A hatchet-carrying homeless man accused of breaking into a Chandler home and attempting to sexually assault a sleeping woman has pleaded not guilty.

All-Tribune Softball First Team

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Garmin has spent more than four years as a Chandler renter. Now, the company plans to build its own home and become a permanent resident.

Two brothers are accused of working together to steal more than $100,000 worth of merchandise from a Chandler Kohl’s over several months.

A 61-year-old woman was killed while walking on Interstate 10 early Thursday night in Chandler.

Not waiting for formal gubernatorial approval, foes of her Medicaid expansion already are moving to undo at the ballot box and in court what they could not block at the Legislature.

You can’t pick up the paper or turn on the news without hearing about yet another Arizona police officer being fired or investigated for a crime or violating their department’s rules of conduct.

Forget chug-a-lugging for a quick buzz; these East Valley beer-sampling options offer a learned approach to discovering new brews and cultivating a classier palate for cold ones.

A pending sale to a new developer could lead to the demise of the barren bones of a project that has stood for more than seven years at the intersection of the 101 and 202 in Chandler.

After five years as a renter, Garmin announced it will build a 60,000 sq. foot facility of its own in the Chandler Corporate Center.

The first day of Ryan Morrison’s volleyball career was also nearly his last.

Chandler residents who live along a five-mile stretch in the heart of the city won’t have to hear Union Pacific Railroad lines pass by on a regular basis anymore.

You may not realize it, but your local library offers a wealth of free summer programming for kids and families. East Valley residents have a number of libraries to choose from including the branches of the Maricopa County Library District, Mesa Public Library, Chandler Public Library and Tempe Public Library.

A free expo scheduled for next week in Mesa will provide owners of historic property information about how to maintain their piece of Arizona history.

An upcoming forum organized by the East Valley Partnership will feature the unveiling of a new branding effort that could end up being the most significant campaign in the group’s history.

It’s only been a week since the 1-cent sales tax went off the books, but area economists and businesses do not expect to see much if any increase in retail sales in the foreseeable future due in part to consumers having little idea the increase ended.

I found it interesting that a recent letter to the Tribune, “Congress Needs to Close Tax Loopholes” talked nothing about the legislation before Congress that would close the sales tax loophole online retail companies currently use to not pay their fair share. Last year, this issue popped up in the Arizona legislature, and the Governor ended up reaching a deal with Amazon.com to pay their fair share. This year, it is popping up in Congress, and our East Valley congressman (Schweikert and Salmon) need to step up and show the same leadership. Small retail businesses are too critical to our communities to ignore this inequality. Ask any store owner in Old Town Scottsdale, or downtown Mesa, Chandler, or Gilbert, and they will all tell you that it’s an extreme disadvantage for them to try and compete with online retailers when they can undercut your price by as much as 10 percent. So yes — let’s close the tax loopholes, and start with this one.

Mosquito spraying is scheduled for midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday in areas of Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek and Tempe.

Chandler Regional Medical Center's Community Wellness Children’s Immunization Program provides free immunizations to children 6 weeks to 18 years old.

If you TiVo “So Think You Can Dance” and consider “Dancing with the Stars” a weekly excuse for a party, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Friday, June 7. That’s when Shaping Sound — a contemporary dance company formed by STYCD choreographers and DWTS stars Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson — bursts into Chandler.

Hamilton football coach Steve Belles has been accused by Coolidge High School of recruiting standout running back/defensive back J.T. Gray.