures are in place this weekend:

There is no substitution for experience.

Final regular season softball rankings:

Mattie Merrell pitched a complete game, two-hitter, while also hitting a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to lead host Queen Creek to a 2-1 victory over Higley on Thursday.

2013 Team tennis state tournament

Here are the East Valley high school varsity football schedules for 2013. This list will be continuously updated.

You may know him as one of the stars of the popular PBS series “History Detectives,” but Dr. Eduardo Pagán is also a Grand Canyon State native and history professor at Arizona State University.

Saguaro found its shooting touch just in time.

Division I

Terry Bradshaw made a quote just before playing the Dallas Cowboys for the Super Bowl. Hollywood Henderson, of the Dallas Cowboys said, “Bradshaw couldn’t spell CAT if you spotted him the C and the T.” Bradshaw just laughed and said prophetically, ”who said you have to be a PHD to be a winning quarterback?”

Ted Rico got his wish a year a later and Jake Lee doubled up.

Division I, II, III, & IV State Tournament (24 team bracket): Four (4) teams from each of the three sections for a total of 12 teams will earn an automatic bid based on how they finish within their sectional tournament. The final 12 spots will be based on overall seeding. The bracket will be seeded according to overall seeding of the 24 teams. Teams seeded #1 to #8 will get a first round bye.

Will the debate ever end?

James Contes is a good student with plenty of academic college options, but nothing yet for football.

TUCSON - Ah, the Caballero.

The Corona del Sol wrestling program has more than proved itself this season in the dual meet format.

A Mesa woman delivered the first baby of Banner Health’s Arizona hospitals at 12:04 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Banner news release.

Highland split a pair of games in pool play at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Friday.

Jelani Huma, Casey Rarrick and Naomi Reyes scored all of the points for the Saguaro girls basketball team, Wednesday, to help the Sabercats edge Barry Goldwater 43-42, making them 2-0 on the first day of the Lady Titans Winter Hoops Classic.

Updated boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Dec. 17:

Updated boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Dec. 10: