History buffs in Mesa have gotten a reprieve. The Mesa Historical Museum will stay open at least for the rest of this year despite plans that it would soon close because of a funding shortfall.

Comedic magicians Penn and Teller will perform live in the Valley for the first time more than 10 years. Tickets for their May 7 show go on sale today.

In a benefit fundraiser that will resemble a Major League All-Star game from the 1970s or 80s, a lineup of Hall of Famers and former greats from some of baseball's most dramatic moments will converge Wednesday in Mesa.

The owner of a hotel was mad at Mesa police over how they were handling the hooker problem at his establishment - more specifically, that they were handling it.

The Irish Sopranos

A 1-year-old was killed Thursday after wandering behind a tractor operated by the child's father in the back yard of their east Mesa home.

The Chicago Cubs will listen to manager Lou Piniella if he wants to return when his contract runs out after this season.

A Mesa public school elementary teacher has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation.

Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins is no stranger to having his name grace all kinds of things - but something at an airport?

Mesa officials say a water main break Wednesday has forced a lane restriction on McLellan Road from Upland Circle to Beverly Street.

A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of the Tribune — as well as Freedom Communications’ other Valley publications — to 1013 Communications LLC.

MORE: Judge approves Freedom bankruptcy plan

Mesa will share preliminary design concepts for a revamp of the Fiesta District at a meeting on Thursday. The city is looking for feedback on ideas identified by a team of Arizona State University students who have looked for ways to reactivate the area with a new look that includes shaded pedestrian walkways, better landscaping, new zoning and a more urban feeling.

Lenny’s Burger, a Valley-based chain, has opened its first East Valley location on the southeast corner of Stapley Drive and Southern Avenue in Mesa.

Apache Junction resident Greg Western has filed an application to recall state Rep. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa. The filing, made March 3 with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, says Crandall has missed a number of floor votes at the Capitol. Western’s group would need to collect nearly 14,358 signatures by July 1 to put the issue on the ballot.

A Mesa man who the FBI believed was a threat to national security was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for lying to the FBI during an international terrorist investigation into an organization that funded Hamas.

The suspect in a domestic violence incident surrendered to Mesa police Thursday after an approximately 90-minute standoff.

Several apartments burned Sunday night in east Mesa near University Drive and Val Vista Road.

A man out walking on a Mesa golf course with his wife and friends has died after falling into a pond.

Night life is making a comeback in downtown Mesa. The Underground, a new concert venue catering to fans of hard rock and heavy metal, opened this month in the basement of Main Street’s historic Nile Theater building.

Slideshow: The Underground

Mesa's next police chief will be a Phoenix commander who oversees that city's homeland defense unit and once headed up its major crimes bureau.

WASHINGTON -- A new Democratic Senate bill to tame the financial markets would give the government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy and would force the industry to pay for its failures.

Communications regulators on Tuesday will unveil a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.

Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.

The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego freeway and acknowledged it may not be able to solve the mystery of what happened to the hybrid.

Arizona retailers are going to make one last try to keep a special tax break they receive.

Q. Are the cellular-based Internet services good enough for me to consider getting rid of my home Internet connection yet? - Sully

A. You may have noticed that a lot of advertising and online discussions are starting to pop up about the upcoming “4G” service from the cellular companies and how much better they will be than the current “3G.”

SAN FRANCISCO -- Motion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives. Sony shook up the conference with a splashy introduction of the PlayStation Move, a new wand-shaped PlayStation 3 motion controller system that will rival Nintendo's popular Wii.

Salt River Project’s Board of Directors on Friday approved changes in price plans effective May 1 that when fully implemented will result in an overall average 4.9 percent increase in electricity prices, according to a news release from the utility. The monthly bill of a typical residential customer on the Basic Price Plan will increase by about $5.95.

WASHINGTON — American households saw their wealth increase at the end of last year, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios.

NEW YORK — In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person - a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.

Analysis: Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.

The state's jobless fund is broke. Figures as of Monday show less than $25.2 million left in the account the state uses to pay the benefits of those during the first 26 weeks of their unemployment. That's a direct result of the recession being longer and deeper than anyone anticipated: Before the downturn, there was $1 billion in the account.

A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of the Tribune — as well as Freedom Communications’ other Valley publications — to 1013 Communications LLC.

MORE: Judge approves Freedom bankruptcy plan

LifeLock, a Tempe-based identity theft protection firm, has agreed to pay $12 million to states and customers to settle claims that it engaged in deceptive advertising.

WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge Tuesday approved Freedom Communication Inc.’s reorganization plan, giving a green light for the company to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of this month.

Tempe-based First Solar has announced another power-purchase agreement with a California utility to use electricity generated at a solar plant it plans to build in Southern California.

A Subway sandwich franchise in west Phoenix that officials say violated Arizona's employer sanctions law has settled the civil case against them.

NEW YORK — Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.