East Valley Tribune - Today's Top Stories

Turnovers doom Devils against USC

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:15:25 -0700

Will Harris returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown, Matt Barkley threw a 75-yard pass to Damian Williams for another score, and No. 12 USC held on for a shaky 14-9 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night.

Freshman QB Osweiler thrown into the fire

Slideshow: ASU vs. USC

ASU notebook: Devils’ D steps up

Chandler deal to get more space for ICAN

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:26 -0700

Major city government building projects like the new City Hall in downtown Chandler have left the space-deprived nonprofit Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods, which mentors at-risk youth, without room to grow.

$25M spent so far on Heritage District

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:40:26 -0700

Gilbert spent at least $25 million including state and federal funds over the last decade in upgrading and dressing up its Heritage District downtown, an amount officials and business owners say was necessary to attract visitors and development to the area.

Powell change 1 option for Mesa district

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:34 -0700

Since 1971, Powell Junior High School has served adolescents in a west pocket of Mesa that borders Tempe.

Q.C. dumping old equipment in Web auction

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:34 -0700

Computers for $1. Vehicles for $200. Those prices may be far and few between, but it’s still possible to find some dirt-cheap swag during year-round online auctions for surplus equipment from the town of Queen Creek.

ASU heavy underdog against USC

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:14:01 -0700

There aren’t many people giving Arizona State a chance to beat the mighty Trojans this week. While USC already has two losses in conference play — including a blowout defeat at Oregon last week — the talent discrepancy between the two teams is wide.

5 to try: East Valley brew pubs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:49:11 -0700

A PBS special earlier this year declared craft beer is the new wine. And never before have beer drinkers had so many choices of small-batch ales and lagers produced right here in the Valley at a growing number of brew pubs that also offer full menus of food. Here are five to check out:

Mesa plaza hails end of road construction

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:46 -0700

Old signs still advertise for closed stores at the Riviera Plaza in Mesa. Businesses operating at the plaza were eager to see the end of a major construction project at Gilbert Road and University Drive. The $8.4 million project was completed Friday, and merchants say the plaza has seen a decrease in business since the start of construction eight months ago.

Where there's a will, there's a gelato

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:23:45 -0700

When Carl Lombardo contemplated opening his first gelato shop at 734 E. Broadway Road, Mesa, everyone told him to stay away.

Cities to sue over parts of state budget

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:20:22 -0700

The organization that represents cities around the state voted Friday to sue to overturn some provisions in the state budget approved by lawmakers.

Mesa police shoot, kill man they say had knife

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:11:47 -0700

A Mesa police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man who allegedly pulled a knife on officers Friday.

Man arrested in pistol-whipping

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:59 -0700

Mesa police arrested a man Friday suspected of pistol-whipping a car repossession man on the head, an act that caused the gun to discharge in a shopping center parking lot.

Goddard files to explore run for governor

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:42:50 -0700

Attorney General Terry Goddard took the first steps Friday toward making a third bid to become governor.

Blog: Announced in a tweet | Brewer announces bid for a full term

Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:17 -0700

WASHINGTON -- He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself. Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, suspect in the assault that killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and hurt 30, salved the emotional wounds of troops returning from war even as he objected to his own looming deployment to Afghanistan, where he was to counsel soldiers suffering from stress.

Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment

Breaking: 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting

Tax credit extension thrills E.V. homebuilders

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:49:50 -0700

Area homebuilders received welcome news Wednesday that the federal first-time homebuyer tax credit is being not only extended but expanded to include buyers who already own homes.

VX Live Replay 11/6

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:11:48 -0700

Mesa district looks at closing Powell

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:47:49 -0700

The Mesa Unified School District is considering closing Powell Junior High School to open a community center, adding ninth-graders to three high schools and creating an Advanced Studies Academy on the west side of the district.

Mesa housing program ready to bear fruit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:09 -0700

A Mesa plan to help low-income people buy homes seemed almost too easy: Snap up foreclosed homes on the cheap, renovate them and sell houses to those in need.

State gives Queen Creek break on $10M loan

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:17:19 -0700

Queen Creek will have 13 more years before a $10 million loan for an Ellsworth Road construction project comes due. The money was to be paid back by 2012.

ASU gets gift of air traffic control simulator

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:46 -0700

Bradley Rogers, an Arizona State University student from Mesa, knew he wanted to be an air traffic controller since he was in the sixth grade.