Noting the short notice given to the community about a vote to close Gilbert Junior High School, the district governing board decided Tuesday that the school will close for the 2014-2015 school and a transition team will come up with a recommendation about what happens next school year.

Gilbert taxpayers have made it clear in e-mails and in person that they don’t want to pay for fire service for county island homeowners who pay no taxes.

Gilbert taxpayers have made it clear in e-mails and in person that they don’t want to pay for fire service for county island homeowners who pay no taxes.

Chandler does not have the power to stop a Wal-Mart Marketplace from locating directly across from two competing grocery stores, city officials said, despite an outpouring of complaints from area residents.

List of winners at Sunday’s 46th Annual Grammy Awards:

NASHVILLE - Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday with seven, including album of the year.

The Scottsdale Fire Department marked a smooth first year on Saturday, improving response times by at least 13 seconds over its predecessor and experiencing no fatalities caused by blazes.

The Scottsdale Fire Department marked a smooth first year on Saturday, improving response times by at least 13 seconds over its predecessor and experiencing no fatalities caused by blazes.

Rio Verde Foothills residents are bracing for growth with efforts to ensure they’ll have adequate fire protection and a secure water supply as the rural enclave’s population increases.

Rio Verde Foothills residents are bracing for growth with efforts to ensure they’ll have adequate fire protection and a secure water supply as the rural enclave’s population increases.

Homeowners who are most at risk of losing their homes to wildfires are, in many cases, doing the least to save their properties.

October 31, 2004

A Gilbert councilman and a union leader are calling for the town to relax its policy of not responding to emergencies on county islands, following a fire that destroyed a mobile home last week.

Precious seconds ticked away as blood oozed from the bullet wound in deputy Sean Pearce’s belly. Around him, what he would later describe as a chaotic scene was playing out.

March 3, 2005

As flames broke out in one of Apache Junction’s first restaurants and garages, the nearest firetruck barreled down Apache Trail to save the day.

As flames broke out in one of Apache Junction’s first restaurants and garages, the nearest firetruck barreled down Apache Trail to save the day.

Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:

Top finishers in Sunday's P.F. Chang’s Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Marathon.

Complete list of nominees in 107 categories announced Tuesday for the 47th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 13 in Los Angeles:

The East Valley Tribune was named Arizona's Newspaper of the Year among large  publications in the 2009 Better Newspapers contest sponsored jointly by the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors.

Deputy Sean Pearce lay in the east Mesa street with a bullet in his gut. His head rested on the knee of deputy Lew Argetsinger, a fellow member of the Maricopa County sheriff’s SWAT team whose right hand had been shattered by a bullet from the same gunman’s pistol.

The following is a list of how East Valley participants fared in the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon held Sunday: