Now that the Chicago Cubs have secured a spring-training home in Mesa well into the future, the East Valley will soon welcome to the area the first of possibly many in a long line of Windy City favorites: Portillo’s Hot Dogs.

Depending on how motivated you are during these dog days of summer, the more than 14 hours of daylight on June 20 could either be nice and relaxing or full of different Valley activities.

Depending on how motivated you are during these dog days of summer, the more than 14 hours of daylight on June 20 could either be nice and relaxing or full of different Valley activities.

Although a sequel to 2010's "Piranha 3D" seems entirely superfluous, don't tell that to the target demo of gorehounds and softcore-deprived teens (if they still exist) who may still take some notice.

When Tommy Filler moved from one dust bowl town to another as an engineer in 1982, he was an analog man living in a world of dials and gauges that covered the cockpits of helicopters used by the military during the threat against the Soviet Union.

The US Air Force needs to hear support from East Valley residents for the F-35 mission at Luke Air Force Base. Luke, located in the West Valley, is contending to be one of the key training sites for the F-35 Lightning II, also referred to as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Master Sgt. Steve Soha heads up the Wounded Warrior Regiment that includes Arizona and west Texas to help wounded and injured Marines after they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Under a cloudless sky on sunsplashed Williams Field High School's Black Hawk Stadium, nearly 3,000 people basked in a day of honoring what military veterans in attendance fought for decades ago as well as current servicemen and servicewomen in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Under a cloudless sky on sunsplashed Williams Field High School's Black Hawk Stadium, nearly 3,000 people basked in a day of honoring what military veterans in attendance fought for decades ago as well as current servicemen and servicewomen in Iraq and Afghanistan:

The U.S. Marine Corps is having a birthday in November, and some local Marines are gathering in Sun Lakes next month for a ball and fundraiser. The 236th Annual U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball will commemorate the Corps’s Nov. 10, 1775, establishment by the Continental Congress.

Master Sgt. Steve Soha heads up the Wounded Warrior Regiment that includes Arizona and west Texas to help wounded and injured Marines after they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

One group of restaurateurs and developers is refusing to allow the ongoing economic uncertainty or wild swings of the stock market to cast a shadow over the opening of their new Chandler restaurant, The Sushi Room.

The choice for Paul Konerko was an easy one.

The choice for Paul Konerko was an easy one.

Judi Bello is just one of many mothers who are scared and excited at the same time when it comes to thinking about their sons.

Arizona’s first Habit Burger Grill will open May 25 at Guadalupe Road and McClintock Drive in south Tempe. The California-based eatery will open other Valley locations this summer in Chandler and central Phoenix.

Arizona’s first Habit Burger Grill will open May 25 at Guadalupe Road and McClintock Drive in south Tempe. The California-based eatery will open other Valley locations this summer in Chandler and central Phoenix.

Master Sgt. Steve Soha heads up the Wounded Warrior Regiment, which includes Arizona and West Texas, to help wounded and injured Marines after they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Master Sgt. Steve Soha heads up the Wounded Warrior Regiment, which includes Arizona and West Texas, to help wounded and injured Marines after they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Enjoying fashion, drinks and beautiful scenery is a great way to spend a Saturday morning, but it is even better doing it for a good cause.

Enjoying fashion, drinks and beautiful scenery is a great way to spend a Saturday morning, but it is even better doing it for a good cause.

This season, three college football bowl games are taking place right here in the Valley. The on-field action starts Tuesday, when the Missouri Tigers face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 22nd annual Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and BCS Championship follow Jan. 1 and 10, respectively, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

This season, three college football bowl games are taking place right here in the Valley. The on-field action starts Tuesday, when the Missouri Tigers face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 22nd annual Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and BCS Championship follow Jan. 1 and 10, respectively, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Master Sergeant Steve Soha heads up the Wounded Warrior Regiment that includes Arizona and West Texas to help wounded and injured Marines after they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan.