Since the summer, the Islamic militants have silenced and disarmed their remaining opponents, filled the bureaucracy with their supporters, and kept Gaza's economy afloat, even if just barely, despite a 16-month-old international embargo and border blockades by Israel and Egypt.

Much of that is because Gilbert Arenas , Richard Jefferson and Michael Wright turned pro early, and because Ruben Douglas and Will Bynum — whose academic careers are included in UA percentages — transferred.

Gunships, artillery kill 60 militants

And if scary and stylish seem contradictory, stores such as Z Gallerie (at Park Place mall and online at www.zgallerie.com) and catalog businesses such as Grandin Road (www.grandin road.com) prove they're not, with elaborate decorative items such as glittering black

There were even days after tough losses when June Manuel would call her son with some motherly advice. Tell those Phillies to bear down, really get after it and go win some games.

The meet format pitted runners from each class against one another and then took the top times from each of the four races and combined them for a total team time. The team with the lowest combined time won.

Zimmerman: I consider myself a strong advocate for promoting reliable and renewable water supplies for Southern Arizona.

Chaput, one of the nation's most politically outspoken Catholic prelates, delivered the remarks Friday night at a dinner of a Catholic women's group.

The project, reaching from Prince Road to 29th Street, is scheduled to be done in the spring of 2010.

Film crews from the Hallmark series "NASCAR Angels" were in town filming at Von's CARSTAR at 2851 N. First Ave.

Usually meets first four Tuesdays of the month for an afternoon study session (time varies) followed by a 5:30 p.m. regular meeting at City Hall, 255 W. Alameda St . Call 791-4213 to confirm times.

NO Real estate transfer tax

Beating Cal 42-27 was a joyous occasion, but it is unlikely to be a one-shot wonder the way it was when Mike Stoops' teams toppled Top 25 powers in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history grew up in Phoenix. His accomplishment was recently celebrated by many in the local Latino community. KJZZ's Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez reports.

Software Development organization is currently seeking a senior level Java Developer. The person in this role will be responsible for the technical selections and the design of an application that has direct customer impact and will be used by many

A Chandler woman is in critical condition after a two motorcycles and a car collided on Hayden Road, just north of Osborn, that shut down a stretch of the road for about 2.5 hours early Sunday morning.

A church van filled with 15 passengers, mostly youth, rolled over Sunday afternoon, seriously injuring two 15-year-olds.

A man previously reported dead after two boats collided on Bartlett Lake Saturday is still alive, though on life support at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, a sheriff's office official said Sunday.

Police are looking for a man who they say held up a Wells Fargo Bank in Scottsdale Saturday.