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Recent articles:
Jason Earp chosen to fill Avondale City Council seat Dec. 18,
2008
Hiding Arizona will soon get you a ticket Dec. 16, 2008
Tamale making a family tradition Dec. 16, 2008
8 vying for vacant seat on Avondale City Council Dec. 15,
2008
Avondale seeks City Council appointee Dec. 11, 2008
Avondale, Goodyear cops to take children holiday shopping Dec.
11, 2008
Feds raid Goodyear home Dec. 10, 2008
A 'palm' tree of a different type Dec. 8, 2008
Avondale lays off 20, nixes 27 unfilled spots Dec. 8, 2008
Avondale Councilman Wolf resigns Dec. 8, 2008
Civic leaders aim to help residents keep their homes Dec.
8, 2008
Sentencing for Estrella blackout perp. pushed back Dec.
8, 2008
Bus hit, kids OK Dec. 4, 2008
Car ran red light, police say
Avondale hikes water, sewer fees Dec. 4, 2008
Avondale planning, engineering review fees next year Dec. 4,
2008
Mysterious powder turns out to be fake snow Dec. 4, 2008
Avondale mother arrested in death of baby Nov. 26, 2008
Grand jury indicts mother's boyfriend in toddler's death Nov.
26, 2008
Phoenix police rescue kidnapped boy Nov. 26, 2008
Old library gets new purpose Nov. 26, 2008
50 firefighters put down Goodyear chemical plant blaze Nov. 25,
2008
Mass murder conviction overturned Nov. 21, 2008
Waste transfer station opens near Buckeye Nov. 21, 2008
Estrella blackout victims urged to testify Nov. 20, 2008
Fatal shooting 'gang related,' Avondale police say Nov. 18, 2008
Police arrest mother's boyfriend suspected in death of 3-year-old girl
Nov. 18, 2008
Police raid Avondale swap meet, arrest 8 Nov. 17, 2008
Authorities confiscate more than $100,000 worth of DVDs and CDs
Families invited to fire district's first Public Safety Day
Nov. 14, 2008
Stuffed with spirit of giving Nov. 14, 2008
2 men in hospital after family shooting Nov. 12, 2008
Captors release Avondale mother, daughter Nov. 11, 2008
Mother, child reported kidnapped from home Nov. 10, 2008
Grand jury indicts teens in murder of Tartesso man Nov. 3, 2008
Public invited to new Goodyear fire station open house Nov. 15
Oct. 31, 2008
Goodyear program alerts businesses of crime Oct. 31, 2008
4 vie for District 2 U.S. House seat Oct. 24, 2008
Two teens arrested in murder of Buckeye man Oct. 23, 2008
Speed cams live and clicking Oct. 23, 2008
Buckeye father shot and killed in Tartesso Oct. 20, 2008
Missing Avondale boy actually left behind by parents, police say
Oct. 16, 2008
4 run for Saddle Mountain governing board Oct. 16, 2008
Avondale man killed in plane crash Oct. 14, 2008
Avondale police investigating 3 weekend shootings Oct. 13, 2008
Feds catch Goodyear sex offender in Mexico Oct. 10, 2008
Goodyear P.D. arrests 4 in Estrella home invasions Oct. 9,
2008
Smile! You're on freeway speeder camera Oct. 8, 2008
DPS speed cams on I-10, Loop 101 go live later this month
Missing Goodyear man found dead; foul play not suspected Oct. 2,
2008
Early voting for Nov. 4 election starts Thursday Oct. 1, 2008
Drunk man hurt ramming semitrailers with stolen steamroller Oct.
1 2008
Goodyear man's disappearance 'suspicious' police say Sept. 30,
2008
3 families displaced, none hurt in Buckeye apartment fire Sept.
