Miscellaneous

AIA lifts Hamilton football probation

By Zach Alvira STS Sports Editor The Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted Aug. 31 to reduce the penalty against the Hamilton football program for a recruiting violation from probation to a warning for its...

Hamilton to file appeal to AIA after football team placed on probation

In a letter sent to Hamilton High School families on Wednesday, school Principal Mike De La Torre said the school will appeal the Arizona Interscholastic’s Decision to place the football program on probation for a...

Hartke, Orlando, Poston, Encinas keep early leads

By Ken Sain Arizonan Managing Editor  It appears Chandler voters are sending Mayor Kevin Hartke and Councilman Matt Orlando back for another term as they continued holding today the seemingly insurmountable leads they...

S. Chandler homeowners and SRP power line

By Ben Gottlieb Guest Writer In March 2021, Intel announced a $20 billion expansion in two fabs in Chandler, Arizona – a move one step closer to making Arizona synonymous with the semiconductor industry. The expansion is...

Sun Lakes Rotarians honor Mother Earth

By Steve Carr Guest Writer There wasn’t an Arizona Diamondback in sight when the Sun Lakes Rotary Club pulled off a triple play on April 22. The field was set for this rarity in 1970 when the words “Earth Day” first became...

State deals a bitter blow to Chandler couple’s business

By PAUL MARYNIAK Executive Editor The Ducey administration has long touted its “regulation rollback” strategy “to make Arizona the best state in the nation to open a new business or to expand an existing one.” But the...

Funeral set for slain Chandler Officer Christopher Farrar

By Cecilia Chan and Kevin Reagan SanTan Sun News Staff Writers Gilbert Officer Rico Aranda is steadily improving from head injuries sustained April 29 in a violent confrontation with a car thief that left a Chandler police...

Slain teen’s family vows protests over Chandler Police

 By Kevin Reagan           Arizonan Staff Writer Friends of a Chandler teenager shot and killed by a police officer in January are demanding the city to hold Chandler Police accountable or risk the wrath of angry...

Chandler lawmaker’s gaming bill advances

By Howard Fischer Media Services Promoted by an aide to Gov. Doug Ducey and urged on by sports teams and Native American tribes, a vastly expanded legal gaming proposal for Arizona advanced by a Chandler lawmaker cleared its...

Teen shot by Chandler officer succumbs to injuries

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF A 17-year-old boy shot by a Chandler police earlier this month during a chase has died. Anthony Cano, a former Chandler High School student, was shot the night of Jan. 2 after he allegedly ignored commands...