1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (275+ words) Tom Horne loses bid for another term as Arizona’ superintendent of public instruction over current State Treasurer Kimberly Yee in the state’s primary election. As ballots continued to be tallied on Thursday, July 23, Yee held roughly 53% of the Republican vote,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1522+ words) Students observe and take notes in an engineering lab. While Arizona communities and organizations continue investing in the state’s education-to-workforce pipeline, a lack of shared direction and coordination is limiting impact, keeping local efforts from turning into statewide progress, according…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (592+ words) The Phoenix Industrial Development Authority has named longtime community development leader Anastacia Ruiz-Europa — a Peoria resident — as its new community development director, bringing more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, finance and organizational operations to the role. For Ruiz-Europa,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (712+ words) Peoria and Cave Creek are partnering on a water exchange agreement designed to help bolster regional water reliability. As Arizona communities continue adapting to Colorado River shortages and reductions in Central Arizona Project water supplies, Peoria and Cave Creek are…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1281+ words) An ongoing deadlock between the seven states that rely on the Colorado River may have dire consequences for Arizona. A lack of agreement between the Upper and Lower Basin states would mean the federal government imposes its own plan for…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (352+ words) At a DVUSD Governing Board Meeting, Board Member Kimberly Fisher raised her arm in a gesture widely recognized as a Nazi Salute. Deer Valley Unified School District Board Member Kimberly Fisher is facing criticism after performing a gesture widely recognized…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1787+ words) The 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale is one of the world’s best-known golf holes, due in large part to the grandstand and raucous nature of it crowds at the WM Phoenix Open. The Phoenix metropolitan area has become one of the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (313+ words) Cheryl Kappes, center-right in red, recently became the 63rd Arizona State President of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. After years of volunteer service and literacy advocacy as president of the Glendale Women’s Club, Cheryl Kappes was recently appointed as the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (600+ words) Heather Rooks was joined by state Treasurer Kimberly Yee (back right) and Senate President Warren Petersen (back left) at a press conference calling for stronger mandatory reporting enforcement. Peoria Unified School District governing board member Heather Rooks took to the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (925+ words) Kevin Carreño, 22, graduated from Glendale Community College this month with an associate degree in computer science. And with a $33,000 scholarship from TheDream.US, he will begin classes at Arizona State University this fall. For two years after high school, Kevin…...