Avondale News

The Peoria Police Department will join the West Valley DUI Task Force for a mass DUI patrol starting at 7 p.m. July 11.

Ishbel Gonzalez is braced for a big change. The 14-year-old Avondale girl is moving up from a small 580-student campus into a high school filled with 1,700 students, dozens of teachers and a labyrinth of classrooms.

Two men suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries Friday night when they crashed their all-terrain vehicle into a flooded Avondale canal, officials said.

Anyone who likes photography is invited to participate in the Worldwide Photowalk July 18 in Avondale.

Several public libraries across the Valley are now home to some of the most important American artworks, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

One Southwest Valley school is thriving in the tough economy. SouthWest Skills Center graduated its largest class last week, a trend that director Katie Brocker attributes partly to adults changing careers.

While domestic-violence agencies around the Valley struggle with funding, one Chandler shelter has managed to add beds.

Two of three people suspected of burglarizing an Avondale home and fleeing in a stolen vehicle Tuesday are in custody, officials said.

The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud of its cities' diverse cultures and the variety of businesses that call it home.

Avondale will soon add red-light cameras to two intersections and expand the cameras' use to catch speeders, but the city won't be setting up any stationary speed cameras elsewhere.

One man was arrested and another taken to the hospital after being hit by a SUV during a foot pursuit in Avondale, officials said.

Avondale is updating its Parks, Recreation Facilities and Trails Master Plan, which will lay out a vision of the city's development.

Patrons of Avondale's Civic Center Public Library will have to obtain new library cards by Oct.

An Avondale man was indicted for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl in an abandoned laundry mat, according to the Maricopa County Attorneya s Office on Monday.

Reported by: Olivia Dangler Email: odangler@abc15.com Reported by: Brent Roulier Last Update: 6:48 pm Slideshow George Galvan AVONDALE, AZ a ' The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced Sunday the arrest of a suspected SUV thief deputies say led them on a chase following a hit-and-run accident that injured a 44-year-old man Friday night.

Agua Fria High School teachers repeatedly warned district administration of potentially dangerous chemicals for almost two years before a mercury spill occurred on campus, according to e-mails released this week by the Avondale Police Department.

Avondale's Camp P.L.A.Y. has one week of summer activities left. Christina Underhill, Avondale's recreation coordinator, said the city restructured the camp this year, providing a learning-based class format.

A man arrested in connection with an Avondale homicide three weeks ago has been indicted for murder.

If the state Legislature's budget should be approved, the consequences would be devastating to Avondale, Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers said Monday.

The Avondale Neighborhood and Family Services Department launched its annual a Back Pack Programa on Monday and is currently accepting various school supplies to be donated to local children.