Wittmann News

Enough people would board a train in the Valley's suburbs that a future commuter-rail system would be as popular as some of the busiest lines in the West, new studies have found.

Some people might think twice before relying on a 48-year-old car to get them around everyday.

Commuter trains on freight tracks that run along Grand Avenue, between downtown Phoenix and Wittmann, could ferry up to 2,830 passengers a day by 2030, a consultant forecasts.

Firefighters battled a blaze in the west Valley that tore through a travel trailer and set a nearby home on fire Tuesday evening.

Anthony Soto of Peoria tried to outrun a police officer recently. But he was surprised when he ended up seeing the police car's taillights in front of him, instead of seeing flashing red and blue lights in his rear-view mirror.

The Northwest Citizens Group invites the public to attend its monthly meetings with city of Surprise staff to discuss a variety of issues and topics that affect residents living within Surprise's planning area.

The Nadaburg Unified School District is accepting applications for a vacant seat on the district's governing board.

Fire crews had quite a fight on the hands when a huge brush fire broke out in Wittmann early Wednesday morning.

Fire crews had quite a fight on the hands when a huge brush fire broke out in Wittmann early Wednesday morning.

Fire crews had quite a fight on the hands when a huge brush fire broke out in Wittmann early Wednesday morning.

The Surprise Police Department is inviting local youth to legally race Surprise police officers while learning about drug and alcohol prevention.

Fire crews had quite a fight on the hands when a huge brush fire broke out in Wittmann early Wednesday morning.

CONGRESS, AZ a ' A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning about 15 miles north of Wickenburg.

WITTMANN, AZ a ' Fire crews responded to a blaze that broke out in the Northwest Valley Thursday morning.

We're hearing that two shots were fired and a man barricaded himself inside a home in Wittmann, near 213th Avenue and Patton.

An early morning armed standoff in Wittman that went on for five hours has ended peacefully and the suspect is in custody.

Following President Obama's decision in April to lift travel restrictions for Cuban-Americans, many Valley residents who have family in Cuba are taking trips to the country .

A 19-year-old man was in custody after barricading himself and two other people into a home early Thursday morning in Wittmann, officials said.

The Surprise Fire Department this weekend responded to three house fires and a rollover accident that involved two vehicles.

wittmannnews.com has confirmed that a Shell Convenience Store and Subway Sandwich Shop owned by the Carioca Company headquartered in Phoenix will open in late June or early July near 211th Ave and Grand in Wittmann. see full details at wittmannnews.com