https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/varsity-scores-2026-10-30-all-schools https://thesurprisestandard.com/assets/og-default.png Varsity scores, Friday, Oct. 30 Varsity scores, Friday, Oct. 30 https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/auto-reels/varsity-scores/2026-10-30/all-schools-cb6dac8f.mp4 2026-10-31T19:40:39.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/varsity-scores-2026-10-29-all-schools https://thesurprisestandard.com/assets/og-default.png Varsity scores, Thursday, Oct. 29 Varsity scores, Thursday, Oct. 29 https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/auto-reels/varsity-scores/2026-10-29/all-schools-77de2ed6.mp4 2026-10-30T14:25:33.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/glendale-project-eagle https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/DcOwj996ZmQPtANxaefsHQ.jpg Glendale annexes land for data centers and gas plant on Surprise's southern edge The Glendale City Council voted 6-1 on Oct. 27 to annex 160 acres near Litchfield Road and Olive Avenue and approved zoning for three data centers, 18 gas turbines and an APS substation. Much of the opposition came from Surprise neighborhoods within a mile or two of the site. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/GFf-SzvgXaEvCIUktEI8Eg/reel-1.mp4 48 2026-10-29T03:53:03.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/varsity-scores-2026-10-28-all-schools https://thesurprisestandard.com/assets/og-default.png Varsity scores, Wednesday, Oct. 28 Varsity scores, Wednesday, Oct. 28 https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/auto-reels/varsity-scores/2026-10-28/all-schools-df2174ea.mp4 2026-10-29T19:46:27.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/varsity-scores-2026-10-27-all-schools https://thesurprisestandard.com/assets/og-default.png Varsity scores, Tuesday, Oct. 27 Varsity scores, Tuesday, Oct. 27 https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/auto-reels/varsity-scores/2026-10-27/all-schools-44fd1695.mp4 2026-10-28T21:57:06.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/school-resource-officers https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/qBedlqMQyPqR19C9c65iBQ.png Surprise is pulling police officers out of schools to put them on patrol The city had 15 school resource officers in the spring and assigned 10 for this school year. The police chief told the council he needs officers on the street and in investigations, and that off-duty officers paid by a state grant will cover other campuses. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/-FLjUx9Km-TJviByQw_Bow/reel-2.mp4 22 2026-10-27T05:05:50.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/surprise-ice-facility-hazmat https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/pAQi6APggnKqA-53SJslYw.jpg Eight months after asking, Surprise still has no emergency plan from DHS for detention center across from chemical warehouse In February the city asked how much help from its firefighters and police the 1,500-bed ICE center would need. At an Oct. 20 work session on hazardous-materials response, staff said no emergency plan has come back. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/cX4hpIKFSzUqcIrP5OYRnA/reel-2.mp4 21 2026-10-24T05:11:16.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/tsmc-and-surprise https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/zGHjtWq0p8QpRfe5MYTpQQ.webp Three chip suppliers and a trip to Taiwan: what TSMC's growth has meant for Surprise so far The world's largest chipmaker is building about 25 miles' drive northeast on Loop 303, and a $12 billion packaging plant is rising closer still. Surprise can point to three supplier buildings and a recruiting push. No one has measured the effect on the city. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/JLfOwseurV8n9WYCU73Eww/reel-6.mp4 37 2026-10-19T16:41:00.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/how-surprise-grew https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/1BYmwE_R71Shv9aypLQ0gQ.jpg From farm town to 167,000: watch Surprise fill in, and see the land zoned for 57,000 more homes A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map of when Surprise was built, and a second map of every tract the city lists as approved or proposed for development. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/GG9G6tVazofR7ZbdprOcMw/reel-1.mp4 38 2026-10-19T05:12:45.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/whitmann-group-tells-surprise-council-it-has-started-120-day-clock-towa https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/TTKV5zcCiQQZtfbWW8U-Jw.webp Wittmann group tells Surprise council it has started 120-day clock toward incorporation Jeffrey August of Keep Us Rural LLC said the city clerk turned away his filing on September 30 and that the group will petition Maricopa County when 120 days are up. The state law he cited starts that period when residents present the city with a petition for annexation, and The Surprise Standard has not seen what he filed. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/jViC3EeHfbbv72yM95JjZA/reel-2.mp4 43 2026-10-09T19:54:49.000Z yes