Regular spraying of your home and some professional advice could save homeowners a lot of trouble this year as experts are predicting crickets, scorpions and ants to be a big problem this spring.

So, despite my best efforts to resist self-improvement (I bought a self-help book on how to avoid it), I finally had to bite the bullet one day and address my weight when I realized that: a) I was 53 years old; b) my knees were making funny popping noises when I walked up stairs; and c) me in a bathing suit currently violates six zoning ordinances.

"Snitch” is a movie that knows what it wants to say, but fails to get its message across in a non conventional fashion. The film is loosely based on a “Frontline” documentary about Joey Settembrino, an 18-year-old who was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison for selling LSD. The government offered Settembrino a reduced sentence in exchange for the names of drug dealers high up on the totem pole.

From raisins to onions to acetaminophen, the typical Ahwatukee home is filled with items that can be toxic to pets.

It was another memorable football postseason, as Hamilton assumed its familiar place atop Division I, while Queen Creek and Seton Catholic also won championships.

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The decision by the Obama administration to provide work permits to some illegal immigrants could result in them being able to get Arizona driver licenses.

Jan Brewer has apparently found a good place to spend some of the donations she is getting to her federal political action committee: buying her own books.

Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank.

Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank.

Citing his "pro-business'' background, Gov. Jan Brewer on Sunday endorsed Mitt Romney for president.

Nearly half of Arizona voters are unhappy with the job Jan Brewer is doing as governor, a new poll shows, but not enough to want to oust her before her term ends in 2014.

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A special screening panel is set to begin seeking a replacement Monday for the ousted head of the Independent Redistricting Commission - assuming it is not blocked by a court order.

State senators voted 21-6 Tuesday to remove the chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.

Jan Brewer admits that her first attempt at political writing is more than a bit one-sided.

An attorney for the Independent Redistricting Commission all but vowed to sue Gov. Jan Brewer if she attempts to oust panel members based on her list of allegations.

Jan Brewer says Barack Obama was “condescending’’ to her in the lone face-to-face meeting the pair had over the issue of border security.

Her book doesn’t even hit the stores for two weeks.