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One first-grade teacher in Marana found a way to get her students excited to ready by giving them books — for free!

With Arizona third-grade reading scores at a 10-year low of 39 percent proficiency, one teacher found a solution to get her students excited to read.

VISALIA - Students from high schools across Tulare County gathered Saturday morning at the Tulare County Office of Education Administration and Conference Center in Visalia for the annual Academic Dec ...

Sophomore Sport: Basketball Athlete of the week achievement: Woomer scored 44 points in three wins — over Huntingdon, Central and Philipsburg-Osceola. Those wins currently have the Lady Eagles as the ...

The city of Carlisle is under new leadership. Dan Carver moved from councilman to mayor last month. He joined Calyn Thompson on the Digital Desk to speak about his new role and why he thinks it's ...

Police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a man in Des Moines’ Drake neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

Senior Sport: Basketball Athlete of the week achievement: Gibbons scored 42 points, had 13 rebounds and five steals for Penn ...