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West Valley nonprofits get boost from $417K in grants

10/5/2021
Almost 100 Phoenix-area nonprofits received a financial boost from nearly $417,000 in grants divvied up to help groups with services such as education and diversity programs. The grants came from Cox …

Special Olympics hold basketball tryouts, prepare for …

7/27/2021
This week, athletes will be competing at Footprint Arena for a chance to join the Special Olympics Arizona basketball team, which is set to participate in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games next …

Students help Apache Junction police SWAT in training …

6/23/2021
The Apache Junction High School football team experienced something Wednesday morning it hopes never to experience again. Forty-five members of the Prospectors team took part in an active-shooter …

Special legislative session starts to deal with …

6/15/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is making it official, calling lawmakers into special session to finance the costs of fighting the current crop of wildland fires and the flood mitigation that will …

Fire district medics training with Apache Junction …

5/20/2021
Volunteer off-duty medics who have trained with Apache Junction Police Department’s special weapons and tactics team should be allowed to carry weapons for protection, according to fire …

SCW residents go on a hunt

3/20/2021
Looking for something to do to get out and enjoy the weather in Sun City West?

Goodyear voters approve city charter updates

3/15/2021
Goodyear voters have approved all 10 measures updating the city’s charter. Official results from the city’s March 9 special election show that all 10 measures were approved by healthy …

Spring training games, soccer tournament get OK’d by …

2/18/2021
The city of Mesa has approved 18 special events of 50 people and larger through May, including spring training games for the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park and Oakland A’s games at Hohokam …

Apache Junction pays $298K for armored vehicle

1/22/2021
Funds from the Arizona Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will pay for a new armored vehicle to replace one built in 1993 and used by the Apache Junction Police Department Special …

$298K armored vehicle sought for Apache Junction …

1/15/2021
A contract to purchase a $298,075 four-door diesel Lenco BearCat armored vehicle with a seven-inch vertical gun-port upgrade for the Apache Junction Police Department’s SWAT unit will be …

Funk: Arizona families are built in a variety of ways

12/4/2020
One way is through adoption. While there are several categories of adoptable children, at Aid to Adoption of Special Kids we focus on the adoption of children in the Arizona foster care …

Ice skating added to Litchfield Park's Christmas in …

12/2/2020
Christmas in the Park will feature free ice skating in addition to the holiday market, virtual parade and other activities the city has planned for the COVID-compliant annual event Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13 in downtown Litchfield Park.