4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (562+ words) Y-OPAS (Outreach Programs for Aging Seniors) is celebrating its 25th anniversary of helping seniors in the Ahwatukee Foothills community." Y-OPAS provides free services such as transportation to doctor appointments, grocery shopping, and friendly visits to combat loneliness. The mission is to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (641+ words) We abuse the word "hero" nowadays, applying it to everyone from athletes to celebrities to corporate icons. I dole out the appellation sparingly, but not when it comes to Dr. Vershalee Shukla, who every day battles the ugliest epidemic imaginable....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (365+ words) Ahwatukee resident Margarita Burke, picture here with her two children and her husband, earned plaudits from a CPR-training firm for deploying the Heimlich Maneuver to help a customer in distress at an Ahwatukee restaurant. An Ahwatukee woman recently earned kudos…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1252+ words) The Foundation for Blind Children's transition programs include a class in CPR training." For students who are blind or visually impaired, moving from high school to college, work, or independent living can be daunting." The Foundation for Blind Children's transition…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (958+ words) Presiding over a ribbon cutting for Mesa Community College's new behavioral health lab are, from left: Carol Achs, MCC dean of instruction; Dr. Richard Daniel, MCC president; Kathy Mac Leod, assistant chair for nursing at MCC's Red Mountain campus; and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1121+ words) In a little noticed report to City Council early this month, Phoenix administration said that a coordinated crackdown on illegal fireworks, paired with an aggressive public education campaign, has significantly reduced emergency calls and safety risks during major holidays. And…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1410+ words) Children in a classroom for 2-year-olds at Wonder Wise Copper Basin Preschool in San Tan Valley work on fine motor skills, using tweezers to place pom-pom balls in turkey-decorated bottles. They are among hundreds of kids benefitting from early childhood…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1666+ words) Patients and medical providers brought their tales of anger and frustration to the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert last week for the first of state Attorney General Kris Mayes" "listening sessions" on health care insurance denials." Exorbitant out-of-pocket costs, outright…...