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CHANDLER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Two people are hospitalized Tuesday morning after bees stung them multiple times in Chandler. The attack happened in a neighborhood southeast of Dobson and Queen Creek roads.

Officials at the scene tell Arizona’s Family that five people were stung after a landscaper ran over a hive. The two people were hospitalized, according to a Chandler Fire Department spokesperson, with one of them considered “immediate” and the other with non-life threatening injuries. Fire crews on the scene foamed the bees, and a pest control company was called to take care of the bees. While crews were on the scene, residents were advised to stay away from Greythorne Way and Jacaranda Parkway.

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It’s the second bee-related incident in the Valley in less than a week. Over the weekend, a maintenance worker was stung nearly 2,000 times at a Sun City West golf course, leaving him on life support.

The dry and hot weather doesn’t only put us in a bad mood, but Joc Rawls says it may also be upsetting honey bees. “Bees are very protective of all their honey stores, and even nice bees are going to be a little more defensive,” he said.

A landscaper ran over a beehive in Chandler on Tuesday morning, just days after another swarm stung a man in Sun City West about 2,000 times.

In the winter, Rawls says bees eat the honey they’ve stored away during the Spring and Fall. Although bees aren’t typically aggressive, Rawls says some things set them off. “Avoid dark, black clothing. That will tend to make bees more defensive because their natural predators are black bears, and that’s why they’re so defensive about black clothing and things like that,” he said.

Although crews aren’t sure what led to that attack, Rawls says swarm attacks are not unheard of. “That stinger is left in place, and it does have what’s called an alarm pheromone, and that attracts other bees to come to that area to also sting as well,” he said.

First responders with Arizona Fire and Medical Authority use foam to subdue bees in these types of attacks. So far this year, their crews have responded to six bee incidents. Last year, they had 15. “Don’t swat, run. Run, get in the house and get away in a protective area where you can close the doors,” Rawls said.

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Open rankings shake-up: Higley downs Desert Mountain

By Dylan Ackermann

Arizona's high school football rankings were rattled Friday night, as Scottsdale Desert Mountain, the No. 1 team in 5A and this week's No. 4 in the AIA's Open Division playoff rankings, fell to Gilbert Higley (No. 4 in 5A) in a rout, 58-21.

Higley, the defending 5A champions, were sharp on both sides of the ball on the Wolves' home field, but its offense was overwhelming behind sophomore quarterback Gunner Fagrell, who threw for five touchdowns in a game played at Desert Mountain High School.

Standout Performers

The Knights' defensive unit allowed an opening drive touchdown, but clamped down on the Wolves' offense after that. Senior cornerback Nijrell Eason II and junior middle linebacker Jayden Olcott both picked off passes from Desert Mountain's senior quarterback, Brady Mcdonough, early in the first half.

The defensive effort continued in the third quarter, forcing a fumble on a kick return that directly resulted in a touchdown for the offense, giving the Knights a three-score advantage. Junior middle linebacker Boston Hilton had two sacks, bringing his season total to eight alongw with 66 tackles.

Scoring-wise, the Knights' wide receivers, Taveon Sueing and Jaden Taylor, each posted two touchdowns, but running back Daxen Hall stole the show with four, boosting his total to 17 rushing touchdowns this season.

Key Plays:

On the very first drive of the game, Desert Mountain senior 3-star quarterback Brady Mcdonough kicked things off in style, launching a 55-yard pass to senior wide receiver Dylan Tapley.

Higley's senior running back, Daxen Hall, scored on a 25-yard touchdown after a previous score of his was called back.

Fagrell connected with senior wide receiver Kaden Millner for deep completions on consecutive drives, positioning their team in the red zone, each time capped by Jaden Taylor rushing touchdowns.

To seal the deal, Fagrell executed a perfect back-shoulder throw, a textbook example of precision. Junior Ezy Brown made the reception, resulting in a touchdown that left no doubt.

