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Buckeye city staff organized an annual food drive through Nov.

16 to help families facing food insecurity this holiday season, accepting nonperishable donations via drop-offs at City Hall, libraries, police, and fire stations (including during the Halloween Carnival on Oct. 24) and online via grocery apps.

Buckeye residents can watch the peak Orionid meteor shower today (Oct.

21) with an expected 10 to 20 meteors per hour if skies remain clear. The display, active since Oct. 2 and continuing until early November, offers a dazzling view away from city lights.

Allsup's Convenience Stores opened a cult-favorite location in Buckeye on Oct.

20 at 11:55 a.m., serving crispy deep-fried burritos filled with shredded beef & refried beans. The chain began in New Mexico and now operates in Texas & Oklahoma.

Ted Simons, longtime host of Arizona PBS's Horizon since 2008, will retire at the end of this year as he says it is time to step aside for a more tech-savvy host + Arizona PBS is now searching for his replacement.

Buckeye tap water, which comes largely from the Colorado River (facing a 760,000 acre-feet cut), may see supply changes as the Central Arizona Project reduces water allocations—local utility officials say impacts vary across metro areas.

Yesterday, Buckeye City Council approved an expansion plan for the Monte Verde community by increasing the home count from 433 to 862 on a 156-acre site next to the Funko Warehouse.

A digital archive now shows historic photos from the 1960s and 1970s to help Buckeye residents remember key local moments (including the Buckeye Valley Pioneer Days parade from 1968), celebrating the city's heritage.

A whitepaper by Education Forward Arizona outlines steps to better connect schools with local job markets by reviewing models from Washington, Texas, North Carolina, and Florida — suggestions aim to give students and employers clearer pathways and local results.