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Gas prices dropped 7 cents a gallon this past week in Chandler, lowering the average to $4.80 despite remaining 99 cents higher than a year ago.

AAA Arizona confirmed the decrease after record-high averages in September.

MLB playoffs head into the Division Series this weekend — Arizona fans can cheer hometown heroes with ties to the game.

The Yankees lead with five tied players while the Rays have four, with others linked to the Diamondbacks, White Sox, Brewers, Dodgers, Padres and Guardians.

Steve Weintraub from the Tempe-based Veteran Tickets Foundation arranges free tickets so veterans can enjoy events and improve daily life, while local veterans groups in Chandler support needs through donations (such as coffee cans).

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday used nearly $16.5 million in leftover COVID funds to restore university funding cuts (allocating nearly $8.1 million for ASU, over $4.7 million for U of A, and more than $2.6 million for NAU).

The move reversed cuts from an $18.3 billion spending plan.

Chandler-based Global Air Cylinder Wheels won the People’s Choice Safety Innovation Award at a mining safety conference in Australia on Friday, Oct.

2 + launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise up to $2.6 million as it prepares for commercial deployment.

Arizona voters will decide on Proposition 319 this fall (the measure bans new photo radar systems and requires voter approval for those in use) as communities prepare for changes in traffic enforcement.

Chandler Unified celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept.

9 by honoring local change-makers, including 2020 Perry High grad Fernando Pizano, board president Patti Serrano, and longtime area residents behind Elmer’s Tacos. The event recognized their contributions to advancing school and community progress.

The Chandler Center for the Arts ticket office is shifting locations after summer remodeling work.

Today, ticket services are at Vision Gallery (10 E. Chicago St.) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday it will be closed, and on Tuesday, Oct. 6 it will return at 250 N. Arizona Ave.