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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 ...
'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...
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.
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.
More than 33,000 people were without power in city of Maricopa on Tuesday morning
More than 33,000 people in the city of Maricopa were without power Tuesday morning. The major outage was reported around 8 a.m. in Pinal County’s Electrical District No. 3. It affected Western Area Power Authority (WAPA) and Arizona Public Service (APS) customers. Electrical District No. 3 posted on its website, saying it was due to a transmission outage but gave no other details.
Audience engaged at Marana traffic meeting
The town of Marana held an open meeting April 17 regarding its obtained Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant for design and construction of a new traffic signal at the intersection of North Dove Mountain Boulevard and West Moore Road. The existing intersection is a flashing all-way stop control with...
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