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- Census means money to cities
Grappling with severe budget shortfalls, cities across Arizona are taking extra measures to ensure that every resident is tallied in next year's census.
- City stepping up 'Peoria First' shop-local campaign
Peoria is boosting its efforts to promote the city's shop local campaign, "Peoria First." Camera crews filmed scenes at Park West shopping center Wednesday for a Peoria First commercial that will air later this ...
- Planes may have been destroyed in Glendale airport blaze
Firefighters in the West Valley had their hands full with a large overnight blaze.
- Surviving trying times: Peoria keeps a lid on spending
Like most municipalities, Peoria is facing trying times in 2009. In a state experiencing a budget deficit of more than $1 billion, Peoria must work to manage the economic downturn while still providing ...
- Sports complex area study on its way
When Peoria's Acting Planning Manager Chris Jacques discussed the Peoria Sports Complex District Urban Design Study, it was midway through December.
- Each city sets lagging-light policy
Question: I had to go west on Bell Road and itwas the first time I realized that westbound Bell at 83rd Avenue has a trailing left- turn light When did this happen and why? It is the only one in our city, to my ...
- 20-year-old Glendale resident injured in accident
A 20-year-old Glendale resident was seriously injured in a car accident Dec. 26, and police investigators believe he was not wearing a seat belt.
- Valley residents turn to clinical research in down economy
Clinical research used to be mostly for broke college students trying to make a quick buck.
- New proposal: Go 'vehicle surfing,' lose your license
A veteran state lawmaker is hoping the threat of losing a driver's license gives teens a reason not to engage in the hazardous stunt of "vehicle surfing." The proposal by Rep.
- Roadway construction to cause traffic backups in Peoria
Three major roadways in Peoria are under construction: 103rd Avenue and Northern traffic signal: next four to six months.
- Woman guilty of starving pit bull
A Peoria woman has been found guilty of deliberately starving a pit bull. D-Bo, a female pit bull, was found dead in the back yard of Lakisha Smith, 36.
- Peoria considers public-transit expansion throughout city
At a study session, the Peoria City Council heard recommendations on expanding public transit service throughout the city.
- School resource officers start duty Jan. 5 at PHS, Sunrise Mountain
City council approved an intergovernmental agreement with Peoria Unified School District at its regular meeting Tuesday evening.
- Bus-car collision leaves 1 dead in NW Valley
A collision between a car and passenger bus in the northwest Valley killed one person, an Arizona Department of Public Safety official confirmed.
- Popular Christian singer performs at Peoria church tonight
Christian singer Michael W. Smith brings his annual Christmas tour to Christ's Church of the Valley, 7007 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria, at 8 p.m. Thursday The singer, known for such songs crossover hits as ...
- Master plan for new Peoria park is taking shape
Peoria's long-anticipated Community Park #2 came closer to reality at a City Council study session this week.
- Last chance to catch Christmas plays in Peoria
This weekend is the last chance to catch a pair of holiday plays presented by Theater Works at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 8355 W. Peoria Ave.
- Peoria park design, transit plan on council's agenda
The Peoria City Council will hold its regular meeting and study session Tuesday.
- 1 dead after bar fight in Glendale
One man died and two men were seriously injured in a Glendale shooting on Sunday morning.
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City DescriptionPeoria is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a small portion in Yavapai County. It is considered a major suburb of Phoenix. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 142,024. Peoria is currently the fourth largest city in the state of Arizona in terms of land area, and the ninth largest city in the state in terms of population. The city was named after Peoria, Illinois. (The word “Peoria” is a corruption of the Illini Indian word for “raging prairie fire.”). Peoria is now larger in population than its namesake. It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners who share the Peoria Sports Complex. In July 2008, Money Magazine listed Peoria in the "Top 100 Places to Live".
Peoria sits on flat gently sloping desert terrain in the Salt River Valley, and extends into the foothills of the mountains to the north. Like all desert towns, the key to Peoria’s settlement was water. Seasonal rainfall and runoff from mountain snowmelt filled the Salt River, at times flooding the valley with too much water and wiping out months of backbreaking labor. If the area was to become habitable and productive all year, clearly the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Maricopa County
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
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