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Great Hearts Academies enters second year of offering …

7/29/2022
Great Hearts Academies, with two schools located at 23276 N. 83rd Ave., is entering its second year of offering virtual K-8.

Learning gap at Peoria Unified results in higher …

7/5/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the Peoria Unified School District with decreases in enrollment and AzMERIT test scores across the board, creating a learning gap as schools maneuver back to normalcy.

Graduation ceremonies return to normal in Peoria …

5/12/2022
Graduation ceremoniesPeoria Unified’s high school graduation ceremonies will be live streamed by the Peoria Student Broadcasting Network. A link to the live stream of each graduation event will …

Peoria budget reflects ‘robust economic growth’

5/6/2022
Recovering from the economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peoria has brought forth a proposed budget for the new fiscal year reflecting “robust economic growth,” officials said.

Florence ends COVID-19 emergency order

5/4/2022
Florence has terminated its emergency pandemic order, which went into place on March 18, 2020. The decision was made during the Monday, May 2 Florence Town Council meeting. While the emergency …

Free vaccine clinic scheduled in Peoria

4/19/2022
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Peoria terminates COVID-19 emergency declaration

4/8/2022
As COVID-19 cases first began to escalate in March of 2020 in the wake of the pandemic, Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat proclaimed an emergency declaration, implementing a swath of COVID-19 protections and protocols.

Glendale mayor officially rescinds COVID emergency …

4/1/2022
Glendale Mayor Jerry P. Weiers rescinded the emergency proclamation he issued two years ago declaring a local emergency in the city in response to the COVID pandemic.

Tempe sees slight decrease in homeless population

3/24/2022
Despite the job losses and mental toll brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Tempe saw a slight decrease in its homeless population this year. 

Peoria day care centers recovering from pandemic labor …

3/16/2022
Employment at child care centers across the United States has been hit hard by the pandemic, and in Peoria programs continue to struggle with low employment and long wait lists.

Local experts study COVID-diabetes link

3/10/2022
When Arizona began experiencing its first big wave of COVID-19 cases in 2020, Phoenix Children’s endocrinologist Dr. Melissa Chambers started noticing something strange in her young patients. …

Auto industry woes hit Peoria

3/9/2022
The woes of the global automobile industry during the pandemic due to microchip shortages have been hitting Peoria’s fleet of around 900 vehicles.