Jessica Johnson

Blaine Middle School held its first Community Craft Fair in the cafeteria on December 9, 2023. Over 60 student and community vendors sold homemade crafts, artwork, baked goods and clothing with proceeds benefiting the middle school Parent, Teacher, Student Organization. One student selling 3D printed crafts donated over $800 to Blaine Food Bank.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, close to 327,000 Americans lived in "emergency and transitional shelters" from 2018 to 2022. Among those over the age of 16, approximately 15% were

Giving thanks is a global practice celebrated by many from a variety of cultural backgrounds through holidays and daily expressions

What appears to be an “old military mortar" was donated to a Goodwill in Mesa, the police department said on Thursday afternoon. The donation prompted a bomb squad to respond to the store.

PHOENIX - Rescue crews from Phoenix and Scottsdale are working to rescue a hiker who is believed to have fallen 50-70 feet while on Lookout Mountain Monday afternoon.

There were no serious injuries and police are investigating the cause of the crash.

I recently read an informative article by NPR's Amy Held that provides advice for talking to children who may be stressed about the presidential election results. Held features an interview with a 37-year-old father who voted for President-elect Donald Trump, but his two older children, 11 and 13, had apprehensive feelings about Trump's victory. The father pointed to social media as the cause for his kids' anxiety. Held's story also includes links to data from the American Psychological Association and September polling statistics from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

I recently read an informative article by NPR’s Amy Held that provides advice for talking to children who may be stressed about the presidential election results.

A 15-year-old student was arrested after allegedly bringing a gun to school in Tempe on Nov. 18.

A Phoenix Police cruiser was involved in a crash on I-17 near Camelback Road on Nov. 20.