The long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Study for the South Mountain Loop 202 Freeway will be released today and available for review and comment over the next 90 days.

The Phoenix affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has hired Phoenix resident Lee San Miguel as its community health and mission programs director. In this position, Lee will oversee the Komen Phoenix affiliate’s current and future mission programs, including grant making, community outreach, education programs, community partnerships and public policy initiatives.

A five-year bus service contract awarded by Phoenix City Council on March 20 will have a minimal increase to Phoenix’s public transit budget.

There’s a simple reason why Chandler’s SanTan Brewing Company decided to build a brand new brewing facility — and it’s one that appears to be a good sign for progress of this particular East Valley beverage business.

Trent Siever, a golf instructor in Ahwatukee, has acquired the licensing rights to use Golf’s Elementary’s junior golf instruction trademarks.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton stood near the front of a large crowd in Las Vegas Tuesday as President Barack Obama announced his plans to make comprehensive immigration reform a priority.

Local CISCO SE Soccer Club won big in the Tucson Forth Lowell Shoot Out Soccer Tournament during the weekend of Jan. 19.

It was another memorable football postseason, as Hamilton assumed its familiar place atop Division I, while Queen Creek and Seton Catholic also won championships.

Area football players were snubbed on the All-Arizona team voted on by the football coaches association.

The i9 Sports Flag Football Champions in the Junior Division for the fall season are the Cardinals once again.

Desert Vista graduate Cassie Gannis will race in the Casino 50 at Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 10.

Phoenix International Raceway has waived the green flag for fans to purchase tickets to the Nov. 8-11 NASCAR event weekend at PIR by visiting PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223).

Phoenix International Raceway announced Oct. 9 that tickets for the 2013 season are now available for purchase. Following the Daytona 500, PIR’s March 1-3 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 event weekend is the first of two appearances for NASCAR’s top series at the famed one-mile oval. As the only facility in the West with two Sprint Cup series events, PIR will host the first and last appearances on the West Coast for NASCAR’s top series.

At Salt River Project (SRP), we’ve always believed that every drop of water saved here in the Valley is a drop we can store in our reservoirs to use another day. Keeping track of all of those drops is one of the more important jobs we have at SRP, where we’re working every day to ensure there’s enough water for today and tomorrow.

The name couldn’t be more apropos.

Four-year institutions

Marriott Golf recently introduced “Fairways-Fore- FREEdom,” a new military program designed to support the men and women dedicated to protecting America’s freedom.

Phoenix International Raceway has waived the green flag for fans to purchase tickets to the Nov. 8-11 NASCAR event weekend at PIR by visiting PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223).

Tickets to the Nov. 8-11 NASCAR event weekend at PIR can be purchased by visiting PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223).

Phoenix International Raceway has waived the green flag for fans to purchase tickets to one of the most exciting race weekends of the NASCAR season, featuring the semi-final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Following a national search and recruitment, South Mountain Community College (SMCC) has announced the hiring of Dr. Reynaldo Rivera as its new vice president of learning.

Phoenix International Raceway has waived the green flag for fans to purchase tickets to one of the most exciting race weekends of the NASCAR season, featuring the semi-final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Tickets to the Nov. 8-11 NASCAR event weekend at PIR went on sale June 1 and can be purchased by visiting PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223).

Phoenix International Raceway has waved the green flag for fans to purchase tickets to one of the most exciting race weekends of the NASCAR season, featuring the semi-final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

William Ramsey’s letter, “No Build South Mountain” (AFN, March 2), was one of the more logical reviews of the issue I have read. Attending the so-called public meetings of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) or Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), I have seen how little public comment means relating to an issue. I noticed reports are a formality and often show no interest in real-life problems.