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Q&A with Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir

Editor’s note: Our writer Lee Shappell interviewed Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir for our last issue re­garding the use of force and the recent racial unrest in response to the killing of...

Kyrene schools chief outlines roadmap

Editor’s note: As the pandemic continues to unfold, Kyrene Superintendent Jan Vesely issued a statement relating the safe return to school, now scheduled for Thursday, July 30. The text of that message...

Racial equality: How one area school district will address it in the coming years

Wrangler News invited representa­tives of each school district in our Tempe/West Chandler coverage area to provide a 250-word descrip­tion of how their district is working to incorporate racial equality into their classroom...

Big screens mostly closed but streaming part of ‘new normal’

The High Note—Tracie Ellis Ross plays a superstar pop singer. She’d like to work on new material; her handlers, led by Ice Cube, want her play to it safe with a Vegas...

Casinos will aid non-profits

Gila River Hotels & Casinos—Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte and Vee Quiva—are accepting submissions from Arizona nonprofits for jackpot funds, applications for which will expire at 5 p.m. July 6. Arizona 501(C))(3) nonprofit...

Tempe council to keep police at full funding, despite protest march

When the Tempe City Council approved its 2020-21 fiscal-year budget on June 11, full funding for the Police Department remained despite efforts by several groups that banded together and marched on City...

Tempe first to combine strategies to learn how water sources can affect our public health

Commentary by Jennifer Adams Tempe has a long history of leaning forward into challenges. Our community is built on doing what some might think is impossible, like building a lake out of an...

Triple digits, pandemic, monsoons pose power grid challenges

At a time when the degree of difficulty in providing electricity to Tempe, West Chandler and the rest of the Valley is about to increase, Salt River Project gets a chance to...
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