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County declares Peoria Unified's Parkridge Elementary …

10/14/2021
Due to an increase in positive cases, Maricopa County Department of Public Health has declared Parkridge Elementary School an outbreak, according a letter from the Peoria Unified School District.

ASU, GCU saw campus crime declines in 2020

10/13/2021
As COVID-19 emptied college campuses of students in 2020, the smaller number of people gathered at Phoenix- area schools contributed to some twists and turns in campus crime data.

Arizona's pandemic-influenced learning declines could …

10/12/2021
Arizona students took a hit when it came to learning during the pandemic so far, and it may take several years to correct that slide. The state is putting roughly $19 million into corrective …

Supply chain issues delay Tempe Streetcar

10/7/2021
The Tempe Streetcar project has been in the city’s sights for close to a decade, but Tempe will have to wait a little longer for that dream to come to fruition.

New relief funds making way into Peoria

9/28/2021
The city of Peoria continues to have a number of programs underway to help those most affected by the pandemic thanks to federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Peoria Unified struggles to hire, retain bus drivers

9/27/2021
Although they receive benefits, Peoria Unified drivers are among the worst paid at $13.99 an hour compared with surrounding districts where the average pay is about $17.50.

ADHS: Peoria area ZIP codes have 34,045 COVID-19 …

9/24/2021
Arizona Department of Health Services reported 3,013 new coronavirus cases and 69 new deaths Friday, for a total of 1,075,876 cases and 19,727 deaths.

State COVID-19 adviser has uphill battle on …

9/21/2021
PHOENIX — A new statewide poll suggests there may be little, if anything that Gov. Doug Ducey and his new $400-an-hour health adviser can do to convince many more Arizonans to get vaccinated …

Staffing shortages pummel Peoria Unified

9/21/2021
Employers across the nation are increasingly having a difficult time hiring and retaining qualified workers, and this has certainly hit home in the Peoria Unified School District, which has seen resignations and terminations increase by 23% since before the pandemic.

ADHS: Peoria area ZIP codes have 33,651 COVID-19 …

9/18/2021
Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,742 new coronavirus cases and 108 new deaths Saturday, for a total of 1,064,346 cases and 19,487 deaths.

ADHS: Peoria area ZIP codes have 32,769 COVID-19 …

9/10/2021
Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,988 new coronavirus cases and 6 new deaths Friday, for a total of 1,042,480 cases and 19,147 deaths.

Lawsuit contends Ducey broke law by cutting extra …

9/6/2021
PHOENIX — A new lawsuit charges Gov. Doug Ducey violated state law when he unilaterally cut off the extra $300 a week the unemployed in Arizona were getting. Legal papers filed Friday in …