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Robert Robb
Arizona should get rid of grades for schools
OPINION — Since 2011, the state, pursuant to legislation, has given a grade to individual public schools on the familiar A-F spectrum. The idea was to provide parents and taxpayers with an understandable assessment of the quality of education provided by individual schools.  more
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Members of Congress from both parties stand together on the steps of the Capitol to show unity the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. From front left: Rep. Dick Armey, R-Texas, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.
Jeff Flake reflects on chaos of 9/11 at the Capitol and unity that took hold, for a time 
WASHINGTON – Sept. 11 started as a regular morning for Jeff Flake. Eight months after he was sworn into the House, the freshman Republican from Snowflake dropped his wife, Cheryl, at the … more
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Eric Landau, a former volunteer firefighter and captain with the Long Beach Fire Department, reads the names of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks during a memorial ceremony at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting in Phoenix.
‘It was just catastrophic’: Fountain Hills resident remembers 9/11
On Sept. 11, 2001, Eric Landau, a former volunteer firefighter and captain with the Long Beach Fire Department on Long Island, was in New York City for a scheduled hearing when the attacks began. … more
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra bringing two holiday shows to Phoenix
Trans-Siberian Orchestra will bring its 30th anniversary winter tour to Phoenix for two performances Dec. 6 at Mortgage Matchup Center. more
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Surprise resident Hector Garcia, left, says a procedure to fix a leaky heart valve has given him more years to spend with his wife, Luz Aydee, who was his teenage sweetheart.
West Valley man values valve innovation that saved his life
Hector Garcia likes to joke that he is the “$6 million Mexican.” more
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The Rebel Lounge will host a Battle of the Bands on Oct. 4. Valley bands and musicians can earn a performance slot on one of the top three stages at this year’s DUSK Music Festival in Tucson.
Phoenix bands can battle for a spot at DUSK Music Festival
Valley bands and artists have a shot at playing one of Arizona’s larger fall music festivals through the DUSK Battle of the Bands, set for Oct. 4 at The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, in Phoenix. more
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Harry Styles will kick off 2027 tour in Glendale
Harry Styles will launch the 2027 leg of his “Together, Together” world tour in Glendale, opening the expanded run with back-to-back concerts April 2 and 3 at State Farm Stadium. more
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Gilbert adaptive recreation coordinator Taryn Cantrell, left, reacts during an adaptive sports activity in Kazakhstan. Cantrell traveled to the country in March as part of a U.S. Department of State sports diplomacy exchange focused on adaptive and inclusive sports.
East Valley rec coordinator brings Kazakhstan lessons home through inclusive soccer camp
Gilbert recreation coordinator Taryn Cantrell turned lessons from an adaptive sports exchange in Kazakhstan into an inclusive soccer camp bringing athletes with and without disabilities together. more
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Skyline High School is in the Mesa Public Schools district. The district disabled its Canvas system to all of its schools after a ransomware attack was reported by the company.
What to know about Mesa Public School’s Propositions 419 and 420
The Mesa Public Schools governing board in May voted to bring Propositions 419 and 420 to the Nov. 3 ballot. Prop. 419 asks for $449 million in bonds for capital improvements, technology … more
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In this Dec. 20, 1998, photo, Cardinals safety Pat Tillman celebrates after tackling New Orleans Saints running back Lamar Smith for a loss in the third quarter of an NFL football game in Tempe.
‘Angrier and angrier’: Pat Tillman’s response to the news of the 9/11 attacks
This week, Valley residents are gathering to remember the 9/11 attacks a quarter-century ago that took nearly 3,000 American lives and many more from health complications afterward. … more
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Laurel Kane, the director of athletics and recreation at Clarkson University where Matthew Mayich played as a freshman, said, “Matthew made a lasting impact at Clarkson – as a member of our hockey program, a student, a teammate and a friend."
Firm representing family of ASU hockey player who collapsed calls for independent investigation 
PHOENIX – An attorney from the law firm representing the family of Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich said there is “no indication that he’s ever going to improve” and is calling for … more
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A 42-year-old man was shot and killed and a second unidentified man was injured early Wednesday in a residence in west Phoenix according to a release from the Phoenix Police Department on Thursday.
One man shot and killed, second injured in west Phoenix home
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed, and a second unidentified man was injured early Wednesday in a residence in west Phoenix according to a release from the Phoenix Police Department on Thursday. more
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