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Dysart district staff details threat response …

1/18/2022
A Surprise elementary school received a threat earlier this month via social media. And with similar threats happening nationwide, governing board member Christine A.K. Pritchard requested …

ADHS receives 1,504 applications for pot program

12/17/2021
No timetable has been set on who will receive marijuana licenses from a lottery as part of the Arizona Department of Health Services program, according to officials. The Arizona Department of …

Parents file complaint against Peoria Unified teacher

12/10/2021
Former Peoria Unified parents claim a Sunset Heights Elementary School teacher violated their rights when she allegedly gave their daughter an assignment they viewed to be too “violent and inappropriate for middle school students” after they earlier agreed she would have an alternate assignment.

Anti-communist legislation not new for Arizona

11/24/2021
PHOENIX — A bid by a Prescott Valley lawmaker to mandate that Arizona students be taught about communism isn’t the state’s first foray into the issue. One state statute goes back …

Arizona lawmaker: ‘brutality of communism’ should …

11/24/2021
PHOENIX — A first-term Arizona lawmaker wants to require that students have to study what he says is the “brutality” of communism before they can graduate. Rep. Quang Nguyen, …

City partners with nonprofits to provide shelter beds …

11/13/2021
The city of Peoria has enlisted a couple friends to help fight homelessness in the city.

Ironwood High in Peoria Unified declared outbreak, …

11/8/2021
Ironwood High School saw a significant increase in COVID-19 cases during the past week, and the school has been declared an outbreak by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, according to letters sent from the principal to parents.

Buckeye getting more help from county Human Services

11/4/2021
BUCKEYE — A new arrangement that will help Buckeye residents get access to more services was set in motion by a decision made by the Buckeye City Council on Tuesday.By unanimously approving the …

Afghan resettlement process slow but steady in Phoenix

10/25/2021
Dr. Baharak Tabarsi, a physician at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, is uniquely prepared to care for Afghan refugees being resettled in the Valley: she was once one of them.

What you need to know about crimes at schools related …

10/8/2021
A social media trend making the rounds has made its way to Peoria schools, and that’s not a good thing. A new TikTok “challenge” encourages students to commit criminal damage and …

Social media school vandalism trend reaches West …

9/23/2021
A social media trend making the rounds has made its way to West Valley schools, and that’s not a good thing.

Phoenix charities, churches ready for Afghan refugees

9/9/2021
While the crisis in Afghanistan continues after the Taliban takeover, groups on the ground in Arizona are working to make whatever difference they can.