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Columbus man and Arizona supplier plead guilty to major fentanyl distribution scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In Columbus, Ohio, a local man and his supplier from Arizona have admitted to their involvement in a scheme to unlawfully distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl in the city in 2023. According to legal documents, 26-year-old Ontario M. Yarbrough of Columbus ran a drug operation...
Surprise officials cut ribbon on new RV sales center
Just in time for the summer, Surprise has a new choice for RV purchases with the official ribbon cutting of Lazydays RV at 12630 N. Autoshow Ave. Lazydays General Manager Darrel Nagler participated in the July 16 ceremony alongside Councilmembers Patrick Duffy and Aly Cline. For information, visit lazydays.com.
Rainbow Valley Water Facility Plans Updated
A major expansion of the Rainbow Valley Water Reclamation Facility has taken another step toward completion following recent actions by the Goodyear City Council. A local news outlet reported Council passed a contract amendment and development agreement for RVWRF that covers redundancy and peaking factors that were not part of the original 2004 contract and adds $7.75M to the project’s allocated expenditures. The capital improvement project now stands at $50.5M.
Commercial Real Estate 07-23-24
1. Cushman & Wakefield announced the sale of The Cubes Building B, a 1.2MSF industrial warehouse building in Glendale. The buyer was an entity connected to BlackRock Realty Advisors Inc. Local news outlets reported the sales price as $128.1M in an all-cash transaction. Will Strong, Michael Matchett, Molly Hunt and Dean Wiley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, CRG. The property was leased by Amazon earlier this year.
66,467 breadsticks in 3 weeks: Fazoli's booms in Glendale
Fazoli's, the wildly popular Italian restaurant chain from the 1990s, is moving full steam ahead with is reintroduction to the Valley . It opened its third Valley location in Glendale on June 25 and in the three weeks since it welcomed its first customers, the location has sold 66,467 breadsticks.
With new cafe, Hãnai Coffee expands job training for foster teens
Since the opening of its Laveen location in 2022, Hãnai Coffee has continued to support the Valley’s foster youth and those who have aged out of the foster care system. Expanding its mission to the West Valley, Hãnai opened its second location in May nestled inside Peoria City Hall.
Sun City West Republican Club slates next meeting, speakers
The Sun City West Republican Club will meet Saturday, Aug. 3, at Church on the Green, 19051 R.H. Johnson Blvd. Social time is at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts available, and the meeting ...
How the West Valley evolved into hotbed for innovation and growth
Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn recounts a 2015 story that perfectly illustrates how the perception of the West Valley has dramatically evolved in less than a decade. “Then-Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton was celebrating an investment the City of Phoenix was making in Buckeye,” Orsborn recalls. “Mayor Stanton said, ‘One day, we’re all going to be suburbs of Buckeye.’ And everyone laughed because — at that time — it was funny to hear the mayor of Phoenix say something like that.”
Peoria native serves where warfighters train
Sailors are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, and this training begins at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, otherwise known as boot camp. Every enlisted sailor starts their Navy journey at boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL), Illinois. Seaman Alex Tran is stationed...
Avondale starts on Cashion Improvement Project
The City of Avondale began its improvement project in the Cashion neighborhood on July 17. The work will cover the area between 111th and 113th Avenues, and Buckeye Road and Durango Street. Waterline, fence relocation and street light installation will start in July and is expected to be completed by...
Mountainside's Brayden Boe is transferring to Arizona's Dream City Christian School
In what’s become an ongoing trend in the state of Oregon, one of the area’s best boys high school basketball players is leaving to finish his career elsewhere. Mountainside High School’s senior Brayden Boe announced on Monday, July 22, via social media, that he’s transferring to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona. Boe is one of Oregon’s highest rated high school recruits and was expected to lead a Mavericks...
Prescott Valley Councilmember Hepperle Resigns
Councilmember April Hepperle has resigned from the Prescott Valley Town Council effective Sunday, July 21, 2024. Hepperle has served on the Town Council since 2020. She has accepted a planning position with the Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO). Vinny Gallegos, CYMPO Executive Director said, “We are excited to welcome...
Scottsdale senior residents celebrate upcoming Olympic Games
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily)—The 2024 Summer Olympics are just around the corner. The games will begin in Paris on Friday and run until Aug. 11. But it’s not just the professional athletes who are gearing up for the games. Here in the Valley, a group of spirited seniors at Belmont Village Senior Facility in Scottsdale are putting their best foot forward in some of their own Olympic games.
Wranglers Remain Winless at Duke City with 69-48 Loss
The Duke City Gladiators saved their best offensive performance of the season till the final game with a 69-48 win over the Northern Arizona Wranglers. After scoring just 28 points in a loss to Bay Area last week, the Gladiators (3-13), scored a season high 69 points and giving them just their third win of 2024.
Woman wanted in deadly hit-and-run arrested in Prescott Valley
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A woman wanted for a deadly hit-and-run was recently arrested in Prescott Valley, according to authorities. Prescott Valley police said officers, with the assistance of traffic cameras, arrested Tereasa Miller, who was wanted in Pinal County in connection to the deadly crash. The cameras are part...
30 pounds of meth seized during Flagstaff traffic stop
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A traffic stop in Coconino County led to the seizure of 30 pounds of methamphetamine over the weekend, according to authorities. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said the drugs were found Sunday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m. when deputies stopped a driver on I-40 in Flagstaff.
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