Quotes of the Game:

“This is a big momentum swinger for our team,” Fagrell said. “We really rallied together and tonight was a big team together moment, but we just got to keep working.”

“We’re resilient,” Higley head coach Eddy Zubey said about what this win proves about his squad. “We knew we had some things we needed to get better on, but it’s really just resiliency.”

Next Friday at 7 p.m., both teams gear up for their regular season finales as Higley (7-2) remains on the road, taking on Notre Dame Prep, while Desert Mountain (8-1) travels to Williams Field.

Chandler rolls over Perry

By Eliya Herriott

Chandler traveled to Perry for a big 6A battle. The Wolves came out the gate hot and controlled every aspect of the game, from start to finish, to win the game 49-7.

The Wolves defense held strong throughout the night. Multiple players got involved on defense and veteran players such as Jeremiah Young lead the way upfront.

On the first drive of the game, Chandler’s Jaxon Branch capped it off with an 18-yard reception from quarterback Blake Heffron. Branch had two touchdown receptions in the first half for the Wolves.

Heffron does it all for Chandler. The senior quarterback looked composed and made the right reads. Heffron ended the game with two touchdown passes and he showed off his quickness with a 3-yard rushing touchdown.

Chandler running back, Ca’lil Valentine was a force in the backfield and could not be stopped. Valentine contributed two rushing touchdowns, including a 65-run to the house.

Chandler’s defense was disruptive all night. The Wolves limited the Pumas opportunities offensively and held Perry to seven points.

Jojo Taylor III, of Chandler, had a key interception in the second quarter which later led to a Chandler touchdown. The interception made it a three score game, 28-7, which would be the score at halftime.

Taylor’s second interception of the night came with just under nine minutes left in the third quarter.

“The mindset going into this game was honestly to run the ball,” Heffron said.

“Our defense played in a tight battle against Basha’s great moving offense with Demond Williams (last week) and all those guys,” Heffron said. “It was kind of a learning experience I would say it’s never a loss it’s always a learning experience and we learned from it, we got better and we came out today and we shut Perry out.”

Chandler (7-2) remains very much in the Open Division playoff picture. The Wolves close the regular season against rival Hamilton on Nov. 3 Perry (7-2), which was ranked No. 12 in 6A coming into the game, will look to bounce back at Basha, which entered Friday ranked No. 3 overall by the AIA.

Salpointe Catholic uses big 2Q, spoils Saguaro’s homecoming

By Anthony Perez

For Tucson Salpointe Catholic (8-1), Friday night’s game at Scottsdale Saguaro (4-5) appeared to have a simple formula for success: go on an offensive tear and then lock the game down with defense. And it was a formula that they made look effortless as they spoiled Saguaro’s homecoming by picking up a 21-14 victory.

Salpointe’s second quarter was all about senior quarterback Taylor Nagore. He opened the scoring for the visitors on Friday night by connecting with Nathan Spivey on a long pass to tie the game up in the opening moments of the second quarter. Just under five minutes later he gave Salpointe its first lead of the game when he snuck into the end zone from a yard out. Then, with 2:27 left in the first half, he added to the lead with another rushing touchdown, this time from around midfield.

Saguaro’s lone response to Salpointe’s offensive onslaught that quarter was a 30-yard pass to junior receiver Mason Whitaker from senior quarterback Mason Bray that was Bray’s 14th touchdown pass of the season. Bray also eclipsed the 1,400 pass yards mark in the contest.

With Saguaro driving and searching for a touchdown to tie the game back up, a pass from Bray found the arms of Spivey. While Salpointe was unable to extend its lead off the turnover, it was one of many defensive gems made by Salpointe that shut down Saguaro’s offense in the second half and made the 21-14 lead that they had at halftime stand up.

