Chronic absenteeism was one of the few areas that district officials missed their goal in the metrics they use to judge how they are doing.

Deborah Medina Gach’s life has taken a series of serendipitous turns, bringing her love, purpose and grief in equal measures.

Gilbert Public Schools will not be a part of Arizona School Boards Association in the new school year, after its governing board voted 3-2 in favor of not renewing its membership.

When it comes to safeguarding patients against infections and surgical mishaps, the East Valley has several hospitals that received the highest grade and three that got adequate marks from a nonprofit watchdog.

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When Mariah Sanchez opened Project Esty Aesthetics Academy in Gilbert, her goal was simple but ambitious: change the way aspiring estheticians are trained.

A new business at Cooley Station is inviting clients to break a sweat.

In a first-of-its-kind program, Gilbert Public Schools this school year will be collaborating with Arizona State University to enable 10 Mesquite High School juniors and seniors to attend college-level courses for half a day at ASU Polytechnic campus.

Higley Unified School District Superintendent David Loutzenheiser has stepped into his new role determined to uphold a culture of excellence while steering the district through critical funding and enrollment challenges.

The Gilbert Farmers Market hosts over 100 vendors year-round, bringing together farmers and business owners across Arizona.

Persistent citizen complaints of trash piling up in some town neighborhoods has prompted the Gilbert’s Public Works Department to pilot an appointment-based bulk trash collection program in six communities.

The former teacher at the center of recent sexual misconduct allegations in the Chandler Unified School District has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student prior to going to work at Casteel High School.

The Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board has voted unanimously to adopt a $282.82 million maintenance and operations budget for the new fiscal year, based on a conservative projected loss of 1,300 students.

Town Council has decided the fate of planning and rezoning requests for three different big apartment complexes across Gilbert, turning thumbs down on two of them.

One of the leading analysts of the Valley’s housing market says homebuyers these days are getting more demanding in negotiations, including demands for wholesale renovations of rooms, before they seal a deal.

In a time where Arizona’s sports fashion seems to be at its hottest, some aficionados think the sports apparel industry in the Valley is hanging by a thread.

Two Gilbert garbage truck fires last month – one gutting an automated side loader worth $500,000 today – have town officials worried about what residents are throwing away.

The Gilbert Town Council approved a police request to buy more license plate readers despite two members’ concerns about privacy of the data they collect.

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After triggering a furor when it eyed bringing a Bottled Blonde sports bar to downtown Gilbert, Wags Capital has sold the Clare House site to a Tucson restaurant entrepreneur who’s so smitten with the town that he plans to move there or close by.