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Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy Mike Redman is greeted by Sun City Posse Commander-elect Sarah Davis when he comes to load the toys and clothing for the Agila community.
Sun City Posse, MCSO team up for Aguila
Christmas reached a new plateau of brightness and brilliance for the children of Aguila because of the generous donations of toys and clothing from people in Sun City. more
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David “Skinny” Hill has been named the 2022 Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the Educator category.
VIDEO: Building self-confidence in Peoria students
When David Hill started teaching at Peoria High 40 years ago, the only high schools serving the city were his and Cactus High. more
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David "Skinny" Hill has been named the Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the Educator category.
Get to know Peoria educator David 'Skinny' Hill
For his work in the Peoria community, David "Skinny" Hill has been named the 2022 Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the Educator category. more
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Volunteers from both the Glendale Police Department and the Sounds of the Southwest Singers carry in two vehicle loads full of toy donations for the Glendale Family Advocacy Center downtown on Dec. 22.
Volunteers collect Christmas toys for kids at Glendale Family Advocacy Center
Volunteers and members of the Glendale Police Department came together Thursday to bring Christmas toys to some of the city’s most in-need children. more
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Gold Canyon resident Diane Godfrey and her granddaughter, 8-year-old Maddy Godfrey of Queen Creek, after placing a wreath at a military veteran’s grave.
Area volunteers honor military veterans at Mesa cemetery
A Wreaths Across America observance brought Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Mesa and Queen Creek residents to a cemetery where they honored military veterans interred there. Several hundred adults … more
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Sun City golf tourney raises awareness, funds
It was sun, fun and some pretty remarkable moves at the Quail Run Golf Course, 9774 W. Alabama Ave., when more than 100 women golfers turned out for the Quail Run Ladies 9-hole Pink Ribbon Golf Tournament. more
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Glendale Police Officer Jason Wiechmann quite literally makes a list and checks it twice while collecting toys for his assigned family through the 37th Annual 911 Toy Drive/Blue Santa Days. Tiffanie Trader, a Blue Santa volunteer, helps him gather toys on Dec. 22 at the Toy Drive Warehouse at S&K Oil Sales in Glendale.
Glendale the site for last-minute toy deliveries from law enforcement officers
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Wilmer Tinoco definitely had his hands full Thursday morning. more
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Keegan Acton is a successful YouTuber and runs a small business where she sells to-do lists and stationery.
Scottsdale YouTuber Keegan Acton capitalizes on her life’s chronicles
With more than 450,000 subscribers, Scottsdale YouTube content creator Keegan Acton managed to pay her college tuition with income earned from her YouTube channel. more
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From left, Jenniffer Powell, Paola Origel and Teresa Mariano stand in front of the Christmas tree set up for the “North Pole” Dec. 13 in the basement of AmTrust Bank in Surprise. The trio organized nearly all of this year’s efforts to provide Christmas gifts for families served by Eve’s Place.
‘North Pole’ in Surprise provides Christmas for families
The basement of a bank branch in Surprise seems like a most unlikely place to find the North Pole. more
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David Hann, past council member and mayor, passed away in September at the age of 91, his son Andy Hann shared.
Former Paradise Valley mayor David Hann passes away
Former Paradise Valley council member and mayor James David Hann died in September at the age of 91. His family is hosting a celebration of his life on Jan. 7 at The Church of the Beatitudes. more
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Brock Purdy started all four years as quarterback for Iowa State University.
Queen Creek's Purdy makes outstanding debut with 49ers
The last player picked in the NFL draft is known as “Mr. Irrelevant.” It’s not the most complimentary of names, but Queen Creek resident Brock Purdy doesn’t mind. He’s … more
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Lamb's Shoe Repair is quiet as customers mourn the death of Jesus Fabian De La Rosa, the store's owner.
City, customers recall kindness, craft of slain Mesa business owner
Mesa residents are mourning the death of a man called a community “pillar” by the city and an “angel” by friends and customers of Lamb’s Shoe Repair. More than 100 … more
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Carina Dinu, 7, broke records for the El Tour de Tucson, Nov. 19.
