Tempe

Eleven people and organizations, including students, have been named winners of the 2021 MLK Diversity Awards, which honor those who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion and who exemplify the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working to make his dreams a reality.

Tempe increases rates for water and solid-waste services.

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee has opened applications for the annual Merle Fister Veteran Scholarship.

Tempe seeks input on marijuana regulations after Prop 207 passes.

A Tempe Police officer, who, while searching for a White suspect held a Black man at gunpoint, violated several department policies and will not return as a patrol officer for at least one year.

More than 180 Tempe-based small businesses split $1.2 million in grants from the city to help sustain them during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Tempe Small-Business Grant Program.

A Tempe cancer patient was a victim of theft twice in two months inside the same Bashas', at Warner and McClintock in Tempe.

True Blue Tempe, while not officially affiliated with the Tempe Police Department, is a group of businesses that support the police, advocating for respect for law and order and for a strong, well-trained, well-funded department.