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In Memoriam: Gary Loren Edmonds

Gary Loren Edmonds, 1950-2019 Gary was born Jan. 10, 1950 in Kalamazoo, Michigan as the oldest of four boys to Loren and Mary Jane Edmonds. The family moved to Salem, Oregon in 1960. Gary...

A community that binds: BV Ranchos musters massive work effort to aid a stricken neighbor

Story by Joyce Coronel A close-knit neighborhood in South Tempe has rallied around one of its own in the wake of tragedy. Craig Cottrell, 51, a Buena Vista Ranchos resident and a father of...

WATCH: Who we are, who we aren’t, and where we’re headed

Editor's note: Find the latest Wrangler News film featuring a discussion about the impacts of social media at the bottom of this page. Commentary by Joyce Coronel Some of my earliest and best memories involve...

$2.5m community grants advance opportunities for arts

By Wrangler News Staff Eleven Tempe nonprofit arts organizations, festival and education programs will share in more than $2.5 million in grants awarded by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of...

Peer influence proves powerful vs. teen substance abuse

By Sammie Ann Wicks   No, it’s definitely not your parents’ generation’s drug problem. With today’s kids experimenting with drugs and alcohol earlier than ever, one Tempe school district isn’t waiting around to...

Kyrene schools to host ‘Save the Kids’ activist

By Joyce Coronel Hey, mom and dad, put down that phone and pay attention. The Kyrene School District is launching its 2019-2020 Positive Parenting Series with an event to help parents deal...

Church outreach aids Bolivia drought victims

By Wrangler News Staff To those who have tracked the growth of Arizona Community Church since it broke ground in South Tempe nearly 30 years ago, word that the church has partnered with...

Healthy dose of training as hospital readies career hopefuls

By Joyce Coronel As summer winds down and families begin thinking about the upcoming school year, one local group of teenagers already has its eyes fixed far into the future. That’s because they were...
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