An arts advisory group is getting $60,000 of city money to study if a Western museum would work downtown.

The Chandler City Council postponed its decision Thursday to expand a solid waste transfer station after tearful and angry residents of a nearby subdivision accused the city and developer of misleading them.

The spring election season took shape Wednesday as City Council hopefuls in four East Valley jurisdictions filed papers to get on the ballot. The races will likely include battles over a potential property tax in Mesa, eminent domain in Tempe and rapid growth in Chandler and Queen Creek.

The spring election season took shape Wednesday as City Council hopefuls in four East Valley jurisdictions filed papers to get on the ballot. The races will likely include battles over a potential property tax in Mesa, eminent domain in Tempe and rapid growth in Chandler and Queen Creek.

An effort in Mesa to spark a more civil debate on illegal immigration is in danger of fizzling.

The Tucson and Flagstaff city councils voted Tuesday to sue Arizona over its tough new immigration law, citing concerns about enforcement costs and negative effects on the state's tourism industry.

Welcome to Scarp’s Scottsdale Sunday brunch on Friday — it won’t be served on Christmas Eve — a review of the week’s news where there’s sooo much to choose from. Strangely, nobody ever goes back for seconds:

Political newcomer Jenn Daniels dominated the general election for two open seats on the Gilbert Town Council Tuesday night, but the race for the second spot was too close to call with incumbent Joan Krueger lagging just behind the man she endorsed for the second spot.

For youth, national guidelines for physical activity call for 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. The most recent survey indicates that less than 50 percent of youth get 60 minutes of activity five days a week and about one quarter get 60 minutes of activity on all days of the week. Fourteen percent are totally sedentary — have no days during the week when they get 60 minutes of activity. One third of youth spend three or more hours a day playing video or computer games that are not schoolwork related and one third spend three or more hours a day watching television.

The racy antics on the new series “Greek” won’t be surprising to anyone who has attended college, heard about what sometimes transpires after hours at the nation’s institutions of higher learning or even just kicked back to watch “Animal House.”

A prominent East Valley commercial real estate family is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person driving the silver pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run that killed Daniel Pollack.

Regarding the letter to the editor “Board fails to do its duty” on May 25:

NEW YORK - Four Fox network programs, led by the comedies "The War at Home," "The Family Guy" and "American Dad," topped a parents group's annual listing of the worst prime-time shows for family viewing.

Summit School of Ahwatukee is proud to announce that four of its preschool teachers have been selected to present at this year's National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference. Considered to be the largest gathering of early childhood educators in the world, the NAEYC conference is scheduled for November 3 to 6 in Anaheim, California.

Summit School of Ahwatukee is proud to announce that four of its preschool teachers have been selected to present at this year's National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference. Considered to be the largest gathering of early childhood educators in the world, the NAEYC conference is scheduled for November 3 to 6 in Anaheim, California.

The Havasupai Tribe has filed a $50 million lawsuit against Arizona State University, the Arizona Board of Regents and three researchers alleging that blood samples taken from tribal members under the pretext of diabetes research were destroyed, lost or used in studies of schizophrenia, inbreeding and population migration without the donors' consent.

Jeremy Klages would like to see Gilbert ban motorized scooters. And he's not alone. Other Gilbert residents have told Town Council members in the past few months that they are frustrated with the noise generated by the motorized scooters.

Chandler officials plan to increase impact fees tacked onto single-family homes by 45 percent next year.

Chandler officials plan to increase impact fees tacked onto single-family homes by 45 percent next year.

Gail Evans says her newly created role of Phoenixarea president of the Parents Television Council isn’t about censorship.

Members of churches of many Christian denominations from across the United States will be praying as the nation approaches Election Day, Nov. 6. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) put together and culminated a massive pre-election prayer vigil to go until voters head to the polls election day.

BOUQUET to Scottsdale City Councilman David Ortega, who offered to pay from his own pocket to quell a tempest in a teapot. Local Little League officials were miffed at a $3-per-hour fee the city decided to charge leagues to use fields in the wake of the worst city budget crisis in 30 years. The total would have been about $300 more a year, but these parents saw this entreaty for everyone to bear the burden as an insult. Ortega said he’d pay the $300 to allow things to move on to what we’re sure are more important issues. By the way, organizers of no other park-using sports complained.

It’s July and Queen Creek is already talking about Christmas.

A sampling of letters to the editor from our readers endorsing Kevin Hartke in the race for Chandler City Council: