Scottsdale
A city in Maricopa County, Arizona — population 262,647 as of 2019.
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Higley Knights take nail-biter win, 45-42, from Perry Pumas in 6A heavyweight matchup
The Higley Knights (4-1, 19th in Arizona) hosted a 6A heavyweight matchup against the Perry Pumas (4-1, 16th in Arizona). Both Higley and Perry were coming off back-to-back shutout wins by large margins. If there was one thing that carried over from the previous weeks for both…
Local Sports
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly sounds the alarm on Trump’s continued ban against the press
On September 18, President Trump posted on Truth Social that CNN, MS Now, and Politico were banned from the White House “effective immediately”. A day later, their journalists were denied access to White House grounds and their press credentials were confiscated. Then, in a rare…
General
The ACLU of Arizona, statewide Dems and many Independents say, “VOTE NO” on these propositions
Updated with new information from original post Sept. 17: Northeast Valley News asked people in two separate locations, one in downtown Phoenix near the City of Phoenix main offices and one in downtown Scottsdale near the Civic Center to read the ballot measures and respond to…
Government & Civic
“The Coward” documentary named after the murder suspect that vanished in 2004 after killing a security courier— premiered at theatre of original crime scene
A striking new documentary premiered Thursday at the AMC Ahwatukee theater—the very location of a 22-year-old unsolved murder case. “The Coward” brings attention to the killing of armored security courier Keith Palomares which took place in 2004 outside the theater where the…
Creatives & Arts
Copper scores go ahead basket with 2.4 seconds left—lifts Mercury to 87-86 win over Dallas
After the FIBA World Cup and two away games, the Phoenix Mercury (14-26) welcomed the Dallas Wings (26-16) on Monday night at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Wings sat eighth in the WNBA Stadings, having wrapped up the final playoff spot, while the Mercury sat 12th in the WNBA. “We…
General
Tight first half leads to a second-half blowout, Cardinals lose to Seahawks 31-7
Starting the season with a 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, the Arizona Cardinals were welcomed back home for week two against reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks—an NFC West rival. With this unexpected victory, going into Inglewood as…
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Scottsdale by the numbers
- Area
- 184 sq mi (476.57 km²), 0.44 sq mi water
- Median age
- 49
- Households
- 118,637
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median household income
- $110,886
- Median house value
- $789,800
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 3939 N DRINKWATER BLVD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251