Sean Holstege

Phoenix

City and Development Editor at The Arizona Republic

Freelance journalist and professor. Retweets and links are not endorsements

Articles

Phoenix police block off roadway after they say woman ran over man with truck

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sean Holstege

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Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport flight to London canceled after massive Heathrow Airport fire

Mar 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Sean Holstege

London's Heathrow Airport remained closed Friday after a massive electrical fire cut off the power supply to one of the world's busiest airports, throwing travel for hundreds of thousands of people into turmoil. British Airways direct flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Heathrow on March 20 was canceled, according to the airline's online flight tracker. The March 21 flight remained, for now, on time.
Chandler City Council candidates weigh in on town issues, priorities in 2024 election

Oct 1, 2024 | azcentral.com | Sean Holstege

Chandler voters are deciding who will fill the last open council seat in the Nov. 5 runoff. Chandler City Council incumbent Christine Ellis is vying for a second term in office and faces a challenge from Joseph Yang. The Arizona Republic asked each candidate about everything from their reason for running, to their plan for fiscal management, to their view of the recent surge in teen violence across the East Valley. Here’s what they had to say, in alphabetical order.
Buckeye girl, 4, dies after being left in hot car 2 hours

Sep 9, 2024 | azcentral.com | Sean Holstege

A 4-year-old girl died Sunday after being left in a car in Buckeye for around two hours during the hot afternoon. Buckeye police responded to reports of an unresponsive child in an area near 212th Lane and Granada Road around 5 p.m.Officers tried to revive her with chest compressions and a defibrillator until paramedics arrived. They took the girl to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Arizona election 2024: Who is running for mayor, city council?

Aug 27, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Sean Holstege

Voters in metro Phoenix return to the polls on Nov. 5 to elect mayors for most of the biggest cities in Maricopa County, along with local ballot measures and councilmembers. While most political attention will be turned toward national and state races, how your community is governed has an immediate bearing on your day-to-day life. City and town councils vote on development, local taxes and street improvements. They make deals to bring big employers to the area.
Mayor's seats in Mesa, Scottsdale, Gilbert up for grabs in East Valley

Jul 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sean Holstege

Voters in the east and north Valley went to the polls Tuesday to decide key local races for mayor and seats on city and town councils, in what was shaping up as a low-turnout primary election. In Mesa, voters narrowly favored Scott Smith and Mark Freeman in a crowded field of five candidates, after early ballots were counted. A candidate must get more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff in November. In Scottsdale, voters also had many choices for who to represent them on the city council.
Mayor's seats in Avondale, Surprise up for grabs in West Valley

Jul 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sean Holstege

Voters in the West Valley went to the polls Tuesday to decide key local races for mayor and seats on city and town councils, in what was shaping up to be a low-turnout primary election. With early mail-in ballots counted, voters in Surprise were favoring Kevin Sartor over Aly Cline by a wide margin in a hotly contested and, at times, acrimonious mayor’s race.
Arizona election 2024: Mayor's seats in Avondale, Surprise up for grabs in West Valley

Jul 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sean Holstege

Voters in the West Valley were to decide key local races for mayor and seats on city and town councils Tuesday, the last day of voting in this year's primary elections. Voters will provide clarity on whether they favor a council in Peoria that supports or rejects a call to build an airport on state land; whether allegations of ethical misconduct will sway the Surprise mayor's race; and what voters will make of contested claims in two Glendale council races.
Arizona election 2024: Who will win Mesa mayor, Scottsdale City Council races?

Jul 30, 2024 | azcentral.com | Sean Holstege

Voters in the east and north Valley were to decide key local races for mayor and seats on city and town councils Tuesday, the last day of voting in this year's primary elections. Voters will provide clarity on leadership in one of the country's biggest cities, Mesa, whether to change the balance of power in Scottsdale and who to lead Gilbert after its most turbulent year in decades.
Uncontested city races leave voters without any options at the ballot box

Jul 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shawn Raymundo |Sean Holstege

A third of this year’s open council and mayoral seats across the Valley will go to candidates who waltzed through the election season without facing any challengers. That includes the mayors of Glendale, Buckeye, Tolleson and Guadalupe, as well as a slate of council candidates in five other cities and towns, largely in the west Valley. It follows a growing trend that’s leaving more than a quarter of a million voters in Maricopa County without options in local races at the ballot box.