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Police seized 41 oxycodone/fentanyl M30 pills and some methamphetamine during one of the arrests.
Apache Junction police arrest 6 suspects, close out 9 warrants
The Apache Junction Police Department’s Community Response Enforcement Unit and a small detachment of patrol officers recently conducted a detail investigating 36 warrant leads, arresting six … more
From space to Senate: Sen. Mark Kelly gets to work in Arizona
Mark Kelly is reporting for duty once again, this time in a new role for the national figure: Arizona senator. Sen. Kelly, a Democrat from Tucson, was elected in the November general election to … more
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A rendering of GatewayEast at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
400-acre mixed-use development planned at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
GatewayEast — a planned 400-acre mixed-use, non-aeronautical development near Ellsworth Road, State Route 24 and Loop 202 — could attract up to 10 million square feet of office, retail … more
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FILE - This Nov. 5, 2019 file photo shows former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, right, with his attorney, Kurt Altman, after a court hearing in Phoenix. Petersen was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to six years in federal prison for conspiring to commit human smuggling. Authorities say Petersen illegally paid women from the Marshall Islands to come to the United States to give up their babies in adoptions cases in Arizona, Utah and Arkansas. He also faces sentencings in Arizona and Utah during January for convictions related to the adoption scheme. (AP Photo/Jacques Billeaud, File)
Ex-Arizona politician in adoption scheme must head to prison
PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona politician must report to prison by midday Thursday to begin serving the first of what will be three sentences stemming from an illegal adoption scheme he … more
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a residential burglary was reported at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in the 1400 block of East Southern Avenue.
Burglaries, thefts reported Jan. 10-14 in Apache Junction
The Apache Junction Police Department took the following reports of burglaries and thefts Jan. 10-14: Residential burglary, reported at 2:17 a.m. Jan. 10 in the 2100 block of North Meridian … more
The 2021 Paradise Valley MLK Diversity Award recipient Sharon Cini serves as city of Scottsdale diversity and inclusion program manager.
Town of Paradise Valley puts ‘Belief into Action’ with annual MLK ceremony
The Town of Paradise Valley held firm to its belief in humanity as the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was held virtually Jan. 18 with awards and words of encouragement on improving race relations. more
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Robbery of an individual was reported Jan. 14 in the 400 block of North Dobson Road.
7 robberies reported Jan. 8-14 in Mesa
The Mesa Police Department took reports of the following robberies Jan. 8-14: Robbery of an individual at a convenience store Jan. 10 in the 2000 block of North Power Road. Robbery of an … more
A disturbance was reported at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at East Peralta Road ad East Gold Rush Road.
Suspicious activity, disturbance reported Jan. 10-14 in Gold Canyon
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office took reports of suspicious activity and a disturbance in Gold Canyon Jan. 10-14: Suspicious activity, reported at 8:49 p.m. Jan. 12 in the 5300 block of … more
4,117 new COVID-19 cases in Mesa in last week
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Jan. 20 reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Mesa is 52,154 in ZIP codes 85201-85210, 85212, 85213 and 85215. That is an increase of 4,117 from a week … more
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Apache Junction, Gold Canyon COVID-19 cases up 345 from a week ago
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Jan. 20 reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Apache Junction, east Mesa, Gold Canyon and Queen Valley is 5,170 in ZIP codes 85118, 85119 and 85120. … more
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Methamphetamine seized after a traffic stop in November.
Apache Junction police Community Response Enforcement Unit busy in 2020
Apache Junction Police Department has a street-crimes unit called the Community Response Enforcement Unit. It is made up several plain-clothed detectives who investigate crimes that significantly … more
Fire Station 186 at 18430 W. Willis Road in Goodyear’s Estrella Mountain Ranch community, is one of two new stations opening this year.
Goodyear Fire Station 186 opens in Estrella Mountain Ranch
Goodyear Fire Station 186, a 12,587-square-foot facility designed to ensure firefighters’ long-term health, is now in service. more
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Rezoning the 1.94 acres from Rural-43 to I-2 industrial plan of development was approved unanimously by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in a Jan. 13 public hearing consent agenda with other items.
Light-industrial rezoning approved at Mesquite, 202nd in east Mesa
Property on the southwest corner of Mesquite Street and 202nd Place in east Mesa has been rezoned to light industrial for a contractor yard with RV storage. Rezoning the 1.94 acres from Rural-43 … more
Ground Control owners Ian and Stephanie Harwell, photographed outside their restaurant, beer, coffee and wine bar in November, have applied for a $10,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant from the city, and have asked the council to recommend that the state approve their request to expand operations outdoors through June.
Litchfield Park council eyes COVID-19 grant, Ground Control expansion requests
Litchfield Park’s City Council has a packed night Wednesday, Jan. 20, with a regular meeting that will see reelected incumbents Ron Clair, Ann Donahue and John Romack taking their oaths of office and selection of a vice mayor among seven action items and numerous presentations, project updates and monthly reports. more
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Naval Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps members from Apache Junction High School at a parade.
March military orientation trip to Washington approved for Apache Junction NJROTC
Six to 10 Apache Junction High School students will travel March 8-12 to Washington, D.C., for a military orientation trip. The travel for members of the Naval Junior Reserve Officers’ … more
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Surprise City Hall Chambers
Surprise City Council special meeting to focus on own government
The Surprise City Council has scheduled a special meeting to discuss how its council-manager form of government works. more
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Surprise Vice Mayor Chris Judd was a member of the Surprise Rules Committee, which made recommendations to update the city’s Policies and Procedures Handbook.
Surprise clarifying social media rules for council
The Surprise City Council is trying to use social media a little more responsibly than some politicians. more
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Goodyear Recreation Campus Phase I construction at the 86-acre site on Estrella Parkway between Van Buren Street and Yuma Road, is expected to be completed this summer.
75 years of progress: Major city projects under way in Goodyear
Goodyear experienced tremendous growth in 2020, with dozens of industrial and housing projects wrapping up or getting under way, and small businesses opening, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The new year is expected to bring more of the same, and the city itself has some major projects that will come to fruition or get under way in 2021. more
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Photo by Arianna Grainey
In less than 1 year Scottsdale approaches 20,000 COVID-19 cases
Numbers provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services on Jan. 18 show 19,133 total cases of COVID-19 mapped to Scottsdale’s nine ZIP codes. City-wide, compared with numbers last week … more
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The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office needs dozens more patrol vehicles and hundreds more detention officers and sergeants, Sheriff Paul Penzone told county supervisors in a budget meeting last week. [Arianna Grainey/Independent Newsmedia]
Sheriff: MCSO needs 50 vehicles, hundreds more detention officers
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office needs dozens more patrol vehicles and hundreds more detention officers and sergeants, Sheriff Paul Penzone told county supervisors in a budget meeting last … more
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