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Shaw: Lesko is no Clint Hickman; vote Sandoval in …

9/18/2024
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, a small group of Republicans in Maricopa County and elsewhere stopped Trump from becoming a dictator — they might not be able to do it again. We must …

Proposition 486 seeks to continue Pinal County’s …

9/17/2024
Pinal County’s half-cent excise tax for road maintenance originally passed in 1986, was renewed in 2005, and is set to expire at the end of 2026 unless it is approved by voters Nov. 5. A …

MCSO recovers body of drowned male at Lake Pleasant

9/16/2024
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Remote Operating Vehicle has recovered the body of a male who drowned at Lake Pleasant yesterday.

Democratic recorder candidate says lack of debate is a …

9/13/2024
Democratic county recorder candidate Tim Stringham showed up unopposed at the Arizona Clean Elections debate Thursday, Sept. 12, to discuss his plans for office if elected as elections umpire in …

Mitchell pushes ‘swarming’ legislation to stem …

9/11/2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has announced a proposed statutory change to address teen violence. The change would create a new category of crime called “swarming.” …

Partners for life: nonprofits, faith-based …

9/2/2024
In an effort to avoid a repeat of last year’s deadly summer, nonprofits and faith-based organizations have strengthened their ties to municipalities and the county to keep residents alive. …

Arizona 6th in worst fraud states

8/17/2024
A new study has announced the areas hit the hardest by fraud in the period between April 2023 and March 2024. Residents in Arizona reported 1,215 cases per 100,000 people, which is a 22% increase …

Valley schools opting out of providing voting space

8/13/2024
Valley schools, long a place that had hosted primary and general elections in the region, are rethinking those plans and saying no to being voting centers. Maintaining campus safety outweighed …

SUSD governing board approves plan to pay off $23.7M …

8/13/2024
Scottsdale Unified School District has a plan to repay a $23.7 million debt it owes the county due to an error made by the Maricopa County Assessor’s office. The district will sell up to …

Gilbert teen sentenced in violent-attack cases

8/7/2024
A 19-year-old Gilbert man associated with the outbreak of teen violence has been sentenced to prison for his role in two violent attacks in the town as well as a drug charge. Noah Lee Pennington …

Virginia man arrested for threats against Harris, …

8/6/2024
A 66-year-old Virginia man was arrested last week on charges he threatened Vice President Kamala Harris and Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer among others. The man, Frank Lucio Carillo, is …

Maricopa Community College District participates in AI …

8/6/2024
In partnership with Miami Dade College and Houston Community College, the Maricopa County Community College District has joined the National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium, an initiative aimed at fostering the national growth of technician-level artificial intelligence professionals.