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June 2015
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ProPublica has published part three of its series on Colorado River water use. This week’s story focuses on how the more than 90-year-old Colorado River law essentially forces states to waste water.
June 12, 2015
The candidate list for August’s mayoral election in Phoenix is now official. Mayor Greg Stanton is only facing off against two opponents: Matthew Jette and Anna Brennan.
June 12, 2015
The Valley’s Phoenician Resort was sold earlier this week for $400 million and the luxury facility is about to undergo some updating.
June 12, 2015
Phoenix officially became a city in 1881, 31 years before Arizona became a state. But not once in the course of that 134-year existence had a municipal leader bestowed a key to the city to anyone.
June 12, 2015
Avnet was Arizona’s highest-ranked company on the year’s Fortune 500 list at number 108. Four other firms also made the list.
June 12, 2015
Phoenix has hired a new Director of Equal Opportunity and his name may be a familiar one to Valley residents.
June 12, 2015
Arizona agriculture officials are investigating the possibility that avian flu has arrived in the state.
June 12, 2015
It was one of the most memorable moments in recent Arizona history. It’s still something many talk about today — some skeptically, others with certainty.
June 12, 2015
To build a home or apartment in the Valley, you need a sustainable source of water. For decades developers have gotten around this by paying more, but some say this arrangement, and the kind of growth it promotes, is no longer sustainable.
June 12, 2015
Video games can improve dexterity, hand-eye coordination and, if you’re old school, your ability to know when to jump over a barrel rolled toward you by a giant gorilla.
June 11, 2015