30, 2008
Police doubt school board member's assault report Sept. 25, 2008
Prep for potential nuke crisis Sept. 22, 2008
Buckeye high school would serve as evacuee center
Candidates address education issues at forum Sept. 19, 2008
Police seek 'person of interest' in connection to Palm Valley murder
Sept. 18, 2008
Man dead after shooting in Goodyear Sept. 17, 2008
Meet the candidates Sept. 16, 2008
Districts 12, 13 and 23 and Arizona Corporation Commission
Buckeye fire marshal resigns after harassment claims Sept. 11,
2008
Love deeper than labels Sept. 5, 2008
Boy with autism makes strides at Ruth Fisher Elementary School
Primary election results yield few surprises Sept. 4, 2008
2 men convicted in Goodyear taxi heist Sept. 3, 2008
Preliminary primary election results are in Sept. 2, 2008
Union schools in lockdown after neighborhood shooting Sept. 2,
2008
State, local police target 'Party Crews' Aug. 30, 2008
Sheriff's Office bust illegal party with more than 100 teens near
Litchfield Park
Monsoon wreaks havoc in West Valley Aug. 29, 2008
Former Tolleson officer loses certification over shooting Aug.
28, 2008
County schools chief 2-year legal saga ends Aug. 29, 2008
Former fire chief, family indicted for fraud Aug. 24, 2008
employees allegedly steal
more than $100K from Harquahala Valley Fire District
Goodyear police cleared in shooting of carwash robber Aug. 25,
2008
Plane makes emergency landing near Glendale airport Aug. 19,
2008
Primary elections candidates announced Aug. 19, 2008
'Landscaper' bandits rob Buckeye bank, police say Aug. 14, 2008
Goodyear employee faces forgery charge Aug. 14, 2008
Police
nab alleged 'wig bandits' Aug. 13, 2008
2 men taken into custody didn't rob bank, police say Aug. 13,
2008
Cops seek public's help in finding robbers
Young bicyclist OK after being hit by car Aug. 13, 2008
Saddle Mtn. welcomes new superintendent Aug. 12, 2008
Firefighters battle brush fire near Buckeye Aug. 11, 2008
Lightning-caused blaze chars more than 400 acres
Power restored to 3,700 homes in and near Buckeye Aug. 11, 2008
Goodyear man braves flames to save man trapped in burning truck
Aug. 11, 2008
Storm knocks out power to 3,700 homes in and near Buckeye Aug.
8, 2008
Phoenix police seek serial sexual predator July 27, 2008
10 girls attacked since January
3 injured, home destroyed in Tonopah blaze July 25, 2008
Woman in fatal accidental shooting ID'd July 23, 2008
Men dressed as police force way into Goodyear home July 23, 2008
Woman dies from accidental gunshot, police say July 21, 2008
Speed cameras coming to a freeway near you July 21, 2008
2-year-old wanders out of grandmother's Litchfield Park home
July 19, 2008
Hundreds gather to honor fallen Agua Fria student July 18, 2008
Arson cause of brush fires, officials say July 17, 2008
Sparklers start Avondale house fire July 16, 2008
Police: Man arrested for molesting 4-year-old July 16,
2008
New advocacy center helps
police and CPS work together to solve crimes, help victims
GPD arrest man suspected for causing power outage last summer
July 15, 2008
Missing Tolleson boy found July 11, 2008
Dowling pleads guilty to 1 misdemeanor, all felony charges dropped
July 11, 2008
Avondale man arrested for having sex with girl he met on MySpace, police
say
2 home invasion suspects arrested July 11, 2008
1 teen dead, 3 hurt in rollover July 9, 2008
Avondale police arrest 2 in connection to armed home invasion
July 8, 2008
Police search for armed home invaders July 8, 2008
Robbers force way into home, steal truck July 7, 2008
Buckeye home burns to ground, none hurt July 5, 2008
Tolleson police arrest suspected carjacker July 3, 2008
Firefighters battle 2 brush fires in Avondale June 30, 2008
Ethan fire chars more than 6,600 acres June 30, 2008
Brush fire burns 1,000 acres June 26, 2008
Buckeye officers on leave after fatal shooting June 26, 2008
Buckeye Valley Fire gets $1.8 million in grants June 25,
2008
Man killed in shootout with Buckeye police June 23, 2008
Man fatally shot by Buckeye police June 20, 2008
$30,000 reward offered in dairy farmer homicide June 19,
2008
Cash, coin collection taken from slain woman's home June 16,
2008
MCSO seizes 2,700 pounds of pot June 16, 2008
Police searching for sex offender June 13, 2008
Son fatally shoots father, MCSO says June 13, 2008
Happy Friday the 13th June 13, 2008
Superstitions abound, but is Friday the 13th really the unluckiest of
dates?
