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Arizona State University will receive $8.1 million in state funds after Gov. Katie Hobbs decided to use leftover COVID money for higher education.
Hobbs restores millions to Arizona universities’ budgets, ASU gets $8.1M
PHOENIX - Gov. Katie Hobbs is using nearly $16.5 million she says is leftover in COVID funds to restore the funding cuts made earlier this year to state universities. In a press release late … more
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Arizona expands earn-while-you-learn path for special education teachers
Arizona is putting $5 million into an effort to build its special education teacher workforce from within schools, creating paid pathways that allow paraprofessionals and other aspiring educators to … more
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Sen. David Gowan questioned why the State Land Department has a solar project planned on state land on the edge of Sierra Vista, an area of the state where he said residential growth has been capped.
Republican lawmakers question Arizona state land leases to solar developments
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers grilled the head of the Land Department Tuesday about why her agency is leasing state-owned land for solar development when they believe it should be sold off for … more
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A worker passes in front of an Adventure World climbing structure. Adventure World is Chuck E. Cheese's new interactive pizza-and-fun location scheduled to open Thursday, Oct. 1 in the center on the northwest corner of Germann and Gilbert roads in southeast Chandler.
‘Adventure World’ Chuck E. Cheese concept to open in East Valley this week
One could call the offshoot new type of restaurant many things. But Noe Martinez doesn’t think anyone should call Chuck E. Cheese Adventure World a rebranding. Martinez, a regional learning … more
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The Central Arizona Project has rejected Scottsdale’s proposal to put advanced purified recycled water into the canal in exchange for nonrecycled water.
Scottsdale’s plan to put APRW in CAP canal a no go
The City of Scottsdale’s proposal to pump its advanced purified recycled water into the Central Arizona Project canal rather than use it itself, is a no go ... at least for now. In a statement … more
A sign that reads 'Kyrene School District' on a blue wall of a balcony at the Kyrene Administrative Building.
Candidates, others discuss how Proposition 320 could affect Kyrene school district
This November, Arizonans will vote to either support or deny Proposition 320, which states that it would “require certain school districts to spend at least 60% of operational funding on … more
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Members of Phoenix Children's and Sundt Construction pose for a check presentation at an event Sept. 2 in which Sundt Construction committed $1 million to Phoenix Children's Center for Cander and Blood Disorders.
Phoenix Children’s receives $1 million investment from Sundt Construction
Phoenix Children’s received a $1 million commitment on Sept. 2 from Sundt Construction to support the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, according to a release from Phoenix Children’s on Tuesday. more
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From left, TSMC Arizona Technician Zian Tyler, Bobby Sobeski, and Legal Director Spencer Leese of TSMC Arizona’s Veteran Employee Resource Group are pictured at the 2026 Arizona Coalition for Military Families Symposium receiving the “Honoring Exceptional Service Award” on behalf of TSMC Arizona.
TSMC Arizona hosts event to hire veterans
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Arizona is teaming with the Arizona Coalition of Military Families to help match veterans with jobs that are available at the north Phoenix processing facility. more
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City of Goodyear will monitor, report and run the annual average regarding exceeding Total Trihalomethane levels found in the city’s groundwater and surface water, after the county noted elevated TTHM levels in May 2026.
Goodyear officials work on water treatment issues, assure residents water is safe
While efforts are underway to “bring levels back down,” from chemicals that exceeded its average limit in Goodyear water, the mayor and city council members want residents to know the water is safe to drink. more
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Laurel Kane, the director of athletics and recreation at Clarkson University where Matthew Mayich played as a freshman, said, “Matthew made a lasting impact at Clarkson – as a member of our hockey program, a student, a teammate and a friend."
Parents of Arizona State hockey player who collapses call for coaches to be placed on leave
The parents of an Arizona State hockey player who collapsed during an outdoor workout are calling for the coaches involved to be removed until an independent investigation is completed. John and … more
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Net proceeds from raffle ticket sales at the Desert Foothills Book Festival support local literacy programs.
Desert Foothills Book Festival returns to Scottsdale’s Holland Community Center
This free event invites readers of all ages to meet local authors, browse and purchase signed books across every genre, enter exciting raffles and support literacy in Arizona, according to a press … more
Maynard James Keenan of A Perfect Circle performs during Louder Than Life music festival seen on Sept. 20, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Arizona’s Maynard James Keenan to bring A Perfect Circle to Phoenix
Longtime Arizona resident Maynard James Keenan will return to a Valley stage when A Perfect Circle performs June 13, 2027, at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix. more
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