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Around Chandler: Week of Aug. 25, 2024
A court has sentenced a Surprise truck driver to 22.5 years in prison for a crash that killed five people and shut down Interstate 10 in Chandler for about 11 hours. Danny G. Tiner, 38, was accused of watching TikTok videos moments before his truck slammed into two cars, killing all occupants inside both vehicles. His truck was traveling at 68 miles per hour in a 55-mph construction zone.
UW Sports: Cowgirl soccer falls, football sets sights on the Sun Devils
Playing their home opener Sunday afternoon, the UW soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to South Dakota State at the Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie. The loss dropped the Cowgirls to 0-2-1 on the year. South Dakota improved to 2-2-0. Wyoming managed just four total shots in the contest, two...
Elliott-led transfer overhaul keys linebacker as 'most improved position'
Arizona State linebackers coach AJ Cooper decided to put his position's "Death Row" motto to the test. It referenced Death Row Records, a top rap label that distributed multi-platinum albums by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and 2Pac in the 1990s. How ASU linebackers fit into that picture was not particularly obvious. Cooper asked each of his eight scholarship players, half of whom were newcomers, and his lone walk-on what the moniker meant. None could answer. So Cooper recommended a name change for his largely new-look group.
2 ASU men’s golfers land top 10 in Class of 2025 preseason rankings
Winning the final Pac-12 Championship as a program last year, ASU men’s golf is heading to the Big 12 Conference and two Sun Devils landed on the PGA TOUR University preseason rankings for the Class of 2025. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!. Leading the...
DB Javan Robinson traveled 4,000 miles to find a home in Arizona State's defense
Javan Robinson has traveled a lot. After bouncing around from his hometown of Winter Garden, Florida, where he played at Apopka and West Orange High, to Pullman, Washington, where he was recruited by then Washington State defensive coordinator Brian Ward, and now to Tempe, Arizona State redshirt sophomore defensive back Javan Robinson has...
Rupi Kaur poetry event comes to Changing Hands in October
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Arizona State football can win in 2024. Here are six things they need to do
It has been an abysmal few years for Arizona State football. Back-to-back 3-9 seasons and an NCAA investigation, which started under the previous coaching regime, cast a cloud over the program. The storm has blown over, and ASU has received a jolt of energy and positivity since Kenny Dillingham took over. Will that show in the win column this season? Only time will tell. ...
Court Dismisses ASU Academic/Administrator's Libel Suit Against Journal That Had Retracted His Article, with Reference to Possible Plagiarism
This action concerns Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez's allegations of defamation and trade libel against Taylor & Frances Group, LLC …. Dr. Rodriguez is the Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Community, as well as an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy studies, at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He researches inclusion and equity in education for "dual language learners, Black, Latino, and Indigenous" families and students. On March 7, 2022, Dr. Rodriguez and two other authors published an article in Educational Studies entitled "Our Separate Struggles Are Really One: Building Coalitions and Solidarity for Social and Racial Justice in Education" …. Educational Studies is an education journal published by Defendant.
Strip mall plan divides Tempe neighbors
Just off Warner Road, on either side from Rural Road east to McClintock Drive, are upscale homes on large lots. The homeowners for years have lamented they don’t have enough neighborhood gathering spots within a short walk or an easy bike ride – like folks in downtown Tempe have.
ASU football owning different mindset, energy heading into season opener
With training camp in the rearview mirror and it is full speed ahead toward the season opener next Saturday vs. Wyoming, ASU football hopes there will be good results to come after all the hard work that they have put in. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to...
Sun City, Sun City West MCSO crime stats
Editor's Note: The following information is obtained from Maricopa County Sheriff's Office District 3. This column lists arrests, not convictions, unless otherwise stated. Arrested persons listed here who are later found not guilty are welcome to inform the Independent by calling 623-972-6101.
Aggressive overnight fire damages modern multi-use church building in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An overnight fire damaged a multi-use church building in Phoenix Sunday. Around 1 a.m., firefighters responded to Alhambra Beloved Church near 19th and Glenrosa avenues. Crews were battling a fast-moving fire. Firefighters determined the fire likely started in the gymnasium and extended into classrooms on the first and second floors of the building.
Suspected DUI driver crashes into Phoenix building
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A driver crashed into a building in Phoenix on Sunday. At about 4 a.m., police responded to Arizona Studios near 44th Street and McDowell Road. On the scene, they discovered a driver had driven his car into a building. Authorities did not say if anyone was...
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