Now that the Pinal County Board of Supervisors has officially approved the results of the Primary Election, they’re moving on to the investigation of how things went wrong. That investigation includes why some municipal elections were left off mail-in ballots and why some polling places ran out of ballots on Election Day.
One result investigators might find is a drop in voter turnout in cities and towns impacted by the first ballot error. We’ve crunched the numbers and you can read the details here.
And the city of Casa Grande is looking at raising its hotel sales tax in order to fund a new marketing organization. The approval of the tax increase and the marketing organization are on tonight’s city council agenda.
An unattended and prohibited trash burn that started at a local residence within the Twilight Trails community near Randolph and La Palma roads led to the destruction of two homes, two utility poles and the endangerment of several safety officials last week.
A 29-year-old Florence man is charged with armed robbery after he is alleged to have indicated he had a firearm when trying to take the keys of a person’s vehicle.
A red panda that escaped from an Australian zoo was recaptured on Sunday after a two-day search. Named Ravi, the 7-year-old red panda escaped from his enclosure at Adelaide Zoo on Friday and was found in a tree in a nearby park.
With the next “Walk to Remember” overdose awareness event set for Saturday, Aug. 27, organizers say this year’s event will be bigger and better than in previous years.