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Chilly reception to proposed planned community in …

3/26/2024
A proposal to rezone about 2,250 acres in Florence for a new potential master-planned community is getting some push back. At its Monday meeting, the Florence Town Council heard the first reading of …

Error costs Florence council $263K

3/26/2024
A mistake is now costing Florence $263,248. About two years ago, the town approved a contract with Ameresco of Peoria for the installation of a solar array at Well 5. Now however, the array has to be …

Florence program making changes to stop discord

3/23/2024
After almost two years of growing acrimony from residents, the town of Florence will hold a community meeting to discuss the SeeClickFix program. The program, launched in July 2022, was intended to …

Florence council approves C.D. Farms rezoning request

3/19/2024
On Monday, the Florence Town Council unanimously approved rezoning 660 acres of land to allow for the building of what could be a more than 3,000-home, master-planned community. The rezoning will …

Road to Country Thunder coming to southeast Valley

3/18/2024
Join the “party before the party” as Florence hosts Road to Country Thunder. Every year, the producers of Country Thunder, one of the largest country music festivals in the country, …

Maricopa County attorney: report, don't post, fight …

3/16/2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is urging people who witness crimes and videotape them to contact police and not post the items on social media. Her call comes as the cases of teen violence …

Florence Unified looking to move to middle-school …

3/14/2024
The Florence Unified School District is looking to transition to a middle-school model for the 2025-2026 school year. Discussions began early in the 2023-2024 school year about the possibility …

Seventh arrest in Lord homicide

3/7/2024
A seventh suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord. On Thursday, Treston Billey was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated robbery, a Class …

Mitchell: ‘Extraordinary speed’ in Lord homicide …

3/7/2024
While announcing the arrests of suspects in the murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord in Queen Creek, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said the investigation, indictments and arrests had moved …

Queen Creek mayor reacts to Lord case arrests

3/7/2024
Six men have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Combs High School student Preston Lord at a house party in Queen Creek. On Thursday, Queen Creek Mayor Julia …

Two more arrested in Preston Lord homicide

3/7/2024
An additional two people have been indicted and arrested in the murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord in Queen Creek, bringing the total number of arrests so far to six. Maricopa County Attorney …

Four indicted, arrested in Preston Lord homicide

3/6/2024
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has indicted, and Queen Creek Police have arrested four suspects in the Preston Lord homicide. Dominic Turner, William Owen Heinz, Talan Renner and Talyn …