San Tan Valley News

Dave Gilbert Loescher, 58, of Florence, is in custody for the hit-and-run crash that killed a 23-year-old woman Friday on Hunt Highway in the San Tan Valley area, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday. Loescher was apprehended Saturday afternoon, one day after the crash. He is being booked and will face multiple felony charges for le...

UPDATE — Saturday, July 11: A suspect is in custody. PCSO says a Florence man was arrested Saturday afternoon and faces multiple felony charges for leaving the scene. Investigators also corrected the vehicle description: the truck was a 2024 dark blue Nissan Titan, not the black Ford initially described. Full story here. The Pinal County Sheriff's ...

SRP is offering several programs this summer to help customers pay their electric bills, including bill credits, one-time grants and a flat-rate payment option. SRP provides electric service to the entire Town of San Tan Valley and to parts of the surrounding area. Help Based on Income Three SRP programs offer bill assistance based on a customer's ...

Voters in the Town of San Tan Valley are electing a Town Council for the first time, and the July 21 primary could decide all seven seats. Election Day is Tuesday, July 21, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early ballots went out to registered voters June 24, and early voting is underway. Voters can cast a ballot in person at the San Tan V...

A San Tan Valley resident is publicly thanking the Pinal County Sheriff's Office and San Tan Mountain View Funeral Home for the care they showed her family after the death of her father. Savannah shared her gratitude in a local community post, crediting both organizations with helping her family through one of the hardest experiences a family can f...

A Pinal County road project that widened Combs Road and built a new stretch of Kenworthy Road to keep up with growth in the San Tan Valley area has been named a national Public Works Project of the Year. The American Public Works Association (APWA), a national group for the people who build and maintain roads and other public infrastructure, gave t...

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement on June 17 for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) to keep providing police service inside the Town of San Tan Valley, finalizing a deal that locks in the same level of patrol coverage residents had before the town incorporated. The board approved the agreement on its consent agenda —...

The Town of San Tan Valley Town Council adopted the town's first sales tax July 1, setting rates on construction, retail, restaurants and other sales on the same day the town became responsible for paying for its own services rather than relying on Pinal County. The council approved the rates in two 6-1 votes, with Councilmember Gia Jenkins opposed...

Any business located in the San Tan Valley area can now claim a business listing in the SanTanValley.com business directory, at no cost. When a neighbor needs a good mechanic, a place to take the dog, or someone to fix the AC, SanTanValley.com is where they look. A free listing puts your business right there, in front of the neighbors already ...

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved a large battery storage facility on 25 acres inside the Town of San Tan Valley, signing off on three linked land-use cases that clear the way for the Copper Basin Energy Storage project. The site sits at the southwest corner of East Bella Vista Road and North Attaway Road, surrounded on three sides by ...

San Tan Valley chef Scott Abad is near the top of a national cooking contest and is asking his neighbors to help push him over the finish line before voting closes July 2. Abad is competing in Favorite Chef, a national contest presented by celebrity chef and TV host Carla Hall. As of late June, the contest's website listed him as first in his votin...

Gov. Katie Hobbs has issued a State of Arizona Commendation to San Tan Valley author and speaker Tami Franklin for her work helping people heal from grief, loss and other hard seasons of life. The commendation was issued May 28 at the Arizona State Capitol. It recognizes Franklin's efforts to support individuals and families through a message of fa...

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved a special use permit for a 26-bed assisted living and memory care home in the unincorporated San Tan Valley area, clearing the way for the project to be built on a vacant lot south of Queen Creek. The board approved the permit for the Emerald Glenn South facility as written, with 15 conditions the deve...

Donna Hallman, a longtime San Tan Valley area resident and small business owner, is running as a write-in candidate for the Town of San Tan Valley's first elected Town Council in the July 21 primary. She is one of 10 candidates seeking the council's seven seats. Eight candidates appear on the printed ballot, and two — Hallman and Paul Montes — are ...

The Town of San Tan Valley Town Council adopted the town's first budget June 17, a $91.1 million spending plan for the 2026–27 fiscal year that takes effect as the town begins running its own municipal services July 1. The council approved the budget in a special meeting held immediately after a public hearing. Finance Director Gabe Garcia told the...