No one can deny the Great Recession left a permanent mark on our nation and its economy. But what effect did it have on the American Dream of home ownership? That’s the question we set out to answer by asking Phoenix-based Benchmark Research Technologies to survey nearly 1,700 Arizona new home shoppers about their attitudes surrounding home ownership in the post-recession era.

J’ontar Coleman wanted what he felt was rightfully his all along.

The Kyrene School District is considering selling an empty parcel of land near Club West at 13th Avenue and Chandler Boulevard.

Two new reports on the cost of changing how construction activity is taxed could torpedo the sales tax simplification plan being pushed by Gov. Jan Brewer.

The number of distressed homes listed for sale in Ahwatukee was 52 percent lower on Feb. 1 when compared to the year earlier, based on data from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service.

Hoping to avoid another ouster of one of their own, Republican legislators on Thursday voted to change the rules for recall elections.

Zombies are terrible characters. That’s not to say there haven’t been plenty of good movies featuring zombies like “28 Days Later,” “Shaun of the Dead,” “Zombieland,” and the George A. Romero classics. In those films, however, it was the human characters and their pursuit to endure the zombie apocalypse that kept the audience invested. Unlike vampires or werewolves, zombies have never been blessed with interesting back-stories, individuality, or moral dilemmas. Last summer’s “Chernobyl Diaries” left me asking why couldn’t there be a movie about a mutant/zombie who’s intelligent with character traits and motivation. Jonathan Levine, who previously made the wonderful “50/50,” responds to my question in “Warm Bodies.”

People have always speculated about what might or might not happen in 2012, but this past year turned out to be one full of waiting.

Just turned 50, Tom Cruise is eligible for membership in the American Association of Retired Persons. Just split from third wife Katie Holmes, Cruise is the object of told-you-so cynics who simply knew that romance wouldn’t last. Just finished with his stab at something really different as a heavy-metal rock god in “Rock of Ages,” Cruise is coming off one of the lowest-grossing movies in his career.

Arizona's 11 Republican electors formally cast their votes Monday for Mitt Romney -- but not before three of them, including the state party chairman, said questions remain about whether Barack Obama is a natural born citizen.

The speculation heading into the Desert Vista Saguaro game last year was whether or not the Sabercats were going to be able to hang with the Thunder for a full 48 minutes.

Q: How does Google’s new 7-inch tablet compare to the iPad, Kindle and Samsung tablets? — Roger

Attorneys for Arizona have asked a federal judge to reject a new bid to block a key provision of SB 1070 from taking effect.

The grizzly remains of a cat in Ahwatukee Foothills were found by resident Theo Kurrus earlier this month and he took it upon himself to find out what happened.

The grizzly remains of a cat in Ahwatukee Foothills were found by resident Theo Kurrus earlier this month and he took it upon himself to find out what happened.

The dwindling amount of vacant office space across the Valley has prompted a Tempe developer to begin marketing a 14-story building along Interstate 10 that’s aimed at attracting a major corporate tenant.

The dwindling amount of vacant office space across the Valley has prompted a Tempe developer to begin marketing a 14-story building along Interstate 10 that’s aimed at attracting a major corporate tenant.

Arizona’s best politicians are ... two guys dancing like they’re Laverne and Shirley?

This is a workshop which will include discussing topics such as why market timing doesn’t work; why stock picking doesn’t work; why an investment’s track record means nothing about how well it will do for you; the ‘big secret’ of what’s killing the return in your portfolio; how you can be a very successful investor without using these speculative methods. You can challenge traditional investment methods and discover the truth about investing.

Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend.

In “Just stating the facts,” (AFN, May 11) C.W. Griffin exposes himself as a gullible victim of lying Democrat propaganda, totally unconfused by readily available facts.

In “Just stating the facts,” (AFN, May 11) C.W. Griffin exposes himself as a gullible victim of lying Democrat propaganda, totally unconfused by readily available facts.

The Independent Redistricting Commission wants a judge to throw out efforts by Republicans to void the map it created for the state’s nine congressional districts.

Arizona voters may not get a chance to vote to reelect the president.

Arizona voters may not get a chance to vote to reelect the president.