“We take a lot of pride in our defense. As they say, defense wins championships. Well, defense won us this game, and we take a lot of pride in it. Our coaches, everybody, they take a lot of pride in it.” —Salpointe Catholic senior Nathan Spivey on how his team’s defense was a key to victory and how it’s been a key to success this season

Both teams conclude their regular seasons next Friday. Salpointe travels back to the Valley to play Phoenix Brophy Prep, while Saguaro hosts Phoenix Pinnacle

Central makes case for 5A playoff spot

By Howard Schlossberg

Don't tell Central (8-1) they're a 5A playoff bubble team.

They sent the AIA a message Friday night in a 41-21 win over a visiting North squad that kept it competitive all night.

In the end, North couldn't catch Kham Athy and his 123 yards rushing and 3 TDs, 2 on tosses from Cam Allen. And the Bobcats' defense bailed them out with big plays against a North team that outgained them.

Central came in ranked No. 17 in 5A by the AIA, just outside the Top 16 that makes the conference playoffs. But No. 1 Desert Mountain also was rated among the top eight teams that would move to the Open playoffs, which could have elevated Central into the 5A tournament.

However, while Centeral was taking care of business at home, across the Valley in Scottsdale, Desert Mountain wasn't, as it fell to No. 4 Higley, leading to a potential shake-up in nexet week's rankings.

Key Plays

Twice in the first half, North got turned away in the red zone, once on a fumble at the 7 after sweeping downfield and then on consecutive incompletions at the 16 after Tommy Ceuz gave them a lift at QB off the bench.

With the game still in question, Bryson Ballard tipped away a sure TD pass at the goal line on 4th down.

Central made huge plays on offense. Cam Allen made it look easy at QB with 2 TDs to Athy, who set the school TD mark with the second one, and a 57-yarder to Ja'coby Gilmore. Izzy Foz set a Central place kicking record.

North got a great game from Cruz and TDs from Mark Mintz and Rorion Jordan.

Key Stats

North outgained Central, 365-289, but it was the timing of the plays that counted. North was the better team between the 20s.

Cruz threw for 173 but Allen's 148 were timely, on 4th down to Ballard for 6 and he looped one to Athy for 6 in a short-yardage situation.

Jordan had a nifty 80-yard run for 6 for North.

Key quotes

Central Cosch Chandler Hovik called his team the best he's had anywhere he's coached and he doesn't see "16 teams better in 5A," a sentiment echoed by Athy.

With the win, Central wins the 5A Metro Region.

Up next

Central tries to wrap up a playoff spot next week at rival Camelback. North (4-5) finishes up at home against South Mountain.

Compared to a traditional four-year degree, Chandler-Gilbert offers a less expensive, faster way for students to jump into the growing A.I. workforce.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — An East Valley community college is establishing itself as an authority in the artificial intelligence revolution.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College began offering the first A.I. associate degree of its kind in the U.S. in 2021 and this week, the school is hosting the inaugural A.I. Teaching and Learning Summit for 90 educators from across the country.

“How the internet revolutionized our world, A.I. is going to revolutionize our world and so we need to think about how we’re going to prepare our students for whatever career they step into,” said Greg Peterson, president of the college.

120 students are currently enrolled in the “Associate in Applied Science in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning” degree. Former Intel engineer Habib Matar built the curriculum from scratch.

“It was quite a journey. At first there weren’t any textbooks to work from,” Matar said.

The challenge for Matar was striking a balance between “going to the edge” of A.I. technology while keeping it accessible for a two-year student. Matar says there is high demand from corporations and government for certified graduates with A.I. knowledge at the level of an associate degree.

“Every company I speak with is like, ‘how can I get one of your graduates to work for me’?” Matar said.

Compared to a traditional four-year degree, Chandler-Gilbert offers a less expensive, faster way for students to jump into the growing A.I. workforce.

One of those students is Olivia Marie Henninger.

“If it’s going to be integrated into everything, everyone needs an equal opportunity to be at the table,” Henninger said, who wants to specialize in training the masses to incorporate A.I. skills.

As a student on an award-winning Cesar Chavez High School robotics team in 2011, Henninger later used her tech skills to work in the autonomous vehicle and robotics industries for more than a decade. Now she’s going back to school to be part of the first generation of A.I. employees.

