In an effort to help wounded service members, Ahwatukee residents Agnes Oblas and Peggy Coomans are hosting a seven-hour knit-a-thon this weekend.

1. On Monday, April 15 at 10 p.m. police reported a false reporting to law enforcement. A man near the 13000 block of South Wakial Loop initially reported his wife had been kidnapped, police said. An investigation indicated the wife was having drinks with another male subject, the man knew that and was trying to file a false report, police said.

Does your outfit blend into the woodwork?

The worn boxing gloves and yellowed punching bags tell only part of the story.

The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood and presto! In a few minutes, you’ve got a table, a cabinet or a lounge chair.

It’s that time of year again.

Building and fixing bikes in a workshop is teaching some Phoenix kids skills they can use to not only stay out of trouble, but to possibly get them excited about a future career.

Building and fixing bikes in a workshop is teaching some Phoenix kids skills they can use to not only stay out of trouble, but to possibly get them excited about a future career.

The new year brings advertising lies out of the woodwork. Talking heads, advertisements, celebrity endorsements, talk-show special guests - all peddling their wares in an attempt to get your hard-earned money for the least amount of their effort. Never mind what works 100 percent of the time is completely free: eat less food.

The new year brings advertising lies out of the woodwork. Talking heads, advertisements, celebrity endorsements, talk-show special guests - all peddling their wares in an attempt to get your hard-earned money for the least amount of their effort. Never mind what works 100 percent of the time is completely free: eat less food.

This isn't your ordinary wood shop.

When Arizona's illegal immigration measure became law last year, legislators across the nation noticed its popularity and clamored to enact their own versions of SB 1070.

Matt Miller, 71, of Phoenix took his spirit flight home on Monday, March 21 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Matt was born in Mason City, Iowa, on Feb. 12, 1940. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1958 and then started working as an engineer for the Rock Island Rail Road. He answered his call to serve our country with the U.S. Army from May 6, 1963 to May 7, 1965 at the time of the Vietnam War. On May 1, 1963 he married Beatrice Hruska and they resided in Mason City, Iowa, until 1968, when he chose to continue his education at Iowa State University, graduating in 1970 with a degree in mechanical engineering. They relocated to Des Moines, Iowa, where Matt started his engineering career with Meredith Printing and later was transferred to Casa Grande, Ariz., to oversee the construction of a new printing plant. In 1989 he continued his career with Quebecor Printing in San Jose, Calif. While in California he found a love for the ocean and sailing.

Tiny doll eyes look up from rows of handmade cradles at Gilbert's Mesquite High School.

An Ahwatukee Foothills resident will be presenting his works of art alongside more than 150 others next month at the 20th Annual Sedona Arts Festival.

An Ahwatukee Foothills resident will be presenting his works of art alongside more than 150 others next month at the 20th Annual Sedona Arts Festival.

An Ahwatukee Foothills resident will be presenting his works of art alongside more than 150 others next month at the 20th Annual Sedona Arts Festival.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is seeking artists working in all media to exhibit at the 41st annual Scottsdale Arts Festival set for March 11 to 13, 2011.

Performers wanted for Nov. 20 Block Party

South Mountain Community College is offering the following classes starting in August at the Ahwatukee Foothills Center, 10429 S. 51st St., Suite 100. : E-Verify and I-9 Compliance, Speedy French I, Introduction to Personal Computers and Using Windows, How to Write Your Own Book, Become a Mystery Shopper, Real Estate Principles I and II, Speedy German I, Speedy Spanish I (also offered at Desert Vista High School), How to Publish/Promote Your Own Book, Various Business Related Core Courses, Computer Graphics - Adobe Photoshop (class takes place at Mountain Pointe High School), English Humanities Core Transfer Courses, Foreign Language Core Courses, Health Care Spanish I, Introduction to Geology - Lecture and Lab, Mathematics Core Transfer Courses, On-Line Core Transfer Courses, Yoga I, Personal Trainer Certificate, Various Core Courses, World Religions, American Sign Language I Course, Beginning and Intermediate Woodworking Courses (McClintock High School), Pilates a la Yoga, EMT - Basic Emergency Med Tech, First Year Composition Core Transfer Course, Furniture Construction I and II (McClintock High School), Introduction to Cabinetmaking and Advanced Cabinetmaking (McClintock High School), Pilates (also offered at Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Speedy Spanish for Educational Settings I, Zumba (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Mixed Media Art, Ballroom Dance (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Basic Techniques & Commands of the Camera, Beginning and Intermediate Line Dancing (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Tai-Chi and Qigong, and Ceramics (Desert Vista High School).

Overcoming back-to-school anxiety, preparing for the first day of school