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Where to ring in the New Year in Glendale

12/27/2022
Westgate Entertainment District will ring in 2023 with its New Year’s Eve Live! event.

Jenkins: Retired and broke? Help is on the way

12/21/2022
Beginning next month, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a whopping 8.7 percent increase in monthly checks — welcome relief for retirees fighting the ravages of inflation. This is …

Homeless community treated with ‘dignity’ at …

12/15/2022
The sun was shining on an otherwise chilly 50-degree late morning the week before Christmas, there was a gathering of helpful folks everywhere Bruce Vanhuss looked, and a hot catered meal.

Holidays begin at Scottsdale Quarter Nov. 26

11/23/2022
Scottsdale Quarter, the Valley open-air shopping destination with more than 90 retail and dining choices, ushers in the holiday season with The Santa Social, its holiday kick-off event, on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 2 to 8 p.m. in The Quad.

The good, bad & unhealthy reality of digital screens

10/20/2022
The screens we as a society stare into all day, every day — TVs, phones, tablets and computers — are essential to modern life. But it’s likely those using the screens are not …

Autism Life and Living plans Halloween Bash in …

10/11/2022
Autism Life and Living is hosting its inaugural Social Circle Halloween Bash on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Kahala Brands, 9311 E. Via de Ventura in Scottsdale. The event is free and …

Fort Mohave man convicted for theft of SSA benefits

10/2/2022
PHOENIX -- On Sept. 8, John Logan Capps III, 71, of Fort Mohave, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised …

Willcox man sentenced for threatening to murder a …

10/1/2022
TUCSON -- Jeffery Daniel Gladney, 55, of Willcox, was sentenced early this week by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to time served, amounting to over 25 months in prison. Gladney previously …

Litchfield doctor attends White House Inflation …

9/13/2022
President Joe Biden and thousands of his supporters from around the country attended a White House celebration Tuesday afternoon, lauding the passage of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, signed …

Three Valley cities rank high for seniors who need …

4/27/2022
Many Valley seniors rely on monthly Social Security, so much so that three local cities are among the places where seniors need those federal funds the most to make up their annual income. A …

Housing costs, stagnant wages increasing homelessness …

4/1/2022
It’s undeniable that the volatile real estate market is greatly impacting buyers and sellers. But it’s more than a typical real estate tale where home values are inflated and housing inventory is rarer than Valley rain.

Peoria takes jump in annual homeless count

3/25/2022
Maricopa Association of Governments recently released its annual Point-In-Time homeless count, resulting in 115 unsheltered homeless people in Peoria, compared to 83 in the last count, an increase of nearly 40%.