Gila River community wary of ADOT I-10 widening plan

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Severio Kyyitan was awoken one recent morning by a thunderous thumping that reverberated through the walls of his home....

District studying impact of canines on kids’ learning

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer There’s a girl at Weinberg Elementary who had hardly spoken to anyone since the start of this school year. Staff...

Chandler schools struggle to gain teacher diversity

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Education in 2016 advised the ranks of elementary and high school teachers needed to become more...

Volunteers distribute suicide prevention door hangers

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF About two dozen adults and Aprende Middle School students gathered early Sunday Sept. 15 to distribute suicide prevention door...

Valley Christian students help community

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Nearly 200 kids from Valley Christian High School in Chandler put away the books, pencils and notes for a day to pick up a...

Finally, part of Gilbert’s biggest park to open

By Cecilia Chan Staff Writer The initial phase of Gilbert’s largest and newest park – which includes the longest slide in Arizona –opens today,...

Chandler-Gilbert College food program praised

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Chandler-Gilbert Community College has won an award for its food waste recycling program. The Association for the Advancement...

Chandler family turns tragedy into philanthropy

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer A couple of months after a Chandler boy lost his battle to a rare type of cancer, his family has started a foundation to...

Drones school opens at CGCC campus

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer A program devoted exclusively to teaching pilots how to fly drones has taken off at Chandler-Gilbert Community College....

Animals, humans heal each other at S. Chandler farm

By Kevin Reagan, Staff Writer Snickers the goat curiously roams around, always looking for someone to affectionately nudge.  He’s part of a tribe...