Gilbert home vandalized twice in three months
A Gilbert home in the Belrose neighborhood near Val Vista Drive and Chandler Heights Road has been vandalized twice in three months.
Higley Unified OKs tentative new budget
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board approved a tentative $111.4 million maintenance and operations budget for the 2026-27 school year that relies on a combination of staff cuts and carryforward funds to balance declining revenue. The board’s unanimous approval on March 3 allows the district to start...
Cesar Chavez: Abuse allegations surface
The group United Farm Workers is cancelling Cesar Chavez day events, after abuse allegations surfaced against the late civil rights icon.
Crescent moon symbolizing Ramadan found destroyed on A Mountain in Tempe
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Officials say a crescent moon, built by students to celebrate Ramadan, was found destroyed on a Tempe mountain this week. The City of Tempe says a student group designed and built a 15-foot-tall crescent moon to shine atop A Mountain during Ramadan, a holiday observed by Muslims as a month of...
Joint Committee Recommends PAD Amendment for Phase V Novus Site
The Arizona State University and City of Tempe Joint Review Committee has recommended approval of a planned area development overlay amendment that will enable the next round of development in the Novus Innovation Corridor. The recommendation was approved in a 7-0 vote at the Committee’s March 4 meeting. AZBEX...
Whole Foods opening 3 new metro Phoenix stores, including 2 debuts
Whole Foods is expanding in metro Phoenix, with three new locations in the works. Whole Foods operates 10 stores in Arizona, five of which are in metro Phoenix. All the current locations are clustered in the east and central Valley, with stores in Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe and Phoenix. Two of the new locations are...
STB Approves Union Pacific’s New Arizona Branch Line
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has officially approved Union Pacific Railroad’s proposal to construct and operate a new six-mile branch line in Maricopa County, Arizona, marking a significant step forward for rail-served industrial development in the Phoenix metropolitan region. The decision, issued in...
Loop 202 exit in Chandler closing for 2 months for widening project
PHOENIX — An exit ramp in Chandler is closing for approximately two months as part of an ongoing freeway widening project. The eastbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway off-ramp at Cooper Road will close at 9 p.m. Tuesday and reopen in mid-May, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. ADOT...
No Gilbert water hikes next year but delinquents will get hit soon
Gilbert residents hit with steep utility bill hikes in the past years will get a brief reprieve in 2027, as town officials confirmed they aren’t planning any in the coming fiscal year. However, about 4,500 of the town’s commercial and residential customers who are past due on their utility...
Mesa Council to vote on higher Falcon Field fees
Mesa City Council will consider new fees and higher charges March 23 for Falcon Field Airport in an effort to keep the general aviation facility self-sustaining. If approved they become effective May 1. A bone of contention with most pilots, however, is the proposal to implement for the first time...
