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Last year, which was Combs High School's first graduating class, the "Senior Prank" was to tag the school with spray paint. This year, they started a food fight in the cafeteria.

Last year there were no consequences, this year 12 students involved in the food fight were suspended and some are banned from their graduation ceremony.

According to some residents in the San Tan Heights community of San Tan Valley, this past Sunday the "stench of sewer" was stronger than normal. By Monday afternoon it was clear to see why. Raw sewage had spilled into two of the three lakes in that community and people passing by could see the raw sewage floating on the top of the lake.

Johnson Utilities did have trucks on site Monday and Tuesday draining the lakes. By Tuesday afternoon, both lakes were completely drained.

On Thursday, May 9, Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles received the honor of speaking at the 2013 Pinal County Fallen Officer Dedication Ceremony, remembering the lives of the brave men and women in uniform killed in the line of duty and recognizing the families of those individuals.

Serving as the Pinal County Attorney and working directly with federal and state officials, Sheriff Babeu and his deputies, local police chiefs and their officers, Voyles knows the hard work and dedication the trained men and women in law enforcement encounter on a daily basis.  At the Ceremony, he shared instances where the dedication of law enforcement positively impacted lives and signified their willingness to sacrifice for the betterment and safety of those in our community.  

The first Catholic Parish in San Tan area, St. Michael the Archangel, will hold its Ground Breaking Ceremony on Saturday, May 4th at 1:00 pm.  The ground breaking will be for the first phase of the complex-- the Parish Hall, which will be used as a church until the congregation is ready to build.  Today, the congregation celebrates Mass at Copper Basin K-8 School but is rapidly outgrowing that space and is looking forward to welcoming its own building.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will be present to conduct the ceremony.  Eventually, the new church will be the largest church building in the Diocese of Tucson, with a planned 2000 seating capacity.  The Tucson Diocese shares a border with the Phoenix Diocese along the Pinal / Maricopa County line, just east of the Town of Queen Creek.  It is in the oldest diocese in the State of Arizona and includes active parishes that are nearly 300 years old. 

On April 15th, 2013 at 10:00 p.m., the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue unit deployed to Lost Dutchman State Park for a call of an overdue hiker.

Christopher Hensley, 34-years-old, recently moved to Arizona and is not familiar with the area. He was last seen on Monday afternoon when he set out for a hike in the park from a family member’s house in east Apache Junction.