7-year-old from Scottsdale bikes 102 miles
Seven-year-old Carina Dinu from Scottsdale recently biked 102 miles through Tucson, completing the El Tour de Tucson on Nov. 19. The Great Hearts Archway Scottsdale student is the youngest rider to … more

Dysart maintenance staff show all the toys collected this year. There were several hundred toys along with $3,000 in gift cards.
Dysart district maintenance crews deliver for holidays
The Dysart Unified School District maintenance department has been busy collecting toys and gift cards for an annual toy drive. more
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Casey Bagley checks out the inventory inside the OSBI Culinary Program’s kitchen in Peoria.
One Step Beyond’s culinary center a booming catering service
It’s a typical Wednesday morning in the One Step Beyond kitchen. Cutting up veggies to prep for meals, looking over that day’s lunch menu. more
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Benny Ruiz is now doing light duty behind the receptionist desk of the Public Safety Training Facility.
A servant's heart: Original Gilbert firefighter Benny Ruiz takes a final bow
On a night when Gilbert was at its most divided, the town unified behind one man. Benny Ruiz received two standing ovations Nov. 15 at the Public Safety Training Facility’s packed Atlas Auditorium as the Gilbert Town Council recognized Ruiz’s retirement from the Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department. more
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There are almost 22,000 Boys & Girls Club members across the Valley as of June of this year.
Glendale Boys & Girls branch among first to participate in new behavioral health program
Kept home during the early days of the COVID pandemic for their safety, kids are facing a new need. more
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George Valverde has been named the Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the Community Cheerleader category.
VIDEO: Serving up sustenance in the West Valley
More than a year ago, DPS Trooper Casey Rhinehart was helping a disabled vehicle on the U.S. 93 near Wickenburg. more
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Goodyear teachers win a collective $22,500 through Fiesta Bowl Charities in 2022.
Nine Goodyear teachers win Fiesta Bowl grants
Teachers across the Valley received $1 million to improve their classrooms and curriculums, including nine school teachers in Goodyear, through Fiesta Bowl Charities.  Each of the Goodyear … more
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Honoree Betty Shelton, 80.
First Motown accountant counts blessings in Surprise
Octogenarian Betty Shelton is living her best life as she recalls being an alumnus of Motown, going on vacations since retiring from education, and moving to an active-adult community in Surprise. more
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Donate gifts to childhood cancer warrior families for the holidays
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels seeks individuals or groups of people, smalls businesses or corporations to sponsor a childhood cancer warrior family for the holidays. Whether through the full $1,000 … more
Richard T., 82, who was among those selected for the Dream Flights experience on Nov. 6.
Scottsdale veteran flies in World War II Biplane
A Vietnam War veteran who lives at Amber Creek Inn Memory Care Community in Scottsdale took to the skies with other seniors in a restored Boeing Stearman biplane – the same aircraft used to train military aviators in the late 1930s and early 1940s. more
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The city of Tempe is seeking to regulate short-term rentals after a weekend shooting at an Airbnb property.
Tempe moving to regulate short-term rentals
This week, the city of Tempe will begin asking community members their views about possible local regulations for short-term rental properties that would be among the strictest in the state if enacted. more
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Andrew Pielage (above) plans to photograph all of the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright's remaining designs.
Phoenix photographer persists in mission to capture all Frank Lloyd Wright structures
Scottsdale residents may be familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright’s residence and school at Taliesin West, but one Phoenix-based photographer has been pursuing a life-long project of visiting and taking photos of every Wright creation across the country. more
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Leslie Sandbulte, Paradise Valley's Featured Artist for 2022-23, at the opening reception of her exhibit at Town Hall.
Paradise Valley welcomes latest Featured Artist, Leslie Sandbulte
Each year the Paradise Valley Arts Board honors an artist in the community with the opportunity to present their work in a year-long display at Town Hall where visitors and residents alike can enjoy the pieces and purchase them. more
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