Surprise News

Police spent hours in a Surprise neighborhood on Saturday after a woman managed to escape her home after she said her husband threatened to kill her.

Strained relations and communication breakdowns among certain members of the Surprise City Council became the unexpected focus of a visioning retreat over the weekend.

A Westcor vice president said she is happy that Dr. Brian Young has brought a pediatric clinic to Surprise.

A Surprise man learned Tuesday that shooting at a neighbor's dog can land you in jail.

A man with a gun robbed a bank in Surprise Friday morning, police say. According to Sgt.

A horse trailer with three horses inside rolled over in the West Valley Friday morning.

The Surprise Senior Center, 15832 N. Hollyhock St., will close at 1 p.m. Feb. 11 installation of new tile in the dining hall and adjacent areas.

Here are highlights of current events at City Hall and around the city: "Green" efforts Residents who receive sanitation services from Surprise not only helped the environment by recycling last year, they also helped the city financially, Surprise officials said.

Surprise will serve as this year's host site for the USA 50K Race Walk Championships Feb.

An Arizona Department of Public Safety employee has been indicted for illegally accessing databases.

The Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department is gearing up for another season of Youth Babe Ruth Girls Softball, Cal Ripken Baseball and Tee-ball Leagues, beginning in early March.

Hotel guests in Surprise will pay a bit more for their rooms. The Surprise City Council Thursday night unanimously approved a measure to increase the transient lodging tax by 1.52 percent.

The third annual Disability and Human Services Summit is from 8 a.m. to noon Feb.

A billboard on Greasewood Street that is soliciting vendors is the only remnant of failed plans for a farmers market in Surprise.

Officials say a man was arrested Thursday after it was discovered he tried to rob a Surprise bank using a fake explosive device.

Glendale Restaurant Examiner rates this: Closest anyone has come to Italy with a delivery pizza so far has to be Rosati's. The pie is still a little on the heavy side, but the flavors come through and the toppings taste as one would expect.

Two local family resource centers that opened a few months ago plan to expand their free services to meet their communities' needs.

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday near Litchfield Park. The man was shot by his mom's boyfriend in the 12900 block of W. Lawrence Court near Glendale Avenue and Dysart Road around 6 p.m. Sunday, said Douglas Matteson, with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

The Maison des Enfants de Dieu Orphanage is caring for more than 150 infants and has had to move the children outside after a powerful aftershock rattled Port-au-Prince on Wednesday.

By the numbers alone, Surprise seems an unlikely place for retail development to stall.