East Valley Tribune - Valleywide News

Price of Thanksgiving dinner way down from '08

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:58 -0700

It may not make up for having to hear Uncle Harold’s war stories for the umpteenth time, but it’s going be cheaper — a lot cheaper — to feed the family this Thanksgiving.

Mesa's Paz de Cristo gets grant from donor

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:52:06 -0700

Paz de Cristo Outreach Center in Mesa received a grant from an unnamed donor that will bolster food supplies for the nonprofit just in time for its annual Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Food banks brace for busy Thanksgiving

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:49:45 -0700

Every first and third Saturday, hundreds of people line up at Main Street and Extension Road in Mesa to receive bags of food from Resurrection Street Ministry/Manna Food Bank.

“They usually start lining up between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m., even in cold weather,” said Bill Berry, the organization’s director of programs. “It’s really a sight to see.”

Mesa’s Paz de Cristo gets grant from donor

Parents of 8-year-old rape victim arrested

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:03 -0700

The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who police say was raped by four boys have been arrested on felony child abuse charges.

Woman dies in fire; child critically burned

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:21 -0700

A 22-year-old farmworker died in a mobile-home fire Friday and her 1-year-old daughter was critically burned.

Valley new-home sales up, prices down

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:18 -0700

The Valley's new-home market included higher sales and a lower average price last month compared to September, according to the latest Phoenix Housing Market Letter by analyst RL Brown.

Southwest Gas rate reduction approved

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:41 -0700

The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a rate reduction for Southwest Gas customers to reflect the declining market price of natural gas.

SRP to build solar power plant in E.V.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:05:09 -0700

Salt River Project said Friday it will build a 20-megawatt solar power plant in the East Valley that will give its electric customers an alternative to rooftop solar panels if they wish to use renewable power.

Thieves steal box containing baby's ashes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:40 -0700

A Peoria family hit by burglars are pleading with the thieves to return a shiny box containing a baby's ashes.

ADOT to open I-17 stretch in north Phoenix

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:35 -0700

The Arizona Department of Transportation is set to open new northbound lanes on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix just in time for next week's Thanksgiving travel crush.

Study: Valley population flat since 2007

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:29 -0700

A study released this week by the Urban Land Institute says the Valley's population has remained virtually flat since the recession hit in 2007 - a first for any extended period in the metro Phoenix area in recent times.

Scottsdale credit union robbed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:53 -0700

Scottsdale police are looking for a man who robbed a Desert Schools Credit Union Tuesday.

SRP to drain canals

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:32 -0700

Salt River Project will begin draining canals on the south side of the Salt River Friday to perform annual maintenance work.

Hospital, museum holding food drives

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:35 -0700

Banner Gateway Medical Center at U.S. 60 and Higley Road in Gilbert and the Arizona Museum for Youth in Mesa are holding food drives to benefit the United Food Bank in Mesa.

Sheriff: Soldiers had 680 pounds of pot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:02 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies busted three U.S. Army soldiers with almost 700 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a two-day sweep for human smugglers.

Arpaio conducts two-day immigration sweep

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:58 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a two-day crime-suppression and illegal-immigration sweep on Monday, as dozens of protestors lined a south Phoenix street close to where the sheriff outlined the plans at a crowded press conference.

Phoenix has lost 25% of its information jobs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:45:46 -0700

NEW YORK — The New York City comptroller's office says the city has lost nearly 60,000 communications jobs since 2000, including in publishing and broadcasting.

Palo Verde nuclear plant to test warning sirens

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:36:15 -0700

WINTERSBURG — Sirens designed to alert residents who live near the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix about radiation emergencies will be tested on Wednesday.

DPS arrests 3 in sale of grenade parts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:21:33 -0700

Three people are in custody after the Department of Public Safety discovered the suspects were allegedly selling casings for 23 grenades in metropolitan Phoenix.

Mesa OKs Gateway-area movie studio

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:51 -0700

Arizona's first movie production studio won approval Monday to develop a facility in east Mesa that its developer sees as an inexpensive alternative to Hollywood.