Investigators seeks clues in diary farm homicide June 13, 2008
Charity car wash to raise funds for shooting victim's funeral
June 12, 2008
Police plan to refile sex charges against Goodyear chiropractor
June 11, 2008
Palo Verde pipe bomb still a mystery June 9, 2008
Buckeye dairy owner shot to death June 9, 2008
Mother of 3 dies in car accident June 9, 2008
Tonopah Valley gets new principal June 6, 2008
Goodyear man stabbed to death outside bar June 3, 2008
Mesa man not arrested, appears to be self defense, police say
Saddle Mtn. hires permanent superintendent June 4, 2008
Goodyear police get class on customer service June 3, 2008
Avondale gets new fire trucks June 3, 2008
Goodyear man stabbed to death outside bar
June 2, 2008
Man arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot May 30, 2008
'I want her dead,' suspect told undercover detective
Arlington woman dies in house fire May 28, 2008
SMUSD set to hire superintendent May 27, 2008
Avondale couple in Utah motorcycle accident, 1 dies May 23, 2008
Police bust "Mafia-style" drug ring May 22, 2008
Goodyear burglary suspect wanted in Calif. for murder May 23,
2008
Smugglers indicted for kidnapping, extorting illegal immigrants
May 21, 2008
Girl gets room fit for princess May 20, 2008
Saban makes run for sheriff official May 19, 2008
Former Buckeye chief turns in signatures, garners endorsements
SMUSD debt not as bad as first thought May 15, 2008
Sleepless Saddle Mtn. board picks new superintendent May 14,
2008
Junkyard fire burning north of L.P. May 13, 2008
Vehicle damages Litchfield ball field May 13, 2008
Saddle Mtn. board picks 3 finalists for tops spot May 13, 2008
View journalists win Arizona Press Club awards May 13,
2008
Club gives annual 'Brick Wall' award to county attorney
'We miss our friend' May 8, 2008
Ruth Fisher Elementary School commemorates Cheyanne 'Sissy' Chantry's
birthday"
Buckeye band, choir to hold final concert in historic building
May 9, 2008
Police arrest man in Goodyear bank robbery May 7, 2008
Saddle Mountain selects 6 candidates for superintendent May 6,
2008
2nd-grader turns in lost money found on playground May 6, 2008
Avondale police arrest homicide suspect May 6, 2008
Man arrested for firing gun after argument May 5, 2008
Senior prank lands two students in jail May 1, 2008
Saddle Mtn. district cancels 3 schools for day after 2 youths
deflate bus tires
Oasis in the desert May 2, 2008
Mesquite Power turns former Arlington farm into wildlife preserve for
schools
Tartesso Elementary to open this fall April 29, 2008
Stardust donates up to $600,000 to fund operations for first two
years
Saddle Mtn. district cancels schools today April 29, 2008
Two 18-year-olds confess to vandalizing buses
Governor signs bill to help debt-ridden school districts April
29, 2008
Saddle Mtn. to discuss opening Tartesso Elem. today
Legislature sends bill to help Saddle Mtn., Union to governor
April 24, 2008
Advocacy center close to opening April 24, 2008
A 'Whole New World' April 23, 2008
West Park Elem. launches arts program with Disney's 'Aladdin Jr.' this
weekend
Avondale businessman, Sam Garcia Sr., dies at 72 April 17, 2008
Festival Foothills school to stay open April 15, 2008
Developer kicks in cash to fund school through 2010
Meck outpaces Todd in campaign spending April 15, 2008
Police release IDs of victim, driver in deadly accident April
15, 2008
Task force busts drunk drivers around PIR April 14, 2008
Morris banned from teaching in Arizona April 11, 2008
Recycling bins roll back to Tartesso April 13, 2008
Scanning for criminals April 11, 1008
Avondale to buy GraffitCam, high speed license plate scanning
equipment
Technical glitches delay advocacy center opening April 9, 2008
Celebrating a century April 8, 2008
Advocacy center to open Monday April 4, 2008
New director has made helping victims her life's work
IRS fines Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce April 4,
2008
Nonprofit penalized $10K for failure to file taxes
Words on wheels coming soon April 1, 2008
Town of Buckeye buys bookmobile
Shakespeare goes to Goodyear April 1, 2008
Estrella Foothills High School to perform western melodrama
Victims' advocacy center to open next week March 31, 2008
It's like SATs, only more fun March 28, 2008
Estrella Foothills students show off smarts on Brainstorm
The road less traveled March 25, 2008
Lone horsewoman rides from Arizona to Montana
