The Pinal County Sheriff's Department is looking into an incident where a teacher is accused of hurting a student.

The Higley, Gilbert, Queen Creek and Florence school districts were forced to add classes and hire extra teachers after the start of the school year because of unexpected student growth.

Hundreds of parents in the fast-growing San Tan Copper Basin neighborhood are furious because a school they were promised would be ready for the 2004-05 school year has yet to open its doors.

February 3, 2005

Teachers and parents in Florence say they were told by school officials that their paper and pencil supplies had to stretch to the end of the semester due to tight budgets.

Teachers and parents in Florence say they were told by school officials that their paper and pencil supplies had to stretch to the end of the semester due to tight budgets.

The Florence Unified School District is considering switching to a four-day school week next fall to get a leg up in attracting qualified teachers to the fast-growing San Tan area on the southeast fringe of the Valley.

The Florence Unified School District is considering switching to a four-day school week next fall to get a leg up in attracting qualified teachers to the fast-growing San Tan area on the southeast fringe of the Valley.

The Florence Unified School District has filled three principal positions for the 2007-08 school year after choosing not to renew the contracts of three current principals.

Salt River Project officials said Friday they want to build new power plants at two sites in Pinal County instead of three proposed earlier this year.

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl by a classmate during school at Copper Basin Elementary School near Queen Creek.

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl by a classmate during school at Copper Basin Elementary School near Queen Creek.

The management of Salt River Project is proposing a 3.9 percent electric rate increase, which, if approved by SRP’s board of directors, would raise the average homeowner’s monthly bill by $3.99.

Valley YMCAs will conduct a Youth Sports Super Sign-Up from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Teams are forming for basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, karate, and gymnastics. Teams will begin playing on March 17.