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First the 'Gilbert Goons,' now arson. Can someone teach teens how to act?
It appears to me that parents and educators in Gilbert need to do a better job teaching young people about nonviolent conflict resolution. There seem to be a lot of teens who immediately turn to violence when they don’t get their way or, sadly, just for giggles. We’ve all...
Former Maricopa County Sheriff on attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, if anything could have been done differently
PHOENIX — On Saturday, a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump while Trump was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The former President was shot in the ear before being whisked off the stage by Secret Service agents and into an SUV. At least one person...
Drownings for children under 5, expected to surpass 11-year average
More children under five years old have drowned this year in Maricopa and Pinal counties than last year, with child drownings in Phoenix doubled. The first half of 2024 has seen 13 drownings for children under the age of five, known as pediatric drownings, according to Children's Safety Zone, which monitors drowning incidents.
Lake appeals to have courts reconsider 2022 gubernatorial case
Kari Lake is appealing to the Arizona Supreme Court to have the courts reconsider her case over her 2022 gubernatorial election loss to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) after a panel on the Court of Appeals tossed out her case last month. Lawyers for Lake wrote in their filing, obtained by Arizona’s Law, that a new election should be…
Arizona weather forecast: Excessive Heat Warning expires; rain chances increase for Sunday
PHOENIX - Not to sound like a broken record, but it was another hot day in Phoenix with high temperature of 112° and the National Weather Service says that is five degrees above normal for this date. "Phoenix came up 1 degree shy of tying the daily record warm...
Around Chandler: Week of July 14, 2024
Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke is the new chair of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Council. As the agency’s elected chair, Hartke said his highest priority is to ensure that MAG is ready to implement a suite of transportation projects if Maricopa County voters approve the extension of the dedicated half-cent sales tax for transportation (Proposition 479) in November.
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