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QC schools approve record budget
The Queen Creek Unified School District Governing Board approved a $115 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year during its July 9 meeting, its largest ever, and a half-percent higher than last year. School officials say the slight increase is needed to account for student growth projected to be about...
Crystal Fullmer named artistic director of Southwest Ballet Theatre
Southwest Ballet Theatre is welcoming a new artistic director. Crystal Fullmer started her tenure at the end of May, replacing interim artistic director Anthony Spaulding II. She brings experience as a teacher, studio owner, choreographer, producer and dancer. The Avondale nonprofit ballet company is in its tenth season. Southwest Ballet...
Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department Hosts Promotion Ceremony
The Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department (QCFMD) hosted a promotion ceremony for employees promoted since July 1, 2023. In the last fiscal year, 25 employees were promoted. “This ceremonial promotional ceremony recognizes the dedication and commitment of our membership,” shared QCFMD Chief Vance Gray. “Many of these individuals...
Prescott Regional Communications Center Leads the Way with Accreditation Award
The Prescott Regional Communications Center (PRCC) was awarded full accreditation status through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP), and Emergency Communications Centers Accreditation Program. This accomplishment makes the Prescott Regional Communications Center the first and only regional, multi-jurisdictional, multi-discipline communications center in Arizona to receive this prestigious recognition. This...
PV Neighborhood Services Director Named to ICC Code Enforcement Officer EDC
The International Code Council (ICC) has appointed Prescott Valley’s Neighborhood Services Director Stephanie J. Robinson to the Code Enforcement Officer Exam Development Committee, effective through December, 2027. The ICC certification program is the nation’s pre-eminent professional credential for code administrators. The ICC is the leading global source of...
Latino voters want more action on climate and clean energy in Arizona, new poll finds
In Arizona, the 2020 Latino vote was decisive. And this November, Arizona's Latinos may be more motivated than ever by climate and clean energy issues, a new poll by the environmental justice organization Chispa AZ suggests. More than 70% of the poll's 520 registered voter respondents expressed concern about climate change and 60% support Arizona increasing clean energy requirements for electric utilities.
Maricopa County Man Faces 42 Charges in Wide-Ranging Organized Retail Theft Spree
Crime doesn't pay, and for one Jeremy James Beene, the bill has come due to the tune of 42 criminal charges. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has dropped the hammer on Beene, who now faces a litany of counts for a spree of organized retail crime, with a side of shoplifting. Over a span starting in February 2022 and reaching to the summer of '24, Beene supposedly made The Home Depot his personal grab-and-dash playground across Chandler, Mesa, and Phoenix, swiping nearly $60K worth of construction equipment.
Construction completed on West Valley light industrial shell building
PHOENIX — Construction was completed on a LEED-certified industrial shell building in the West Valley, a construction management firm announced on Monday. Wespac Construction, Inc. officially unveiled Surprise Crossings, a property owned and developed by Panattoni Development Co. and designed by Cawley Architects. The structure is located at 13301...
Here's how Arizona's Family reporter Dennis Welch felt covering the RNC
Dennis Welch, the longtime political reporter and host of “Politics Unplugged” on Arizona’s Family stations in Phoenix, had never covered a national political convention in person. He picked a good one to start with. Welch was at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, covering the Arizona delegation....
Strong storms move through Phoenix area, knock out power for thousands overnight
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Thousands were without power around the Valley as severe thunderstorms moved across Arizona on Sunday. Around 8:30 p.m., approximately 3,789 SRP customers and 3,017 APS customers were without electricity in the Phoenix area from Mesa to Wickenburg. But as of 4:30 a.m. Monday morning, SRP’s outage...
New medical office opens in North Scottsdale
North Scottsdale residents have more options for healthcare. On July 9, Banner Health Center Raintree opened at 8901 East Raintree Drive, Suite 150. With 10 providers, the new facility will offer acute and chronic condition care, geriatric care, immunizations, medication management, minor in-office procedures, newborn and pediatric care, on-site labs, routine physicals, sinus and respiratory care.
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