Residents of Laveen are ready for the South Mountain Loop 202 Freeway to be built.

The 2013 USA Volleyball Junior Beach Tour opened with hot temperatures and even hotter action at the Desert Open on April 28 in Glendale.

With opening day quickly approaching, Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino will hire hundreds at a job fair on Tuesday, March 26. Positions will be focused on food and beverage outlets. Up to 150 applicants will be hired with many being offered positions the same day. The job fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club Komatke Branch, 5047 W. Pecos Road in Laveen. Applicants are encouraged to bring their resume and photo identification for an interview.

The girls golf season came to an end Saturday with three local golfers participating in the Division I state tournament at Aguila Golf Course in Laveen.

The Mountain Pointe boys golf team has been to hail and back this season.

South Mountain Community College has served the Ahwatukee Foothills community for 15 years. Thousands of students have enjoyed leisure learning and college credit/transfer courses throughout the community.

South Mountain Community Library, 7050 S. 24th St., will celebrate its first anniversary on Sept. 29. Phoenix Vice Mayor Michael Johnson, City Librarian Rita Hamilton, Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board Chair Doyle Burke and South Mountain Community College President Dr. Shari Olson will kick off the festivities with remarks at 10 a.m.

With a 6-3 vote, the majority of council members supported Councilman DiCiccio’s proposed alternative redistricting map.

Peanut butter mixed with some New Jersey grit and broken down walls has Arizona wrestling at one of its highest points in recent memory, if not a peak.

Peanut butter mixed with some New Jersey grit and broken down walls has Arizona wrestling at one of its highest points in recent memory, if not a peak.

Phoenix City Council members voted Tuesday to move forward with the staff-recommended redistricting plan.

Shea Bontrager is known in 4-H for her sense of humor. So when the nine-year member proposed collecting toilet paper, her fellow Buena Vista Mavericks didn’t know what to think. As chairperson of the 4-H horse project club’s Community Service Committee, however, Bontrager soon made it known she was serious.

The schedule at Arizona state track might have been all discombobulated, but the athletes never seemed disjointed.

The schedule at Arizona state track might have been all discombobulated, but the athletes never seemed disjointed.

MESA - It is one thing to know you have won a relay race with a good time, but it is a totally different feeling when something special just happened.

Those fighting for a “no build” option for the Loop 202 are doing so for very personal reasons.

Landowners of the Gila River Indian Community have filed an initiative with the Tribal Council to rescind the Feb. 7 vote and create a yes or no vote on a new path through the reservation.

Davonte Neal's day was billed as an assembly that was going to fill children with hope that they too would fulfill their dreams.

Tis the time of (post-)season for nominations.

The honors that come along with being Division I state champions has started to roll in for Desert Vista.

Chandler Hovik made the difficult decision to follow some of his Pop Warner teammates to Cesar Chavez.

Garette Craig grew up in Ahwatukee. He figured that's where he was going to play high school football. His mother, however, had a different idea, so he went to St. Mary's.

It's been over a month, and the shuttering of Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery continues to reverberate. The 12-year-old eatery and watering hole, on 50th Street just south of Ray Road, was the latest in a series of retail closings in and around the Ahwatukee Foothills area.

It's been over a month, and the shuttering of Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery continues to reverberate. The 12-year-old eatery and watering hole, on 50th Street just south of Ray Road, was the latest in a series of retail closings in and around the Ahwatukee Foothills area.