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- Light rail adds caution at busy Tempe intersection
Metro light rail says its trains are running on a stop-and-go order at a busy Tempe intersection where a train and truck collided Monday.
- Factory orders drop more than expected
Jan. 6 -- Orders placed with U.S. factories in November fell twice as much as forecast, signaling businesses are cutting back on investments as the recession deepens.
- Tempe gives partygoers a night to remember
When the Harasha family got off the Metro light rail, they were eager to begin celebrating New Year's Eve at Tempe's Block Party.
- Big parties await you tonight in Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe
There are plenty of ways to celebrate the new year tonight and say goodbye - or maybe good riddance - to 2008.
- US manufacturing slumps to 1980 low: ISM
Saturday, January 03, 2009 WASHINGTON: US manufacturing contracted for the fifth consecutive month in December to a 1980 low amid a sharp Asian slowdown and deepening recession in the world's biggest economy, a ...
- Top online stories of 2008 in Tempe
A September story on a creative Tempe homeowner was the most popular story on tempe.azcentral.com. Char Aramdee took an uncommon approach to get his home sold.
- SAXA Planning a $200 million Hotel and Convention Center near Arizonal State University in Tempe
Decenber 24, 2008 --University Square developers dramatically retooled their proposed multimillion-dollar project near Arizona State University, changing it from a mostly residential development to a hotel and ...
- Tempe PD: 3rd man arrested in drug-related murder
The Tempe Police Department's Special Assignment Unit arrested a man for his alleged role in the murder of a 28-year-old man earlier this month.
- Speed limit going up on stretch of I-10 in Phoenix
The speed limit on another stretch of Interstate 10 in Phoenix is going up. The Arizona Department of Transportation said Wednesday it will raise the limit to 65 mph from 55 mph between 24th Street near Sky ...
- Man dies after stabbing at Tempe apartment complex
A man suspected of stabbing a teenager to death on Saturday is still at large on Monday, according to Tempe police.
- Unidentified suspect linked to 3 Valley bank robberies
Surveillance video shows the suspect robbing a Phoenix Wells Fargo bank on December 29.
- University Square project changes direction
University Square developers dramatically retooled their proposed multimillion-dollar project near Arizona State University, changing it from a mostly residential development to a hotel and convention center.
- Leaders fear state cuts in a 09
The top priority for many Arizona cities and towns in the upcoming year is to keep lawmakers from hurting their already dwindling budgets.
- Omar Call Preaches Atheism on Tempe's Mill Avenue
On a Saturday night in early December, it's business as usual on downtown Tempe's Mill Avenue.
- Phoenix Metro Light Rail launches first rides today
Reported by: Maria Tomasch Email: mtomasch@abc15.com Reported by: Associated Press Last Update: 11:32 am The public is getting its first crack at riding metropolitan Phoenix's new 20-mile light rail line.
- Weather service predicts freezing temperatures
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning until 9 a.m. for the cities of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale.
- All aboard: Light rail ready to change Valley
Light rail already has changed the look of transportation in the Valley, and it might alter the look of the Valley itself.
- Phoenix light-rail line opens Saturday, and its supporters dismiss skepticism
PHOENIX a ' An unfamiliar horn has been honking along the streets of Phoenix. The noise is coming from sleek new trains doing test runs along a 20-mile, light-rail line, set to open to the public Saturday as ...
- Light rail offers service to Sky Harbor with shuttles
When light rail debuts later this week, free shuttles will provide a critical link between the train and the nation's eighth-busiest airport, city officials say.
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City DescriptionTempe (pronounced /tɛm.piː/; Oidbaḍ in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2007 population of 174,091. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley portion of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is the location of US Airways' corporate headquarters, and of Arizona State University's oldest, largest and main campus.
The Hohokam initially lived in this area and built canals to support their agriculture. They abandoned their settlements during the 1400s, with a few individuals and families remaining nearby.
Fort McDowell was established on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be built further down the Salt River. US military service members and Hispanic workers were hired to grow food and animal feed to supply the fort, and less than a year later, had set up small camps near the river that were the first permanent communities in the Valley after the fall of the Hohokam. (Phoenix was settled shortly afterward, by 1867-68.) The two settlements were 'Hayden's Ferry', named after a ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Sun Devil Stadium
- Collins College
- Rio Salado Community College
- University of Advancing Technology
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- Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
- Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- ASU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
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- International Baptist College
- Evelyn Hallman Pond
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