Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny is kicking off the second year of his "listening tours" starting Jan. 10. The event is hosted by the city's Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which worked with Tibshraeny last year to host meetings in locations across the city. During the tour, city staff will provide information about city services to residents and listen to concerns that need the city's attention.

Goodman Elementary School in Chandler is one step closer to converting to a traditional academy after a large majority of parents surveyed favor the change.

Goodman Elementary School in Chandler is one step closer to converting to a traditional academy after a large majority of parents surveyed favor the change.

The Chandler Unified School District is moving forward with plans to create a college preparatory school this fall by hosting its final informational meeting Wednesday.

Arizona State University is threatening legal action against a fledgling off-campus newspaper if it doesn’t stop using "ASU" in its name.

March 2, 2005

Arizona State University is threatening legal action against a fledgling off-campus newspaper if it doesn’t stop using "ASU" in its name.

March 10, 2005

Upset parents, confused children and signs that read “Save our school” have become a familiar sight in the East Valley in the last few years.

Things are on the move at Seton Catholic. Most noticeably, the football field is moving, a little south and a little west as part of the school's campus expansion project.

Things are on the move at Seton Catholic. Most noticeably, the football field is moving, a little south and a little west as part of the school's campus expansion project.

Students walking into Mesa Community College’s bookstore are immediately greeted by Patrick Regan’s “Punch Out the President” and nearly a dozen other books attacking George W. Bush.

A provision in legislation designed to cut public funds for abortion could end up undermining a graduate medical education program at the University of Arizona.

A three-week postponement was granted Thursday for the start of the trial of Monsignor Dale Fushek, former pastor of St. Timothy's Catholic Community in Mesa, who is charged with seven misdemeanor sex-related crimes.

Children in the Chandler and Florence unified school districts began school Monday — several weeks before most other East Valley schools resume classes.

NO SCHOOL: East Valley schools will be closed today in observance of Labor Day.

 District board OKs boundary changes

Students at Fremont Junior High School in Mesa never saw the latest edition of the school newspaper.

Students at Fremont Junior High School in Mesa never saw the latest edition of the school newspaper.

No conspiracy or collusion here. There weren't even a handful's worth of conversation about colleges of choice.

New teen motorists could soon lose the right to drive at night or put all their friends in their car and drive to lunch.

A recent strip-search of fifth-graders at Conley Elementary School in Chandler concerns Eleanor Eisenberg, executive director of the Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Although a sequel to 2010's "Piranha 3D" seems entirely superfluous, don't tell that to the target demo of gorehounds and softcore-deprived teens (if they still exist) who may still take some notice.

A three-week postponement was granted Thursday for the start of the trial of Monsignor Dale Fushek, former pastor of St. Timothy’s Catholic Community in Mesa, who is charged with seven misdemeanor sex-related crimes.