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Deer Valley Unified candidate Q&A: Special Education
Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board in the Nov. 3 general election. David Alvarado, Paul Carver, Kristi Cooper and Julie Stockwell are seeking four-year terms on the five-member board. more
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Deer Valley Unified candidate Q&A: Budget Priorities
Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board in the Nov. 3 general election. David Alvarado, Paul Carver, Kristi Cooper and Julie Stockwell are seeking four-year terms on the five-member board. more
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Deer Valley Unified candidate Q&A: Enrollment
Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board in the Nov. 3 general election. more
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Photo Gallery: 2026 Deer Valley High Homecoming parade in Glendale
The Skyhawks of Deer Valley High School took over the streets around its campus on 51st Avenue in Glendale to celebrate Homecoming Friday morning. more
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Weekend Picks: Valley events for Sept. 25-27
The Valley is turning up the heat on this first weekend of fall, and for the first time in months we’re not talking about the weather. more
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Hillcrest Middle School, in Glendale, is among the campuses that could be affected by proposed Deer Valley Unified School District attendance boundary changes. The Governing Board could vote Oct. 6 on options that would reassign students from surrounding school attendance areas beginning in the 2027-28 school year.
Deer Valley Unified boundary decision pushed until October
The Deer Valley Unified School District’s lengthy process of redrawing attendance boundaries in its northern neighborhoods appears to be nearing its conclusion, but a final decision will have to wait until next month. more
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Lucas Jumalon, the 22-year-old Grand Canyon University graduate who captured poker’s world championship this summer, finishing 14th place in a record-setting World Series of Poker Circuit event in Austin, Texas, pictured here.
Phoenix GCU graduate makes another deep run at poker event
Lucas Jumalon, the 22-year-old Grand Canyon University graduate who captured poker’s world championship this summer, made another deep tournament run on Monday. more
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Deer Valley Unified eyeing 2 new schools as growth approaches
The Deer Valley Unified School District is preparing for the possibility of building two new schools in north Phoenix over the next six years, even as enrollment declines in other parts of the district. more
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Carvin Jones tears through his set at a small bar in Scottsdale in October 2024. Jones died early Sunday, Sept. 20, after a battle with cancer.
Carvin Jones, Phoenix blues guitarist and ‘King of Strings,’ dies
Carvin Jones, the electrifying blues guitarist who made Phoenix his home and the world his stage, died early Sunday, Sept. 20, after a battle with cancer. He was a fixture of the Valley music scene for nearly four decades, captivating audiences with his guitar playing, larger-than-life personality and unmistakable black hat. more
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Hillcrest Middle School, in Glendale, is among the campuses that could be affected by proposed Deer Valley Unified School District attendance boundary changes. The Governing Board is expected to vote Sept. 22 on options that would reassign students from surrounding school attendance areas to Hillcrest beginning in the 2027-28 school year.
Deer Valley Unified to vote on remaining school boundary changes
The Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board is expected to vote Tuesday on a new round of school attendance boundary changes, potentially resolving a portion of the district’s long-range enrollment plan that board members left undecided in June. more
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Robin Wilson, lead singer of Gin Blossoms, sings to the crowd at the Bullpen concert series on June 11, 2025, in Washington.
Here’s who’s playing the Arizona State Fair
The Arizona State Fair returns to Phoenix next month, and one of the Valley’s most familiar bands is coming home with it. more
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In this Nov. 4, 2001, file photo, the Diamondbacks celebrate their ninth-inning walk-off win over the Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series in Phoenix. This Saturday at Chase Field, the D-backs will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their championship including many members of that club coming back.
Weekend Picks: Valley events for Sept. 18-20
Summer has one weekend left. Fall officially arrives Tuesday, Sept. 22, but before we start pretending Phoenix is sweater weather, the Valley has one last summer weekend to fill — and this one offers a pretty entertaining way to send the season packing. more
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