―with a lot of help from strangers along
the way
link to slideshow on Bernice Ende, the long rider
Student teachers tackle projects at a Buckeye school March 28,
2008
Police nab speeders on Sun Valley Parkway March 25, 2008
Their records are your records March 20, 2008
Arizona Public Records Law allows access to records; ombudsman can
help if denied
Buckeye voters oust mayor March 17, 2008
Meck, Todd advance to May runoff; McAchran locks up District 1 seat
Saddle Mtn. district makes plan to hire new superintendent March
17, 2008
Arlington has two new board members March 17, 2008
Bill to aid school districts in receivership 1 step closer March
12, 2008
Saddle Mtn., Union breathing a little easier after legislation passes
Senate ed committee
Buckeye Elem. district hires superintendent from within ranks
March 11, 2008
Avondale survivor booted from show
March 11, 2008
Early Buckeye voters top last election's total March 6, 2008
Home Rule money figures clarified March 6, 2008
Bill to help Saddle Mtn. and Union districts fails to pass Senate ed
committee March 4, 2008
Meck spends more than other Buckeye candidates combined March 4,
2008
Buckeye council candidates, political action committee file
campaign finance documents
SMUSD seeks input on new chief Feb. 29, 2008
Happy birthday, leaplings! Feb. 29, 2008
Help wanted: school board members Feb. 21, 2008
2 Arlington Elementary school board members resign
Bill aims to give fiscal relief to troubled districts Feb. 14,
2008
Legislation would make complaints secret
New church in north Buckeye uniting neighbors Feb. 12, 2008
Super Success Feb. 4, 2008
West Valley businesses
benefit from big game
Saying goodbye to Sissy Jan. 27, 2008
School district leaders get primer on board, district practices
Jan. 29, 2008
Cycling spendthrift hits West Valley Jan. 22, 2008
Districts feud for enrollment Jan. 18, 2008
Public safety agencies ready for Super Bowl Jan. 18, 2008
Buckeye elementary district to look within for new leader Jan.
16, 2008
Buckeye Union thespians revive tear-jerker Jan. 15, 2008
Buckeye Elementary superintendent announces retirement Jan 11,
2008
New sup 'impressed' with Saddle Mtn. district Jan. 10, 2008
Lawmakers want early intervention for districts in fiscal trouble
Jan. 8, 2008
Bill would allow Union, Saddle Mountain more time to get back in the
black
Lesson in humanity Jan. 8, 2008
Holocaust survivor speaks to high school students
High schools get new performing arts centers Jan. 4, 2008
A life too short
Dec. 31, 2007
'She was the healthiest little girl there ever was....then, bam.'
Saddle Mtn. district has third superintendent this year Dec. 28,
2007
Phoenix judge drops Wilcox sex charge Dec. 21, 2007
Ex-Buckeye town manager
pleads to disturbing the peace, paid fine
Town persists in pipeline fight Dec. 19, 2007
Districts fear fiscal crisis in 2009 Dec. 18, 2007
Struggling district searching for new leader Dec. 18, 2007
Unification: voters to decide Dec. 14, 2007
State commission rebuffs 14 districts' requests to wait for
consolidation
West Valley may not vote on school district unification plans
Dec. 11, 2007
State commission could side with districts
Tartesso parents considering switch from Saddle Mtn. to Wickenburg district
Dec. 11, 20077
School board meeting declared invalid Dec. 7, 2007
Bulk of bucks in Buckeye's pipeline fight go to lawyers Dec. 4,
2007
Town has spent nearly $300,000 trying to move pipeline route
Customers can still find Mr. Garcia at the market Dec. 7, 2007
Ex-Buckeye manager hearing postponed Dec. 1, 2007
Phoenix police release report on Wilcox sex shop arrest
Schools look for last-minute tax credit gifts Nov. 30, 2007
Students, programs benefit from Arizona school tax credit donations
High school play recalls, teaches Holocaust Nov. 27, 2007
‘I Never
Saw Another Butterfly’ tells children’s suffering through original
poetry
Festival school to open in January Nov. 27, 2007
Plans to pull students from neighboring Saddle Mountain district
Don't subject children to bloody movies (commentary) Nov. 23,
2007
School unification plans on hold Nov. 21, 2007
Commissioner Schoaf sides with Westside educators
Pipeline battle pricetag: $280,000 and counting Nov. 20, 2007
State commission, school districts at odds Nov. 20, 2007
Remembering Mr. Rios Nov. 13, 2007
Buckeye educator, basketball ref spent life giving to others
Voters torpedo school funding Nov.