“We’re the first wave ‘for the people’,” Henninger said. “We’re at the forefront of bringing this to America as individuals, as opposed to PhD laureates, those with high level math and high level coding.”

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Vensure Employer Solutions, a leading provider of HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing, today announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art global headquarters in Chandler, AZ. This expansion will allow Vensure to better meet the needs of its clients in the western states as well as create stronger efforts of service within the greater Phoenix community.

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The company’s decision to move to a larger facility stemmed from its continuous growth and the rising demand for comprehensive HR services from an increasing number of businesses. The new global headquarters will lead to the creation of 400 new positions over the next 24-30 months. Additionally, it reinforces Vensure’s commitment to being a valuable contributor to the local community.

“The opening of the new Chandler headquarters is an important milestone towards realizing our goals of establishing a prominent presence in Arizona and advancing our growth initiatives. We’re thrilled to be an integral part of such a vibrant technology and HR community within the Greater Phoenix area,” said Alex Campos, chief executive officer at Vensure Employer Solutions. “The HR solutions industry has undergone substantial transformation over the last few years, and with 60% of medium and large-size businesses projected to embrace HR systems by 2024, as per Gartner, we are well positioned to leverage this market opportunity.”

Esta Pittard, chief operation officer at Vensure Employer Solutions adds, “Our new headquarters in Chandler is strategically positioned to facilitate the rapid expansion of our team, opening doors for innovation and heightened support for our clients and employees. We are steadfast in our dedication to nurturing a strong, dynamic team and actively engaging with and enriching the local community of technology and HR professionals.”

Vensure’s new global headquarters has been designed to house a variety of teams, encompassing payroll and benefits, sales and account management, finance, HR, and IT. An array of positions will be available, ranging from specialists and administrators to managers and consultants. These teams will be dedicated to advancing Vensure’s mission of delivering exceptional HR solutions, particularly in the expanding market for HCM suites.

The grand opening for the new location will be held at the new location on Thursday, October 26th and will include local entertainment, a welcome message from Vensure’s CEO Alex Campos, a ribbon cutting ceremony, exclusive facility tours and refreshments.

CHANDLER, Ariz., October 26, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vensure Employer Solutions, a leading provider of HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing, today announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art global headquarters in Chandler, AZ. This strategic expansion will allow Vensure to better meet the needs of its clients and expand job opportunities within the greater Phoenix community.

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Pictured above is the new global head quarters for Vensure Employer Solutions located in Chandler, Arizona (Photo: Business Wire)

The company's decision to move to a larger facility stemmed from its continuous growth and rising demand for comprehensive HR services from an increasing number of businesses. The new global headquarters will lead to the creation of 400 new positions over the next 24-30 months. Additionally, it reinforces Vensure's commitment to being a valuable contributor to the local community.

"The opening of the new Chandler headquarters is an important milestone towards realizing our goals of establishing a prominent presence in Arizona and advancing our growth initiatives. We’re thrilled to be an integral part of such a vibrant technology and HR community within the Greater Phoenix area," said Alex Campos, chief executive officer at Vensure Employer Solutions. "The HR solutions industry has undergone substantial transformation over the last few years, and with 60% of medium and large-size businesses projected to embrace HR systems by 2024, per Gartner, we are well positioned to leverage this market opportunity."

Esta Pittard, chief operation officer at Vensure HR adds, "Our new headquarters in Chandler is strategically positioned to facilitate the rapid expansion of our team, opening doors for innovation and heightened support for our clients and employees. We are steadfast in our dedication to nurturing a strong, dynamic team and actively engaging with and enriching the local community of technology and HR professionals."

Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector, providing a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO). The company and its service providers collectively serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. As a "One Employer Solution" headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Vensure helps thousands of businesses streamline and grow their operations with custom strategies that benefit both employers and employees. Find out more by visiting .