Tempe

Twelve of the train’s 97 cars jumped the track at about 6 a.m. on July 29, 2020, destroying a section at the southern end of the 110-year-old bridge.

Coyotes request for a 30-year property-tax abatement off-putting to some members of Tempe City Council.

Tempe Sisters Cities founder Dick Neuheisel, with help from former Tempe mayor and U.S. Congressman Harry Mitchell, launched the first partnership with a communist city, Skopje in Yugoslavia.

More than 25 companies, including those in tourism/hospitality, healthcare and technology, have registered to take part in the Virtual Diversity Career Expo on June 9.

U.S. 60 has been repaired and reopened following a May 7 water-main break.

The long-awaited, nearly $200 million, 3-mile-long Tempe Streetcar system, intended to create a more-connected downtown, debuts May 20, and riders get a free ride during its opening year. .

More than 300 service-bound residents of Tempe honored since program began in 2015.

Festivities are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays in May (May 13, 20 and 27) at Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Downtown Tempe.