Former Cougars, Cardinals player seeking election to CG council

RJ Hamster

Former Cougars, Cardinals player seeking election to CG council

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Good morning RJ,

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, at least in Arizona basketball. The Arizona Suns made it past the Denver Nuggets placing them as the top-seeded team in the NBAThursday evening. However, that same night, No. 1 seed University of Arizona fell to the University of Houston, knocking the Wildcats out of running. See all the details here.

In other Arizona news, a fight between armed teens led to four people being injured in Glendale.

And yet another report on the audit of the 2020 election results has been released. The Maricopa Board of Supervisor Chair Bill Gates said it should be the “final stake in the heart of the Senate’s so-called ‘audit.'”

Check your email inbox later today for this weekend’s A&E Blast newsletter, which is full of events and activities to do and see this weekend.

Local News

Inflation just the latest challenge for Coolidge food pantry

With food and fuel prices reaching all-time highs in 2022, need for a thriving community food bank is now more important than ever.

Former Cougars, Cardinals player seeking election to CG council

It doesn’t get any more local than Anthony Edwards. The former NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles has lived all of his life in Casa Grande and is now seeking to be elected as a councilman in the upcoming elections

Police waiting for autopsy on CG barber who died after robbery

Casa Grande Police are investigating the death of the owner of a local barber shop after he was badly beaten during a possible robbery at his shop last month.

Sports

Despite early struggles, Bears strive for successful season

It’s been a rough start to the season for the Coolidge softball team as the Bears are nearly a month into the season and are still search for that elusive first regular season win.

Today’s Top Video

Today in History for March 25th

On this day in history: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 marchers to the state capitol in Montgomery, Ala., 146 people were killed when fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York and Aretha Franklin and Elton John were born. (March 25)

WATCH HERE

Area News

Maricopa County led nation in population growth; Pinal, Yavapai surged

Maricopa County added more new residents than any county in the nation last year, continuing a trend that local officials call a credit to the region’s opportunities and affordability.

Republican lawmakers refuse vote on bill backed by gun lobby

The state’s influential gun lobby suffered a key setback Thursday as its demands for state-mandated access to bank services ran headlong into the right of the banks not to do business with them.