President Joe Biden was in the Valley on March 19 and 20 to visit semiconductor manufacturer Intel’s Ocotillo campus in Chandler. He was there to announce that the U.S. Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary agreement with Intel to provide up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans under the […]
The Salt River Police Department has promoted Walter Holloway, an 18-year veteran of the department and a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, to the post of police chief following the recent retirement of Chief Karl Auerbach. Holloway was most recently a commander for the SRPD after serving in a variety of roles for the […]
Leadership from the Four O’odham Sibling Tribes convened at the Gila River Indian Community’s (GRIC) Huhugam Heritage Center on March 5 for a roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg about transportation infrastructure projects and needs within their tribal communities. This was Secretary Buttigieg’s second stop at the GRIC. The first […]
It all started with a sour experience at a lemonade stand at a festival a few years ago. In a quest to find a better lemonade, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members Nicole Corral and Devon Hayes went out on a limb and decided to start their own lemonade business with their kids. Corral, who […]
Over the next six months, the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and contractor Spartan Infrastructure, Inc., will be replacing power lines within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. This will complete the emergency repairs which began after the July 17, 2022, severe windstorm that damaged 3.5 miles of high-voltage electrical transmission line in the Lehi […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Chief of Police Karl Auerbach is now officially retired after 32 years of service to the Community and serving as the 10th chief of the Salt River Police Department for the past eight years. A day after being honored for his service by SRPMIC leadership in the Talking Stick Resort […]
For the past few years, many sober living homes across the Valley that were meant to provide behavioral healthcare services for people experiencing problems with substance abuse have been operating illegally. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid insurance program) has determined that these sober living homes are often managed by unlicensed […]