Morrison retires from Gilbert school board

The Strongest Right Arm is talking about Fart Box. "He's a character. He'll make a play and it ignites the fans and it ignites us. It sends a surge through us to see how much passion he plays with. That's one of his gifts."

FREEHOLD, N.J. — Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is due to appear in a New Jersey municipal court next week to face traffic summonses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007.

The game was well played, closely played. A little like two teams headed for the playoffs. And sure enough, the Carolina Panthers' 27-23 win on Oct. 26 in Charlotte pointed to teams that would be good enough to make the post-season.

Chicago Cubs spring training game tickets go on sale 9 a.m. Tuesday. The first home game of spring training at Mesa’s HoHoKam Park is 1:05 p.m. Feb. 25 when the Cubs meet the L.A. Dodgers.

 Adam Burish started a four-goal outburst in the opening period with his first score of the season, and the Chicago Blackhawks routed the Phoenix Coyotes 6-0 Tuesday night behind Cristobal Huet’s 22 saves.

For those who have Arizona State football tickets, chances are it will cost a little more next season. The school announced a price increase Tuesday for nearly 60,000 of Sun Devil Stadium’s 71,706 seats, or 83 percent.

People have been walking and riding bicycles along the Western Canal in the East Valley for years. But work to make that recreational activity safer and more pleasant is just about to start.

The man who confessed to two homicides in a 14-month shooting spree took the witness stand Tuesday amid heavy security and much anticipation in the trial of his co-defendant.

People have been walking and riding bicycles along the Western Canal in the East Valley for years. But work to make that recreational activity safer and more pleasant is just about to start.

Gilbert will no longer provide a vehicle for the mayor’s exclusive use after the end of the fiscal year June 30, and all Town Council members may soon have to track their job-related miles driven rather than get a transportation allowance along with their salaries.

A charter school trying to move into Queen Creek has run into a number of roadblocks it says could keep it from coming to town, most notably a request to build a section of street on land the school wouldn't use and the owner doesn't want to sell.

It may not be the Valley's biggest downtown, but Chandler's historic city center packs enough punch to make it, arguably, one of the best.

Eyebrows understandably were raised when Craig Ferguson was hired to succeed Craig Kilborn as host of CBS's "The Late Late Show" in 2005.

Q: I just moved into a home, and the living room is decorated in very outdated colors. I’m dying to redo it. What are the hot colors right now?

A: Every year, when I go to the home furnishings markets, I have a blast checking out the color combinations designers are showing. Here’s what’s hot right now.

East Valley residents who want to install Arizona-manufactured solar electricity modules on their roofs will be able to do so for the first time beginning this month, according to solar industry officials.

During my past 24 years as a working journalist in the Valley, there are a handful of truths that I’ve clung to: “Get the facts right; be fair; spell everyone’s name correctly; if you make a mistake, be quick to correct it; remember, the reporter and the paper are not the story, just the impartial observer and purveyor of facts.”