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Crashes on Carefree Highway this year could set record

9/12/2024
Residents in north Peoria are well aware that motorists cruise at high speeds on State Route 74, the main gateway into Lake Pleasant, one of the city’s top attractions, especially during the summer.

Dumping near Carefree Highway cleaned up

7/1/2024
Earlier this year, Arizona State Trust Land near Carefree Highway was experiencing illegal camping and homelessness, as well as illegal dumping and littering.

Child killed in Queen Creek highway crash

6/7/2024
A suspected drunk driver is facing a second-degree murder charge following the death of a 4-year-old girl in a crash on Hunt Highway in Queen Creek. The Queen Creek Police Department is investigating …

Evacuation order downgraded in wildfire south of …

5/22/2024
Florence fire crews on Wednesday night are no longer on scene at a large structure and brush fire in the area of  Pinebrook and Dogwood roads  south of Florence     in the Cactus …

Council to consider battery storage system for north …

4/15/2024
Peoria City Council will consider April 16 allowing for the development of a new battery energy storage system on 22-acres at Old Carefree Highway, about 2 miles west of Lake Pleasant Parkway.

Phoenix, Peoria officials address camping near …

2/14/2024
In the far northwest Valley, where Lake Pleasant Parkway intersects the Carefree Highway, dozens of tents, campers and trailers have taken up camping on Arizona State Trust Land.

USDOT grant is for I-10 widening through Chandler, …

1/30/2024
SACATON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently notified Congress that he would announce a $93 million grant to widen the stretch of Interstate 10 located entirely within the …

Free motorcycle safety class heading to Peoria

1/17/2024
The Peoria Police Department, in partnership with the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety, is hosting an interactive motorcycle safety class in February.

I-17 improvement project progressing

1/8/2024
Crews are making “significant progress” along the Interstate 17 corridor where workers are moving large boulders and rocks to make way for new lanes, according to Laura Douglas, an ADOT …

Town of Florence land at Hunt, Attaway swapped with …

1/3/2024
Land owned by the town of Florence at Hunt Highway and Attaway Road is to be swapped with a developer that plans to develop a Circle K there. In exchange, the town will take ownership of two …

Phoenix lawmaker seeks to extend drinking hours for …

10/25/2023
PHOENIX — A Phoenix lawmaker wants to give Arizona Diamondbacks fans an extra hour of alcohol-fueled revelry to celebrate their reaching the World Series.

Peoria-based nonprofit awarded $100,000 for motorcycle …

9/11/2023
The Arizona Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Foundation has announced the award of a $100,000 grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.