7, 2007
3 Saddle Mtn. district governing board members ousted
Home at last! Oct. 30, 2007
West Valley troops return from year in Iraq
Saddle Mountain candidates nix merger option Oct. 27, 2007
Recalled candidates dis forum, challengers debate tax hike
Festival residents confront Buckeye mayor
Oct. 25, 2007
SMUSD governing board 'equally culpable' for debt Oct. 25, 2007
Saddle Mountain district broke law, receivers' report says Oct.
18, 2007
Veriti details ‘inept
management,’ ‘crumbling systems,’ ‘out-of-control’ costs
North Buckeye not yet on the map Oct. 16, 2007
Finding Sun City Festival, Tartesso tricky via online map services
State 'home rule' on Buckeye ballot Oct. 16, 2007
Without exemption, town's spending restricted by $200 million
Buckeye district lays off 38 people Oct. 12, 2007
Saddle Mountain district still wrestling with water woes Oct.
12 ,2007
State grants New Life Center $750k Oct. 9, 2007
Gov. visits during domestic violence awareness month
Schools seek OK for budget boosts Oct. 5, 2007
Buckeye continues to fight pipeline Oct. 5, 2007
Go west, way west Oct. 2. 2007
Developers, Buckeye tout development west of the White Tanks
Full speed ahead Sept. 27, 2007
Avondale, Goodyear agree to I-10 widening agreement
Don't mess with Granite politics (commentary) Sept. 11, 2007
The
4-1-1 on the 9-2-8, and the 6-2-3 Sept. 11, 2007
Buckeye, Ariz. — The little town with two
area codes
West Valley schools beat state average Sept. 7, 2007
No Child Left Behind results released
10 charges dismissed Aug. 28, 2007
Maricopa County School Superintendent still faces more charges
Ruth Fisher's fire safety system 'inoperable' Aug. 22, 2007
Firefighters providing fire watch until system repaired
District refuses to cite reasons for superintendent's removal
Aug. 10, 2007
Construction takes toll July 3, 2007
Wigwam work hurts businesses in Litchfield Park
Property taxes going up? June 29, 2007
Truth in taxation not always truthful, officials say
LP smackdown: gophers vs. groundskeepers June 19, 2007
Town, developers attack pipeline plan June 8, 2007
Long road home
West Valley View, June 5, 2007
Sun Valley Parkway nears 20th anniversary
Which pet is right for you? YourKids Monthly, June, 2007
Hometown Idols, Jordin Sparks
People Magazine, May 28, 2007
Southwest Valley school districts reject unification West Valley View, May 18, 2007
State says 'unify', districts say 'not yet'
Check your bill, APS might owe you money,
May 11, 2007
Christmas returns to Buckeye school calendars, West Valley View,
April 20, 2007
Forum goal: link schools, communities
Arizona Republic, Feb. 23, 2007
Neighborhood groups may return
Bob Rovan:
World Warrior ASU Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007
Camelback underpass nearly ready Arizona
Republic, Feb. 16, 2007
Links Esplanade and Biltmore Fashion Park
Biltmore mall sees 2 closures Arizona
Republic, Feb. 2, 2007
Center set to add 'unique' retailers
Conducting His Passion: Robert Moody's Accidental Journey to Musicfest
North Valley Magazine, Dec. 2006/Jan. 2007
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