Litchfield Park News

Litchfield Park will celebrate the 234th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps with a flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 214 W. Wigwam Blvd.

Miss Hilary's Preschool of Waddell will have a candle fundraiser Friday to benefit the Valley View Community Food Bank in Youngtown.

The 39th annual Litchfield Park Festival of the Arts returns to the palm-lined front lawn of the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa this weekend, featuring two days of world-class Southwestern art, gourmet food and live entertainment.

A 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for pretending to be a student and having a sexual relationship with a minor at a Yuma high school, officials said.

Reservations are still available for Sun Health Auxiliary's "Top Hat & Tails: A Black & White Affaire." The silent auction and ball are 6 p.m. to midnight Nov.

New cell phone software is helping companies track their employees and parents watch their kids.

Authorities say a Litchfield Park couple who ran real estate and tax management companies have pleaded guilty to defrauding clients out of more than $1.5 million.

Cherie Hovland has found her life's purpose in walking. Hovland, 46, the wife of Goodyear firefighter Dean Hovland, is an avid supporter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, which raises money to support breast-cancer research.

Interfaith Community Care's annual fund-raiser 'Harvest Moon Gala' at the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa in Litchfield Park netted a full house.

Bashas' has announced that six of its locations will have H1N1 "swine flu" shots on Saturday.

The 2009 seasonal flu shot is available at all Cigna Medical Group and Cigna Medical Group CareToday centers.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and West Valley leaders on Wednesday launched a broad public campaign to have Luke Air Force Base named a training location for the new F-35 fighter jet.

Police are searching for an armed man who robbed a bank inside a Bashas' supermarket in Litchfield Park on Friday morning.

LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ a ' A woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday after she crashed her pickup truck into a Valley home, officials said.

The FBI is asking the public for help in identifying a man believed to be responsible for five armed robberies of banks in the Phoenix area.

For Avondale, providing bus service comes down to a matter of money. For Southwest Valley bus riders, bus service is a matter of getting to work and school.

Phoenix's bus system, the largest in the Valley, may see a $16 million budget cut next year to avoid a deficit in 2012, transit officials say.

The body of a Phoenix police officer who was killed in Afghanistan arrived at Luke Air Force Base on Monday morning.

Burro at Carolina's When it comes to Mexican food, cheap can be a compliment. The Sonoran basics - tacos, enchiladas, burros, rice and refried beans - needn't be pricey to be good.

Buckeye's next election could be done entirely through the mail. The town's next election cycle is in the spring Three councilmen will have their seats up for grabs: Robert Doster, David Hardesty and Dave Rioux.