Peoria police have arrested 30-year-old, Goodyear resident Lorenzo Colorado in Goodyear in connection to the March 13 homicide investigation that left 30-year-old Katrinna Gutierrez of Avondale dead.

Just prior to the city council meeting on Feb. 21, city council, along with city officials, discussed a possible rate increase to the city’s utility rate for Fiscal Year 2024.

The Arizona Jewish Historical Society has opened a new interactive activity as part of its exhibit “Stories of Survival: An Immersive Journey Through the Holocaust.”

Just after 2 a.m. on March 7, Peoria Police responded to several reports of shots being fired at the Natura Villas Apartments located at 10847 W. Olive Avenue, Peoria.

Peoria High School wrestler Nylease Yzagere has been unstoppable on the mat over the last three years, with a cumulative record of 71-4.

Bulk Trash is now collected by appointment

The Maricopa County’s Sheriff’s Office and the Peoria Fire Department responded to a 911 call at Lake Pleasant just prior to 8 p.m. March 5, as witnesses had heard distressed swimmers.

Slated to welcome its first cohort of 20 students in August, the Midwestern University College of Health Sciences will debut a new orthotics and prosthetics program.

Nurses and hospital staff signed a steel construction beam with messages of positivity marking a milestone for expansion of the neonatal unit at Abrazo Arrowhead Campus.

Biannually, the Peoria Finance and Budget Department conducts an in-depth review of the cost recovery models associated with the water, sewer and solid waste enterprise funds, and that time came around again prior to the city council meeting on Feb. 21.

Peoria Sports Complex offers Spring Training promotions 

Top spellers from across the district competed against their peers at Peoria Unified School District’s spelling bee on Jan. 27, and Ethan Greenwood took first place for the second year in a row.

Credit Union West, a member-owned and Arizona-based financial institution, recently announced the promotion of Jaime Burt to the position of vice president of administration.

Arizona’s House of Representatives is continuing to advance a bill requiring public middle and high schools in Arizona to offer training on the proper handling of firearms.

Local nonprofit One Step Beyond recently received a $10,000 grant from the ON Semiconductor Foundation as a part of its Giving Now program.