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For 18 families, the homeownership dream comes true

By Susie Steckner Eighteen families have a new place to call home with completion of the unique Tempe Parkview Townhome community, a partnership between the city of Tempe and Habitat for Humanity...

City of Chandler seeking opinions on scooters, bikes

  By Wrangler News Staff Those happily convenient—or pesky (depending on your point of view)—electric bikes and scooters that have become such a ubiquitous part of the Valley’s transportation mix have caught the eye...

Tempe teens begin part one of international exchange

By Wrangler News Staff Over the next few weeks, 28 outstanding high school students from Tempe will be embarking on international adventures of a lifetime as part of the Tempe Sister Cities Summer...

In opioid epidemic, women’s natural empathy hailed as previously undiscovered key

By Sammie Ann Wicks The statistics are staggering: Fatalities nationwide due to opioid overdoses numbered 42,000 in 2016 and 71,568 in 2017, according to a 2018 Centers for Disease Control report. That’s between 115...

Veteran TSLL coach reflects on how baseball teaches kids lifelong lessons

Spring is here, and with it come the familiar smell of hot dogs and peanuts, plus the crack of the bat that says “play ball.” Yes, it’s baseball season, and Tempe South Little...

From Spencer, a floppy-eared wag to Dignity’s vision of humankindness

By Sammie Ann Wicks Those big, brown eyes. That sensitive, helpful attitude. That curly, blonde hair, so charming to the ladies (and everybody else). His name is Spencer, and yes, he’s a dog—one who apparently is...

`Fantastical’ gala nets $150k to help fund research into rare neuro disorder

It’s not something that can easily be fathomed, until it happens to you. When Audra and James Small began raising their daughter Sophia, all signs pointed to a completely healthy and happy...

Say ‘Hey batter, batter’ to the Spring season

The crack of a bat, the anticipation in the dugout, the smack of a ball as it collides with a catcher’s mitt and the sound of cheering from the stands — all...
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