An ozone health watch for the Valley has been extended through Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. A health watch is issued when ozone levels may approach federal standards.

The weather has been so pleasant of late, it may be hard to believe summer stickiness is coming. Monday marks the beginning of the monsoon season, the annual phenomenon of tropical moisture seeping into the normally arid Arizona desert. Until the end of September, Valley residents need to be aware of the dangers presented by the monsoon’s violence.

No one acted out a violent revolution to protest taxes during the TEA Party held in Gilbert Saturday morning, which drew a record crowd from across the Valley on the day our nation marks its independence.

In Mesa's most recent compilation of crime statistics, during a 28-day period from May 25-June 21, the Dobson district experienced 345 serious crimes. During the same time last year, the area had 461 serious crimes

The owners of Lloyd's Complete Auto Supply Co., whose downtown Chandler property was condemned for a new City Hall, have released their own appraisal of the site's value, about double the city's estimate.

Ken Soucy is not happy his home overlooks a deteriorating construction site. The Gilbert resident said his 11-year-old son and his peers routinely ride their bicycles through the neighborhood, and Soucy is concerned that the defunct Tierra Office Park poses a danger.

Queen Creek's annual Fourth of July fireworks event will be held at Schnepf Farms beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Q.C. fireworks pop for another year

Fireworks to light up East Valley skies

Where are the meanest of the East Valley's mean streets for motorists? What about in other cities?