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Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Cesar Chavez (center) on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, California. (Photo: John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

United States Supreme Court building (Photo by Wally Gobetz, Flickr)

Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Monday, April 27, 2026

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Coronavirus in Maricopa County
Coronavirus News

Coronavirus in Maricopa County

Allison Cripe 02/10/2020

On Sunday Jan. 26, the Arizona Department of Health Services Director, Cara Christ announced that the fifth recorded United States case of the fatal coronavirus flu had been contracted by … Read More

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AZ Firefighters aid in Australian Bushfires
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AZ Firefighters aid in Australian Bushfires

Kierra Sharman 02/07/2020

The Arizona branch of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) deploys another group of firefighters to join the ongoing fight against the raging wildfires devastating Australia.  Since the start of … Read More

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Arizona State University to Expand
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Arizona State University to Expand

Kierra Sharman 02/07/2020

Arizona State University (ASU) expands its borders with the construction of the ASU Mesa City Center for the Herberger Institute of Design and Arts.  The new building will host the … Read More

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Chancellor Steps Down
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Chancellor Steps Down

Allison Cripe 02/07/2020

Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick has announced she will not renew her contract after serving as chancellor of Mesa Community College (MCC) for three years. After serving as provost, Dr. Harper-Marinick has … Read More

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Student voting rate doubled in four years
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Student voting rate doubled in four years

Cristina Mills 10/28/2019

Report shows 36.9 percent of MCC students voted in 2018 midterms, compared to 13.4 percent in 2014 Mesa Community College’s (MCC) efforts to increase student participation at the polls have … Read More

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Visionsphere returns to MCC’s planetarium

Allison Cripe 10/28/2019

For years, Mark Bensette Aux Bois, Nouveau Papillon’s guitarist, harpist, and keyboardist had wanted to coordinate his band’s songs to visuals after he had witnessed a Pink Floyd laser show. … Read More

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Students turn recycled trash to sustainable goods

Cristina Mills 10/28/2019

The Net Impact Engagement Team’s new project has students transforming recycled trash into sustainable treasures for people in need. Woven Treasures meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month … Read More

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Climate change: we are on fire

Student Contributor 10/28/2019

In recent years climate change has been a hot button topic at the forefront of major discussions. Fairly recently, climate change has been thrust once again back into the spotlight … Read More

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How to respond to a seizure

Brock Blasdell 10/28/2019

When it comes to campus safety, understanding proper first aid technique is an important first step each student can take to help make things a little more secure for themselves … Read More

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Phoenix votes ‘no’ on Prop 105

Nienke Onneweer 10/28/2019

After months of campaigning and controversy, Phoenix city residents voted no on Prop 105.  Proposition 105 would have erased the city’s ability to develop, construct, expand, or improve the light … Read More

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