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Chandler moves towards construction of new pickleball courts
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Chandler City Council recently approved a construction services agreement to Hunter Contracting Co. for the initial procurement of specific construction materials for the new pickleball and tennis courts at Tumbleweed Park. Pickleball has a loyal following in Chandler and in October 2023, City Council approved the...
Arizona Diamondbacks trade rumors, speculation, updates before 2024 MLB trade deadline
The Arizona Diamondbacks are right in the thick of the 2024 MLB Playoffs race. Could they make some moves at the 2024 MLB trade deadline to try to make another run at a World Series title after winning the National League last season? ...
Phoenix Rising FC maintain playoff hopes, prep for Hartford road trip
Phoenix Rising FC (6-6-7) regained momentum in a dominant 2-0 win over El Paso Locomotive (3-3-13) Friday night at Phoenix Rising Stadium. The timely win is the first under interim head coach Diego Gomez, and it came in his first home appearance where the Rising have struggled to come away with three points. ...
Man hospitalized after shooting incident in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A man is recovering in the hospital Monday after a shooting incident in Phoenix, the city's police department said. According to Phoenix police, officers responded to a domestic violence call near 11th and Portland streets Sunday around 10:15 p.m. As officers arrived on scene, they found a man outside an apartment holding a gun.
WNBA star Sophie Cunningham leaves fans in awe at All-Star Game with court side antics despite not even playing
WNBA star Sophie Cunningham had fans in raptures at the All-Star game, and she wasn't even playing in the game. The Phoenix Mercury guard was on the sidelines for the big game between the WNBA All-Stars and US Olympic team in Phoenix, Arizona. And when the cameras panned to her...
Man dies in Tempe standoff with U.S. Marshal's Service officers
The U.S. Marshal's Service released new details on a fatal standoff at a Tempe residence that left a wanted man dead last week. The agency issued a news release Monday afternoon that said members of its task force responsible for apprehending fugitives were at a residence near Southern Avenue and Rural Road on...
All Four Victims of Kearny Mesa Suspected DUI Crash Identified as in Their 20s
Authorities Monday publicly identified four men who were killed last week in a predawn suspected DUI collision on state Route 163 in Kearny Mesa. Killed in the three-vehicle pileup on the southbound side of the freeway at Interstate 805 on Friday were Faruk Cetin, 27, Mahsun Dursun, 23, Abdurrezak Hizmali, 27, and Baris Savas, 25, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Gilbert Police Department Unveils New Communications Center
The Gilbert Police Department has taken significant steps to enhance the public safety needs of our community with its new state-of-the-art Communications Center. The two-phase expansion project which began construction in January 2023, has doubled the Communication Center’s size and equipped dispatchers with cutting-edge technology to better serve callers now and in the future.
Schools should consult lawyer about whether to follow new Title IX rules, Horne says
The Arizona Department of Education urged schools to consult their lawyers before following federal regulations that seek to expand sex-based discrimination protections to members of the LGBTQ+ community. Those federal protections will require schools to let students access bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity regardless of biological sex. Courts...
School vouchers intended to save taxpayer money blew a massive hole in Arizona's budget
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In 2022, Arizona pioneered the largest school voucher program in the history of education. Under a new law, any parent in the state, no matter how affluent, could get a taxpayer-funded voucher worth up to tens of thousands of dollars to spend on private school tuition,...
US census takers to conduct test runs in Colorado 4 years before 2030 count
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Six places in the South and West will host practice runs for the next U.S. head count in 2030. The census helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado.; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, will be encouraged to fill out practice census questionnaires in the spring of 2026. Census Bureau officials said Monday that they hope the tests will help ensure that in 2030, they count the people who were missed in the 2020 census.
Arizona officials warning about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus
Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus spread by rodents to humans, is causing an increase in a potentially fatal lung syndrome. There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths in the past six months, according to a recent health alert. Most cases of hantavirus are...
Tiny, isolated Mobile inches closer to metro Phoenix life with proposed solar farm, annexation
Goodyear's far-flung, rural southern planning area could finally see some development more than a decade after developers ditched efforts for a massive master-planned community in the area. In 2007, Goodyear first annexed about 67 square miles in the Sonoran desert, including the small community of Mobile, a 60-mile drive from the heart...
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