Less than three weeks before Gilbert's primary election, Dave Petersen has rewritten the campaign finance rules governing the mayoral race by spending $35,000 of his own money on his high-tech Web site featuring YouTube videos and large street corner signs, among other items.

Downtown Chandler never really lived up to the expectations of the city's founder, A.J. Chandler, who envisioned a lush park surrounded by monumental buildings, according to Nate Meyers, Chandler Museum curator.

Arizona's largest school district may receive up to $31 million for special-education and low-income schools as part the federal economic stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Every motorist sees them: Signs advertising part-time work, cleaning services or a whole host of other pitches pasted on wooden stakes and stabbed into the ground near intersections.

Less than three weeks before Gilbert's primary election, Dave Petersen has rewritten the campaign finance rules governing the mayoral race by spending $35,000 of his own money on his high-tech Web site featuring YouTube videos and large street corner signs, among other items.

An armed robber not only made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a 99-cent store in west Mesa, he ran off with the entire cash register Friday morning.

Getting There: Strange things were afoot Wednesday in the boardrooms where the future of the Valley's highways and byways are planned. 9:45 a.m. - Metro's board of directors meets, and the news is good: More people than expected are riding the trains.