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Sun Devil Swim & Dive Announces 2024-25 Competition Schedule
TEMPE – Sun Devil Swim and Dive will host eight home meets and ten schools during the 2024-25 season in their first year in Big 12 competition head coach Herbie Behm announced Friday afternoon. The slate features ASU facing off against some of the top programs in the country.
Animal Welfare League waives fees on adopting pets through Sunday
Through Sunday, July 21, you can take home a new pet from the Arizona Animal Welfare League for free, The AAWL is waiving adoption fees on all animals older than 1 year at its main and Chandler ...
Comedy show to support disabled people
Ryan Paul Johnson, a comedian and founding board member of Arizona Adaptive Water Sports, will host a comedy show in Chandler to support adaptive water sports for individuals with disabilities. “LaughYourAAWSOff2024” will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 20, atMicDropMania Comedy Club, located at 51 E. Boston St....
Plato’s Closet will open in Surprise with deals and giveaways
Plato’s Closet, the leading teen and young adult retail resale concept, has announced the grand opening of its location in Surprise, located within the Prasada Towne Center shopping center, located at 13276 N Prasada Pkwy. The brand is known for its affordable, gently used clothing, shoes, accessories and more, which provides local teens and twenty-somethings with a store that not only puts cash back into their pockets, but sells gently used brand name items for less.
Updated FEMA flood map now includes more Apache Junction homes
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — FEMA is updating their floodplain map and some people in part of Apache Junction are learning this week their homes are now in flood zones. FEMA updates flood maps about every five years. The report floodplain zones are areas with a 1% chance of...
Former Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake announces retirement from NFL
Former Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake is calling it a career. Via his Instagram account, Drake announced his retirement from the NFL after eight seasons. It’s been an incredible ride. Hard to believe 8 seasons have come and gone. I’ve loved the journey – the wins, the moments...
Aldi Advances Plans for New Distribution Center in Goodyear, Poised to Generate 700 Jobs
After years of stagnant developments, Aldi's plans for a regional distribution center in Goodyear are gaining traction. The German supermarket chain initiated a pre-application process for a facility in the Loop 303 corridor, signaling a move towards establishing a significant presence in the area. According to city of Goodyear records,...
NexMetro Dusts Off San Tan Valley Plans
A long-dormant plan to develop a Build-to-Rent community in San Tan Valley is showing renewed activity. Harvard Investments recently announced it sold a 21.8-acre parcel at the NWC of North Gantzel and East Bella Vista roads to NexMetro Communities for $8.3M. The site is zoned for up to 284 Build-to-Rent units on the vacant, entitled land.
Hall visits SPL to discuss the Lowell Observatory’s future
Lowell Observatory Executive Director Jeffrey Hall visited the Sedona Public Library on Wednesday, June 26, to discuss the Saturday, Nov. 16, grand opening of Lowell’s $53 million Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center. Hall also discussed the design principles behind crafting an immersive science experience, the connection...
Worldwide tech outage affected Apache Junction school district, fire district, city
The Apache Junction Unified School District has restored its systems following a mass worldwide IT outage caused by routine software updates from CrowdStrike that affected computers running Microsoft ...
Arizona Schools Enforcing Stricter Policies On Students’ Use Of Mobile Phones During Class
Schools in Arizona are taking strict measures to prevent students from using their cellphones during class time. In certain school districts, students are required to put away their phones, whereas others opt to lock them up. Chloe Sakala is a student at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix, aged...
Arizona Man Receives A Prison Sentence Of Almost Three Years For Drug Trafficking
On Friday, the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced that a Tucson man has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for smuggling drugs across the border. In May 2019, a release stated that Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana, who was 27 at the time, delivered 878.8 grams of pure methamphetamine to an undercover officer in the parking lot of a sporting goods store.
Larry Fitzgerald on the Football Potential of his son Devin and Arizona High School Football
We Next: The Next Generation of Elite Athletes | Jul 20, 2024 | 68,665 Views. Larry Fitzgerald shared his thoughts on his son Devin's football potential as he enters his junior year at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ) and ranked Arizona high school football among the nation's best while at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.
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