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785 new home sites approved in QC
The Queen Creek Planning and Zoning Commission approved a pair of rezoning proposals at its recent meeting, one of which will take direct aim at the lack of housing in Queen Creek, according to town documents. The commission rezoned 136 acres at the northeast corner of Combs and Meridian roads,...
Florence mayor announces run for Pinal County school superintendent
Florence Mayor Tara Walter has officially announced her candidacy for Pinal County school superintendent. The announcement was Walter's first official declaration for the position, but it ...
Death of five-month-old in Casa Grande results in 3 others lives saved
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - A five-month-old baby is now being hailed as a hero after her tragic death led to organ donations that saved three others. Her parents, who live in Casa Grande, shared how their tragedy turned to a happy ending for two other babies and an adult whose lives were saved.
Report shows Phoenix metro has some of the worst air quality in the nation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —A recent report from the American Lung Association shows Arizona has some of the worst air quality in the nation. Four counties, Gila, Maricopa, Pima and Pinal, were given an “F” for having some of the highest numbers of ozone days. Maricopa and Pinal counties...
Who Owns Your Drinking Water? The Answer May Surprise You
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. Water is important, but most of us take it for granted. We can live about 30 days without food, but can only survive about 3 days without water. About a year ago, the state of Arizona banned new home construction in Maricopa County — home to Phoenix and surrounding suburbs — if the home required a well for drinking water.
'Ak-Chin's greatest leader': Former tribal chair Leona Carlyle-Kakar dies at 88
Leona Carlyle-Kakar, the first woman to serve as chair of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, as well as a longtime leader in Arizona tribal water rights and agriculture whose name was known all the way to Washington, died April 14. She was 88. Carlyle-Kakar was one of the architects of Indian Country's first...
Randolph Township becomes latest Arizona site on National Register of Historic Places
The Arizona State Historic Preservation Office is designating a new site into the National Register of Historic Places. The Randolph Townsite Historic District is a small community in Pinal County, about an hour southeast of Phoenix. It was established in 1925 and is considered Arizona’s longest-surviving Black community that’s associated with the Great Migration of the mid-20th century — when some 6 million African Americans moved from the South to other parts of the country.
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