MESA — The nation’s top education official came to Arizona Tuesday to prod Gov. Katie Hobbs to allow Arizona parents and students have access to an additional source of free education funds.
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The City of Mesa and Wisconsin National Guard recently recognized 16-year-old Laya Jackson during a brief ceremony for her quick thinking and lifesaving actions after she witnessed a Wisconsin …
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The city of Goodyear has brought aboard a new economic development director.
James Smith, who brings more than 25 years of business and economic development experience to Goodyear, will lead the …
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The city of Phoenix’s Office of Heat Response and Mitigation and its partners were selected for a $115,000 grant award from the Climate Smart Communities Initiative to support the Water for Shade …
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After requests from some community members during recent a curriculum controversy, the Peoria Unified board at their next meeting will revisit policy Policy 1-204, more commonly known as the “No …
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Jennifer Kaplan, president and CEO of Evolve PR & Marketing, has been named a 2026 PRNEWS People of the Year honoree, marking her second consecutive year receiving the prestigious national …
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Transportation crews this weekend will set work zones for an improvement project at the Interstate 10 interchange at Jackrabbit Trail.
The two-year project will provide new freeway bridges, …
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will recognize the Flinn Foundation with the Global Philanthropy Leadership Award at the 2026 Mayor’s International Gala, according to a release on Monday.
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There’s a moment every songwriter hopes for: when something written alone with a guitar, a notebook or a half-formed melody connects with a room full of strangers. That kind of connection is …
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By Michelle Talsma Everson | Independent Newsmedia
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8/26/26
Scottsdale dogs have a new place to run, play and make a few new friends.
A new 3.5-acre dog park is the latest amenity at Thompson Peak Park, 20199 N. 78th Place.
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A 15-year-old girl died at a hospital Tuesday afternoon after she was hit walking across the driveway entrance to an apartment complex near 19 th Avenue and Thunderbird Road.
The vehicle was …
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A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the 2022 death of a man in a bar parking lot near 51 st Avenue and West McDowell Road in Phoenix.
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