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Former Mayor Jim Lane, Misguided Opponents to Popular Scottsdale Initiative Get Smacked Down in Court
Regular readers and most Scottsdalians are aware of Proposition 490, the Protect and Preserve Initiative that will expand maintenance and upgrades for our city’s many parks while simultaneously reducing our collective tax burden, a situation that’s as much of a win-win as you will ever find in government. But of course, you will never make 100% of people happy, even with something that’s as obvious of a Yes vote as this.
Schools comes full circle for 2 GPS principals
As students come back to the classroom this Tuesday at Gilbert Public Schools, it is a true homecoming for two of the district’s new school principals. Chip Pettit, the incoming principal at Patterson Elementary and Brian Lockwood, his counterpart at Greenfield Elementary, both share the distinction of being alumni of the school district.
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...
ASU has thousands of cameras on campus. Police say they keep students safe.
PHOENIX — The new academic school year is set to begin in two weeks for Arizona State University students. One resource ASU Police use to keep campus safe this year will be more than 3,000 cameras. On any ASU campus, cameras are everywhere. "Our goal is not to spy...
Fugitive fatally shoots self after standoff with US Marshals in Tempe
PHOENIX — A man wanted by Chandler Police fatally shot himself after a standoff with U.S. Marshals in Tempe last week, authorities said Monday. Matthew Walsh, 35, had active warrants for burglary, trafficking of stolen property, felony flight and an active probation violation warrant out of Maricopa County, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a press release.
Lake Pleasant boaters retrieve their boats after monsoon chaos over the weekend
MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - Waters were a lot calmer on Monday at Lake Pleasant after chaos broke out when a monsoon rolled through. Several people were rescued at the lake on Sunday, July 21, after harsh waters from a thunderstorm sunk some boats and sloshed around others. "I think everybody...
Tempe's Picklemall Shutters Doors After Abrupt Lease Termination by Arizona Mills Mall Owner
The whack of pickleball paddles against plastic balls will soon cease echoing through The Picklemall in Tempe as the indoor facility shuts down less than a year after its grand opening. The 104,000-square-foot venue, which was situated in the erstwhile home of a large home goods store at Arizona Mills Mall, has been compelled to quickly clear the premises after an unexpected lease termination by the mall’s owner, Simon Property Group. This surprising turn of events was first broken by Axios.
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.
Kingman Receives Rural Business Development Grant Award
On July 9, 2024, the City of Kingman was awarded a USDA Rural Business Development Grant to conduct an Event Center Feasibility Study and update the Economic Development Strategic Plan. The total award is $110,000, with $88,000 provided by the grant and a 20% matching contribution of $22,000 from the...
Mom raises critical warning to parents after son contracts serious disease spreading across state: 'It ravaged his body'
In Arizona, cases of valley fever — a disease spread by a fungus that lives in the dirt — have more than doubled in the past year, 12News reported. The spike in cases may be related to conditions brought about by the ongoing overheating of our planet, officials said.
Listen to the full season of The Arizona Republic's 'Rediscovering: The Roots of Radicalism'
THE ROOTS OF RADICALISMListen to the full season| What is going on in Arizona? After the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and after digging into Arizona's prominent role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election, Republic reporters repeatedly heard questions we couldn't quite answer. ...
What's going on in Arizona? Podcast explores state's brushes with extremism
THE ROOTS OF RADICALISMListen to the full season| What is going on in Arizona? When the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era near-total ban on abortion this spring, many were stunned that the 19th century still cast a shadow over everyday life here. ...
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