The city of Maricopa certainly has the calendar filled with fun events happening in 2024. At the Maricopa Futures Meeting, the events team shared some city-sponsored aatractions to look out for in 2024. Click here for more details.

In sports, the Vista Grande softball team are preparing to make another run at a state championship in 2024. After falling short in the play-in round last year, the Spartans are focused on the small things in order to achieve their expectations. Read the full season preview here.

Plus, in state education news, more than two thirds of the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their available dollars in classroom instruction in the last school year than the year before, according to a new report. Check out the data from this new report.