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Deer Valley district keeps more money in classrooms

3/14/2024
The Deer Valley Unified School District spends several percentage points higher in its classrooms than the state average, according to the annual spending report measuring fiscal year 2023 levels …

Glendale Police arrest attempted juvenile kidnapper

3/14/2024
Glendale Police announced the arrest of 28-year-old Timothy Tan Guan, for the attempted kidnapping of a juvenile female victim on March 13. On March 6, police responded to the area of 87 th …

Glendale Ironwood boasts 2 National Merit Scholarship …

3/13/2024
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently released the 2024 finalists and the Peoria Unified School District has three National Merit Finalists, John Clark from Peoria High School, and …

Deer Valley High seniors work toward nursing careers

3/13/2024
One of the oldest programs opening pathways to the future at Deer Valley High School in Glendale has a renewed set of vigor this school year. In some form or fashion, the high school provided a …

Lawmakers pressuring Hobbs to sign affordable housing …

3/12/2024
PHOENIX — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressuring a reluctant Gov. Katie Hobbs to sign legislation they believe will lead to more affordable housing in Arizona.

Voters around state could decide how Tucson elects …

3/11/2024
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide — and possibly overrule — how Tucson elects members of its city council.

Republicans to attempt to resend recently vetoed …

3/11/2024
PHOENIX — Refusing to take “no” for an answer, Republican legislators are going to resend the same border law enforcement bill back to Gov. Katie Hobbs that she vetoed just a week ago.

Glendale council wades through confusing CIP plan

3/9/2024
The second Glendale City Council budget workshop for fiscal year 2025 Tuesday morning dealt primarily with capital improvements and confusion. Enterprise funds account for the largest chunk of …

Arizona schools chief can’t sue to force English …

3/8/2024
PHOENIX — State schools chief Tom Horne has no legal authority to sue to force all Arizona schools to use only “structured English immersion” to teach the language to students who are not proficient, a judge has ruled.

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 …

Sinema out, Lamb staying put in U.S. Senate race

3/6/2024
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb is in the campaign for the U.S. Senate from Arizona for the long haul. Following current U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement on Tuesday that she would not be …

Hobbs doesn’t approve of lawmakers taking Israel …

3/4/2024
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs took a slap Monday at state lawmakers from both parties who are taking a week off in the middle of the annual legislative session to go to Israel.