An Arizona grand jury has indicted two out-of-state residents for allegedly applying to the state’s private school voucher program as parents to 50 children — 43 of whom did not exist. The office …
GOOD CAUSE
Rise Up! Glendale Coalition, a drug prevention outreach program, will join the 11th Annual Bowls of Hope Festival and Fundraiser in Surprise this week.
ARTS
Adding to the holidays, Phoenix Ballet, along with dancers from Master Ballet Academy, will present “A Holiday Spectacular, The Nutcracker” in December in downtown Phoenix.
Utilities
Salt River Project is starting the process to raise its electric rates an estimated 3.5% over current levels for average residential users.
The utility, which provides electricity and water …
LIVE MUSIC
Newcomers and familiar faces are among the more than 50 concerts coming to the Musical Instrument Museum’s concert series which kicks off in January.
Government
Congressman Raul Grijalva is stepping down as the ranking Democrat on the Housing Natural Resources Committee, sidestepping a fight for the post with a California lawmaker.
In a prepared …
Community
PHOENIX — The top prosecutor in Pima County, the state’s second largest county, said it’s time for a real study of the death penalty and not just looking at improving the procedures …
Legal
A Phoenix woman was sentenced in November to nearly three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transporting illegal aliens earlier this year.
Tonya Durinda Romero, 37, was …
SUSTAINABILITY
Peoria leaders’ attempt to evolve the city from a bedroom community to an economic hub will change the way future water demands are projected.
Community
PHOENIX — Mesa Community Court is collaborating with Mesa Community College to refer some of the city’s unhoused people to enroll in the school, giving them access to a multitude of …
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