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Auctions yield bargains for bidders, cash for Tempe Union
People are finding bargains – and Tempe Union some extra cash – as a result of the school district’s involvement in a public auction site. In a report last week to the Tempe Union Governing Board, the administration noted that auctions of district equipment at publicsurplus.com generated close to $140,000 in the just-ended fiscal year.
Scottsdale leads recycled water charge
The magic happens where East Hualapai Drive dead ends off Pima Road. True, Scottsdale’s so-called “toilets to taps” program – which received a big boost from the state last week – is purely scientific, with no spells, trickery or potions. Even so, if you told...
New medical office opens in North Scottsdale
North Scottsdale residents have more options for healthcare. On July 9, Banner Health Center Raintree opened at 8901 East Raintree Drive, Suite 150. With 10 providers, the new facility will offer acute and chronic condition care, geriatric care, immunizations, medication management, minor in-office procedures, newborn and pediatric care, on-site labs, routine physicals, sinus and respiratory care.
Tempe man, clinic linked to $85.6M in fraud schemes
A local man and an unrelated Tempe clinic are the focus of separate state and federal cases alleging over $85.6 million in Medicaid and Medicare fraud. A federal indictment accuses Adam Mutwol, 45, of Tempe, of conspiring with Gilbert Nurse practitioner Daud Koloesho, 44, to illegally bill the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and American Indian Health Program (AIHP) for substance abuse treatments that earned them over $51.6 million in illicit payments.
Cathy Engelbert teases more WNBA growth, mum on details for media rights, expansion
PHOENIX — 2024 has been a year of significant growth for women’s basketball and the WNBA. Jesse Morrison covers the Phoenix Mercury for The Next. A native of Roanoke, Va., Jesse moved to Arizona in 2017 to attend the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, graduating in 2021 with a degree in sports journalism. Outside of The Next, Jesse works for Arizona Sports, co-hosting an Arizona State podcast, producing a radio show and writing for their website.
Tempe, churches plead for bottled water donations
The City of Tempe has launched its annual bottled water drive to help unsheltered people and others in need stay hydrated. And it’s getting help from Hundred Mile Brewing, which is raffling off a $100 gift card for donors. Through July 31, the city and Hundred Mile Brewing are...
Updated FEMA flood map now includes more Apache Junction homes
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — FEMA is updating their floodplain map and some people in part of Apache Junction are learning this week their homes are now in flood zones. FEMA updates flood maps about every five years. The report floodplain zones are areas with a 1% chance of...
Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight
As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that advocates
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