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A Mesa high school installed a weapons detector. Within 20 minutes, a gun was found in a student's backpack.
PHOENIX — In the wake of a rash of threats and lockdowns at schools across Arizona, schools are implementing safety tools to ensure student safety. Though recent threats have luckily turned out to be empty, the I-Team found at least 114 guns have made their way onto school campuses in Maricopa County since 2019. That number only reflects the 20 largest school districts in Maricopa County so the total number for the entire county is likely much higher. The state is currently not tracking firearm seizures in schools so the I-Team obtained the data through a public records request.
It’s Always Sunny in St. David
There are many treasures to be discovered in Southern Arizona. According to the website for the Arizona State Mine Inspector, “The earliest indication of mining in Arizona may be as old as 1000 BC when inhabitants of the area were already using turquoise, coal, clay, and many minerals in their daily life.
County officials talk fentanyl dangers with Phoenix high school students, parents
PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Attorney, Rachel Mitchell told students and parents at Goldwater High School in Phoenix that fentanyl continues to spread across the Valley and that her office will ...
Prop. 486 would raise the spending limit imposed on Maricopa County community colleges
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is asking voters to overhaul a 44-year-old limit on how much it can spend.By the numbers: Proposition 486 would permanently adjust the district's base expenditure limit, set in 1980, by nearly $53 million.That would double MCCCD's 2025-26 spending cap from about $451 million to an estimated $902 million, according to the district's election publicity pamphlet.Why it matters: Community college districts have spending caps based on student population and inflation, which voters added to the Arizona Constitution in 1980. Because of the spending cap, MCCCD sometimes can't allocate all the money it has on...
Weekend Freeway Closures and Restrictions in Phoenix Area
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has issued a weekend travel advisory for Phoenix-area freeways, with significant closures and lane restrictions scheduled from Friday night to Monday morning (Oct. 4-7). Key Restrictions:
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