COMMUNITY

Plants for sale in Sun City West

The Desert Garden Club of Sun City West will host a plant sale.

Health

Maricopa County air quality raises health concerns with affected minority communities

On Aug. 30, the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter issued a 2023 environmental report card that cited the American Lung Association’s report ranking Phoenix air the seventh worst city in the country for particle pollution and fifth worst for ozone level.

Government

50,000 federal workers, military, in Arizona wait, watch as shutdown looms

WASHINGTON — If Congress cannot head off a government shutdown before Sunday, it would mean the loss of a paycheck for close to 50,000 federal workers and active-duty military in Arizona …

THINGS TO DO

Tickets for October Peoria Film Festival on sale now

The Peoria Film Festival will return to the West Valley for its fifth year in October.

HOUSING

$3M HUD grant launches Arizona Research Center for housing equity, sustainability

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded one of its first HSI Center of Excellence grants to create the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability.

Government

Arizona’s governor didn’t ‘mysteriously’ step down. She was in DC less than a day and is back now

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' brief trip out of state this week has been wildly misrepresented on social media and conservative news sites. Commenters and headlines claimed she had suddenly and …

MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Chandler engineer: Major sewer, other projects ahead

Mark Stewart says when he sees millions and millions of Chandler city dollars being spent, he wants to hear about it. The Chandler City Council member was able to do that last week during a …

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Cardinals to honor cancer survivors at upcoming game in Glendale

100 cancer survivors will be honored in an upcoming Arizona Cardinals halftime show in Glendale.

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The Sun City Fire District Board went on record during its Tuesday meeting saying it is aware a group of synthetic chemicals are potentially cancer causing and could be an issue for firefighters. …

Brewster: ‘Stop the stigma’ associated with mental health

The Peoria Fire-Medical Department had two suicides in 2022.

Surprise honors community leaders with awards

George Van De Langeryt is a decorated disabled veteran, who has been fighting for veteran causes in the Surprise area for more than 15 years.

Conservation, fugitive water lead discussions in Sun City West

The water committee is back at it and getting accolades for water conservation efforts.

12 Gage sets records in Surprise with 4 elite targets

Paradise Honors senior star quarterback Gage Baker is racking up passing numbers — including meaningful ones leading to big wins — at a record pace, even for him. Skill, experience …

More from the West Valley

Felipe Moreno will begin his new role as Phoenix public works director on Monday.   Phoenix City Manager Jeff Barton selected Moreno, the city’s assistant public works director, …

Pet store with Phoenix, Scottsdale locations facing sexual harassment, discrimination charges

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges in a lawsuit filed Friday that Bark If You’re Dirty, a Valley pet store with locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, violated federal civil rights laws.

Kyrene board evaluates annual goals, performance

Kyrene leadership is examining how they have supported student success during the past three years as well as reviewing the district’s annual goals and priorities for the ongoing school year.

Delta Dental of Arizona grant application open for local nonprofits

The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation is accepting 2024 grant applications now.

One-third of Arizona K-12 students considered chronically absent

Valley of the Sun United Way has been awarded a $475,000 grant from the Helios Education Foundation to look into chronic student absenteeism in Maricopa County.

More from Phoenix

A Tempe cooling center closed Saturday to make way for a resource hub designed to provide residents with economic, educational and health assistance. The EnVision Center opened temporarily in …

Nonprofit, corporate partners put injured Army veteran into new home

Nonprofit Helping a Hero, Bass Pro Shops and homebuilder Lennar welcomed retired Army Staff Sgt. Brent Bretz   on Sept. 28 to a brand-new home adapted to make daily life easier for the …

Escape room challenge coming to Tempe

Escapology is coming to Tempe Marketplace with new a new feature that allows youngsters to play detectives in a room designed just for them. The business provides customers with rooms where they …

Former Chandler firefighter gets 10 years for setting ex-girlfriend’s house on fire

A 43-year-old former Chandler firefighter has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for setting fire to a former girlfriend’s home. Eric Donald Jones was found guilty on five counts, …

Mesa police shoot, kill knife-wielding man: PD

A 46-year-old man died Friday in an officer-involved shooting in Mesa, police said. Police responded just before 5 p.m. Sept. 29 to the 1000 block of East 9 th Drive to a report that a man was …

More from the East Valley

France can't start for Astros because of family emergency, Urquidy on mound vs. D-backs

The Houston Astros are having to shuffle their pitching staff during some of the most important games of the season. Right-hander J.P. France was scratched from Friday’s start against the Arizona …

MLB has its most productive class of rookie hitters ever. Managers and players believe they know why

Minnesota's Royce Lewis is just one of dozens of first-year position players crushing it at the plate for contending teams. This is the best class of rookie hitters the major leagues have ever seen …

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Golf revolves around money this year. The Ryder Cup is not immune

The entire year seems to be all about money in golf. The Ryder Cup isn't immune. The PGA of America's chief executive believes everyone is sick of talking about money. Seth Waugh also points out the …

Rahm says Koepka criticism was over something that wouldn't register on 'Jon anger' scale

Brooks Koepka added some sauce to the Ryder Cup when he accused Jon Rahm of being childish and pounding a board. No one was sure what he was talking about. Rahm says it probably was when the Spaniard …

After 28 hours, the U.S. finally wins a full point at the Ryder Cup with rookies Homa and Harman

Max Homa already had his hat off and was walking toward playing partner Brian Harman for a celebratory hug before his chip for eagle rolled in on the reachable par-4 16th. Homa and Harman clinched …

Europe thumps Americans again and closes in on Ryder Cup

Europe keeps rolling in the Ryder Cup. Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg made Ryder Cup history with the shortest match. They dismantled world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and five-time major champion …

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PARIS (AP) — An afternoon of stardom, surprise and style reverberated in the heart of Paris Fashion Week on Saturday. As Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood unfolded, it became clear: …

Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too …

A European body condemns Turkey's sentencing of an activist for links to 2013 protests

ISTANBUL (AP) — A European governmental body that focuses on human rights, democracy and the rule of law on Saturday condemned the decision by Turkey's Supreme Court to confirm the aggravated life …

Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm, the Armenian …

When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable

Hours before fires largely destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents of another part of Maui were trying to stop flames reaching their homes despite a frustrating loss of pressure in …