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GLENDALE NEWS & SOCIAL MEDIA

Glendale hires new director of organizational performance

Khala Stanfield is the city of Glendale’s new director of organizational performance.

COVID-19

Glendale’s Midwestern University gets approval to distribute COVID vaccines

Maricopa County has approved Midwestern University’s application to be a public health partner with the local municipalities as a COVID-19 vaccine Point of Distribution (POD) on the Glendale campus, 19555 N. 59th Ave.

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Record lottery jackpots? Try this luxury Glendale shopping spree

Lives will change this week and destinies perhaps will chart new courses for a lucky few. Fate brings two of the country’s largest jackpot prize drawings in history just 24 hours apart.

First Responders

Woman dead after wrong-way crash on Loop 101 in Glendale

One woman is dead after an early-morning car crash in Glendale where a driver was traveling on the wrong side of State Route 101.

Military nurses, tests coming to help hard-hit Arizona city

PHOENIX (AP) — Exhausted nurses in rural Yuma, Arizona, regularly send COVID-19 patients on a long helicopter ride to Phoenix when they don't have enough staff. The so-called winter lettuce capital …

Coyotes bounce back with 5-3 win over Sharks

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Kessel scored two goals, Antti Raanta stopped 31 shots and the Arizona Coyotes bounced back from an opening loss to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Saturday. Arizona …

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Glendale COVID cases surge 65% in little over a month

In a little more than a month, the number of COVID-19 cases in Glendale has surged 65%, according to figures released by the Arizona Department of Health Services on Jan. 15.

Feds: Capitol mob aimed to 'assassinate' elected officials

PHOENIX (AP) — The pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said in court documents. The remarks came …

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Neighbors & Good News

West Valley food bank among those applying for grant help

The Hope for Hunger Food Bank, located at 5605 N. 55th Ave., which serves Glendale residents and parts of Peoria, provides a lot more than just food distribution.

$500k in grants available to substance abuse nonprofits

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is awarding up to $500,000 in grants to assist organizations fighting the opioid epidemic and substance use disorder by increasing access to life-saving services.

Abrazo Health offering heart health tips in February

Heart disease still ranks as the No. 1 killer in the United States, and Abrazo Health is marking Heart Month in February with weekly email tips to inspire and empower individuals to commit to a healthy heart in 2021.

Glendale grandma raises her grandkids with help from local nonprofit

Glendale resident Barbara Covey is one of more than 60,000 grandparents in Arizona who are responsible for raising their grandchildren. Across the U.S., this number is estimated to be more than 2.6 million.

MLK celebration in Glendale will ‘march’ on

When Charles St. Clair arrived in Arizona in 1990, to begin a faculty position with the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies at ASU West in Glendale, the local culture was shifting.

IN The Know

Arizona Builders Alliance collects gifts for Glendale kids

The Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA) brought the local construction industry together to make Christmas a magical time for hundreds of children, including some in Glendale.

600 blood donors sought Jan. 2-3 at Saving AZ Blood drive

Glendale Firefighters aid 400 kids through toy drive

APS offers support to customers in need during pandemic

Glendale offices, amenities announce holiday schedule

Prep Sports & Education Reporting

WEST VALLEY PREPS

West Valley Preps' Glendale boys basketball preview

The high school boys basketball season was canceled Jan. 8 by the rising number of COVID-19 cases then reinstated on Jan. 12. Play begins Jan. 18. Here’s what local coaches have to say about …

WEST VALLEY PREPS

AIA board reverses course, votes 5-4 to start winter sports play Jan. 18

Much like the decision of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board to cancel the winter sports season Jan. 8 by one vote, the 5-4 decision at Tuesday's board meeting to reinstate the winter sports season.

WEST VALLEY PREPS

AIA board cancels winter sports season

The Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board voted to cancel the winter sports season, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases since the holidays and the recommendations of the AIA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.

WEST VALLEY PREPS

2020 All-West Valley Preps girls volleyball team

West Valley Preps has selected the top volleyball players in the Northwest Valley for the 2020 season.

WEST VALLEY PREPS

AIA board delays winter sports' start to Jan. 18

To support efforts to mitigate COVID-19 hospitalizations and improve the opportunity for a winter sports season to occur, the Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board decided to adjust the season start date to Jan. 18.

WEST VALLEY PREPS

Pulu powers to playoff player of the week

Cactus junior linebacker/running back Aki Pulu dominated the playoff week 1 player of the week vote like he dominated the Cobras okayoff victory over Flagstaff Coconino Nov. 27. In the poll, a …

WEST VALLEY PREPS

Ironwood seniors add special chapter to school's football history

The highlight of the 2017 Ironwood football season came a little more than a month after the season ended when the school dedicated Chuck Esquivel Stadium in memory of its former coach. This …

Education

Five $1K scholarships open to high school seniors

Credit Union West has announced that the organization’s 2021 Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from high school seniors in Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, Mohave, Coconino, Cochise, Navajo, Apache and Gila counties. In total, there are five $1,000 scholarships available.

Glendale Business & Opinions

Business

Glendale to welcome 5.5M new square feet of industrial

The Cubes at Glendale, a 355-acre industrial park featuring 5.5 million square feet at the intersection of Reems Road and Northern Avenue, is under development.

Opinion

Arizona legislature introduces first-in-nation resolution to protect against Democrat 'court packing'

The United States Supreme Court isn't merely one of America's most important institutions, it is also one of the most important elements of our constitutional system of checks and balances, not to …

5 ways Arizona can put people back to work

There is an early warning sign that high-demand jobs may be hard to fill when the labor market fully reopens, even with millions of Americans looking for work.

Opinion: A new vision for 2021

On Jan. 7 the nation watched in horror the breach and sacking of the United States Capitol building by unlawful acts of breaking and entering. The violence witnessed illustrated the vast ideological divide in our country and the enormous need for leadership from the top to heal our nation.

Entertainment

West Valley Arts Council sets Black History Month events

In observance of Black History Month and in recognition of the contributions African American artists have made in the community and the greater culture, West Valley Arts Council will present its newest exhibition, Imprint: African Americans in the Arts.