1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1162+ words) Phoenix resident Chase Newlon poses with a brown trout he caught at Reservation Lake in Arizona’s White Mountains. Five minutes after stepping into a beaver pond on the Little Colorado River, Chase Newlon realized Arizona wasn’t the fishing desert about…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (625+ words) The Arizona Wedding Show on May 31 at the Phoenix Convention Center South Building in downtown Phoenix gives couples a chance to meet and learn about a wide assortment of professionals who make a wedding special. Couples planning to tie the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1412+ words) Participating in a virtual hearing on the nine districts’ suit against EVIT recently were clockwise from top left, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christoper Coury, Tempe Union High School District Jordan Ellel, Attorney Trish Stuhan, representign the nine districts; and…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (537+ words) Exhibits at the Arizona Heritage Center in Papago Park will be carefully dismantled and reinstalled during the year-long closure. People who want to visit the Arizona Heritage Center in Tempe better make it quick. The Arizona Historical Society is closing…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (930+ words) Arizona is implementing new workplace heat safety guidelines as summer approaches. They address shade, breaks and water access, but advocates say without enforceable standards, they fall short of protecting workers. The state has experienced longer periods of extreme heat, putting…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (953+ words) Mesa Community College has broken ground for two new facilities representing a $39 million investment in workforce training for welding technology, sustainable horticulture, and veterinary technology. Soon rising at its Southern Avenue and Dobson Road campus will be MCC’s two newest…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1150+ words) As schools across the East Valley grapple with enrollment loss, shifting demographics may be only part of the story. Many districts cite declining birth rates as a major driver of enrollment loss, but San Francisco-based research firm BeSpoke Economics said…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (823+ words) The Arizona School Boards Association wants to ensure that students spend as much time as possible in the classroom, proposing that the state raise the compulsory attendance age to 18. Arizona is one of over a dozen states that require children…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (908+ words) While a barrage of scary statistics and complex data are being thrown around during the escalating battle among seven Western states for Colorado River water allotments, Queen Creek residents’ fears can be somewhat allayed by one figure: 8%. That’s the portion…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (729+ words) Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne speaks at a news conference to celebrate Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program reaching 100,000 participants. Arizona’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program has surpassed 100,000 students, a milestone that underscores the scale of a program that…...