The Apache Junction Unified School District will mark Arizona's 100th birthday with a pair of events honoring the state's history through words and song.

When Apache Junction Mayor Doug Coleman and City Manager George Hoffman look out over the sparsely vegetated alluvial plains and washes southeast of Baseline and Meridian roads, they see a marvel of modern urban design waiting to happen.

When Apache Junction Mayor Doug Coleman and City Manager George Hoffman look out over the sparsely vegetated alluvial plains and washes southeast of Baseline and Meridian roads, they see a marvel of modern urban design waiting to happen.

With the promise of a wide expanse of state land to be auctioned within the next year, Apache Junction officials are hopeful to plug into the East Valley’s booming real estate scene.

With the promise of a wide expanse of state land to be auctioned within the next year, Apache Junction officials are hopeful to plug into the East Valley’s booming real estate scene.

Arizona Regional Medical Center is racing to open its second hospital - Apache Junction's first - before health care reform legislation could restrict expansion by for-profit hospitals.

The Prospectors beat Sinagua 55-0 in their season opener last year. 

Apache Junction already has a wide variety of health and wellness assets — they just need to be easier to find, a community forum decided Wednesday.

To city officials and proud residents, Apache Junction is a place that has won several national and state awards for city government over the past year.

November 1, 2004

Apache Junction City Hall rang with applause Tuesday night after the council voted unanimously to approve the Crossroads Redevelopment Plan designed to reshape the city’s downtown.

Apache Junction Prospectors

Apache Junction officials will review a 1,000-page document detailing allegations of misconduct regarding Jay Swart, the newly hired second-in-command of the city’s police department.

Apache Junction officials will review a 1,000-page document detailing allegations of misconduct regarding Jay Swart, the newly hired second-in-command of the city’s police department.

Apache Junction officials will review a 1,000-page document detailing allegations of misconduct regarding Jay Swart, the newly hired second-in-command of the city’s police department.

Apache Junction High School students went through a Friday steeped in racial tension, confusion and ultimately, a partial reversal by an administrator who tried to calm things down.

As progress in Apache Junction steams ahead to pave the way for urbanization, it also leaves in its wake the last sepia-toned vestiges of the wildest Western town in the East Valley. The Grand Hotel — which once drew to Apache Junction the likes of John Wayne, Audie Murphy and Elvis Presley — will be razed by its new owner, Apache Junction Town Centre, LLC.

When the Apache Junction football team embarked on its 600-mile, 19-hour round trip to Page on the Arizona-Utah border last Friday, the Tribune went along for the ride.

When the Apache Junction football team embarked on its 600-mile, 19-hour round trip to Page on the Arizona-Utah border last Friday, the Tribune went along for the ride.

Apache Junction youngsters had the chance to see the Arizona Supreme Court in action live in their own community Tuesday, when the state’s high court held court on campus at Apache Junction High School.

What pops into your mind when you think of Apache Junction? Trailer parks, retirement communities? Biker bars? If your answer was any of the above, you would be correct. If, however, you answered "art," you would also be correct. Apache Junction is a budding arts community. In fact, it is probably one of Arizona's best kept secrets.

Come to Arizona Kawasaki of Apache Junction, the one-stop fun shop for motorcycles, jet skis, ATVs and dirt bikes. And circle August 30th through September 4th on your calendar and plan on attending the Millard Fillmore Corvette Classic.

Apache Junction is holding a public hearing to discuss safety improvements planned around Four Peaks Elementary School and the adjacent neighborhood.