infrastructure
The Chandler City Council is addressing a relatively simple street project among the many items on its agenda.
The council is expected to approve a contract at its Thursday meeting for several …
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Families of the victims of last week's bomb attacks on two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo gathered to mourn their loved ones at a ceremony on Monday evening. During …
New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies. The new rules published Wednesday require vaccination for dogs …
Valley & State
The trial has begun for a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting a professor in 2022 after he was banned from campus because of harassment complaints. A jury was …
First Responders
The Phoenix Fire Department is adding more fire stations to serve the growing city, but the number of recruits has dropped drastically during the past decade. Resulting staffing shortages have caused …
HOUSING
Downtown Mesa is getting more housing, with an apartment complex local leaders say is a continuation of efforts to redevelopment the city’s central core.
While residents have been moving …
ARIZONA LOTTERY
A Bashas’ Food City in Phoenix sold a Fantasy 5 ticket for the May 6 drawing that is worth $695,000, Arizona Lottery officials said Tuesday.
The ticket was sold at the store located at …
Education
PHOENIX — State schools chief Tom Horne announced the formation of a task force Tuesday designed to warn teens of the dangers of fentanyl.
But this one is designed to be different than the …
Government
After many years in Coolidge, the Pinal County Elections Department is returning to Florence in June.
The new 53,000-square-foot facility at 320 W. Adamsville Road will be shared by the county …
Election
It turns out Aly Cline is battling more than one opponent in this year’s Surprise mayoral election.
SUNDAY SHOOTING
A 44-year-old Mesa man has been identified as the person shot and killed by an Arizona trooper early Sunday along Loop 101 in Tempe, authorities said.
Lemonte Anthony Knobelock died after …
TEEN VIOLENCE
Months of work by Chandler council members and city staff will be put on display in a pair of ordinances scheduled for discussion and a potential vote on Thursday evening.
The 6 p.m. regular …
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