Local leaders announce over $44M for transportation projects in Tempe, Flagstaff, Page
Tempe is one of three state municipalities with transportation projects to receive a total of $44.5 million in Rebuild America’s Infrastructure funding from Sustainability and Equity grants made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Act. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego, and Rep. Greg Stanton said in a Jan. 8 press release that RAISE grants will […]
Tempe Parents Indicted on Serious Child Abuse Charges in Maricopa
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced that two Tempe parents have been charged with gross child abuse. According to reports, the indictment Maricopa County Attorney’s Officeincludes Britney Firch and Demetrius Jones, who were charged with seriously injuring a 4-year-old and a 12-year-old child. Tempe police responded to a call on Nov. 25 and found two […]
Big Tempe asks little Maricopa for help on records requests
Images of City Hall buildings in Tempe and Maricopa. [John Dedeke, Lee Shappell] The sisters at giant ASU north of Maricopa are turning to their relatively poor Muni brothers for advice on fulfilling public records requests. Through its own public records request, the City of Tempe is asking the City of […]
Tempe Police Officer Honored For Work To Prevent DUIs Arrested For Alleged DUI
A Tempe, Arizona, police officer who was recently honored for his work to prevent drunk driving was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving on Wednesday, ABC15 reported. Zachary Hyde, who was honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for his work preventing drunk driving, was arrested just after midnight. according to Court records obtained by […]
Maricopa County recorder urges Tempe, Litchfield Park voters to mail in ballots
independent news media The last day recommended to ensure mail-in ballots reach election officials on time for local elections in Tempe and Litchfield Park is March 5, according to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. It is said that Both communities will hold contests on March 12th. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer also reminded voters of […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona comes to Tempe: What you need to know
The KiDS Rock Run and 5K will be held on January 13th and the Half Marathon and 10K will be held on January 14th. Are you ready to rock, Tempe? rock and roll arizona will “run” on January 13th and 14th. The Rock and Roll Running Series is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Arizona with […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona, 2nd Sundays on Mill to block Tempe streets
PHOENIX — Those traveling around downtown Tempe this weekend should be aware that a number of travel restrictions will be in place due to a series of running events and street festivals. two rock and roll arizona Races are scheduled for Saturday morning, with two more races scheduled for Sunday.first 2nd Sunday of the Mill […]
Backup driver of self-driving Uber car takes plea deal for fatal crash in Tempe
PHOENIX — The man behind the self-driving Uber car that struck and killed a woman in Tempe five years ago has pleaded guilty to dangerous behavior. Rafaela Vazquez was sentenced Friday to three years of supervised probation for being involved in the crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Hertzberg in March 2018. Herzberg was biking down […]
Maricopa County sends Tempe funding for hotel-to-homeless shelter project | State
(Centre Square) – The City of Tempe was allocated $7.3 million on May 15 to convert the motel into a homeless shelter. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved the investment as part of a broader $30 million project to provide homelessness solutions across the county. “This joint project with the City of Tempe is […]
Tempe special election for Arizona Coyotes arena and entertainment district, explained
Tempe residents are expected to make final calls about the Arizona Coyote playing field and proposed entertainment district. The three proposals that address land use and that the city agrees with developers will be on a special mail-in ballot that will be mailed to residents starting Wednesday. The proposed entertainment district will include approximately 2,000 […]
