9/27/2023
Two parking lots and recreation areas at South Mountain Preserve have gotten a facelift.
The city of Phoenix is nearing the finish of refurbishments for the Gila Valley Lookout and the San Juan …
9/26/2023
With more activity coming to the area near Central Avenue and the Salt River, Phoenix’s Parks Department is laying out a welcome mat for the hiking trail and wildlife observation area there.
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9/23/2023
Valley transit leaders have to go back to the drawing board to determine how to bring light rail to the West Valley after the state legislature forbade construction near the Arizona State Capitol.
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9/20/2023
Phoenix was late to the game when it was breaking into the bioscience industry two decades ago, but now the city ranks as one of the fastest growing bioscience industries in the country.
Phoenix …
9/18/2023
Charles lost his job in the pandemic and was living out of his inoperable vehicle near “The Zone” homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix. He didn’t want to accept a shelter bed …
9/14/2023
The city of Phoenix has two finalist maps for new city council districts based on the 2020 census.
Each map would make minor changes to existing district boundaries. The districts could not …
9/12/2023
A light rail passenger in the Valley is assaulted about once every other day, on average. About once every six days, a light rail security guard is assaulted.
In light of those statistics, from …
9/10/2023
The Phoenix Police Department had more requests for officers on school campuses for the new school year than it could fill, but off-duty officers have helped fill most of the gaps.
Phoenix …
9/6/2023
A Recreation Centers of Sun City committee laid out general long-term priorities for the eventual renovation of Lakeview Recreation Center on Friday, Sept. 1.
The Strategic Alternatives Ad Hoc …
9/2/2023
A fast casual fried chicken-and-egg restaurant called The Crack Shack is opening its first two Arizona locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale by next year.
The Phoenix location, at 1902 E. …
8/30/2023
The federal government this month changed the Colorado River System to a less severe tier of shortage. However, the city of Phoenix is keeping its Water Alert in place.
Last summer, the U.S. …
8/24/2023
When the U.S. withdrew troops from Afghanistan in 2021, Arizona State Rep. Steve Kaiser worked with other government officials to get an Afghani translator whom Kaiser had worked with during his time …
8/22/2023
The city of Phoenix recently received $30 million in federal grant funding for projects at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, and aviation staff has its eyes on millions more.
Sky Harbor …
8/19/2023
Two Valley programs to keep people arrested for sex work or for buying sex from reoffending are expanding.
The programs, both run by Catholic Charities, also offer an opportunity for sex workers …
8/16/2023
The city of Phoenix is putting more help into the fight of opioid overdoses this week by putting free packs of the opioid-reversal nasal spray naloxone at each city library.
Last year, 991 …
8/14/2023
The Phoenix Planning Commission earlier this month unanimously recommended for approval a rezoning to allow a mixed-use development in central Phoenix including a 22-story high-rise building.
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8/9/2023
Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo has executed a letter of intent to purchase land in Mesa for a potential new arena and entertainment district, the team announced Wednesday.
The move comes on the …
8/8/2023
As the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into the Phoenix Police Department reaches the two-year mark, Interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan said reform efforts are already underway in …
8/7/2023
The Phoenix Mayor’s Commission on Disability Issues is spreading the word to warn Arizonans they might be falling off the state’s Medicaid rolls or might have already lost their …
8/2/2023
Phoenix police released details of an incident two weeks ago when an officer fatally shot an armed man.
On Monday, July 17, the man later shot by police had reportedly just crashed a vehicle …
7/31/2023
President Joe Biden met virtually with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and San Antonio’s mayor for a news conference last week to lay out new and ongoing efforts at the local and federal levels to …
