Local business? Support local news on QueenCreek.city · plans from $100 a month
Regular unleaded averages $4.4390 in the East Valley area, up from yesterday, up from last week and above the Arizona average.
Pierce Keller· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
July 27, 20261 min read
Queen Creek, Arizona — Gas prices in the East Valley area averaged $4.4390 per gallon for regular unleaded on July 27, 2026, according to AAA, up from $4.4340 yesterday. That is up from $4.2800 a week ago but higher than $3.9540 a month ago.
The statewide average in Arizona stands at $4.4060, while the national average is $4.1100. Drivers in the East Valley area are paying above the state average and above the national average.
The East Valley average remains below its AAA recorded high of $5.7000. Regular prices are about 48 cents higher than a month ago. Compared with a year ago, when the metro average was $3.3250, drivers are paying about 111 cents more per gallon.
Diesel in the East Valley area averages $5.4610 per gallon, AAA reported.
Pierce Keller· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
Pierce Keller writes about community life, schools, public safety, and local events in Queen Creek.
A NextEra subsidiary wants to rezone about 42 acres near Ellsworth Road and Starfire Avenue for the Ellsworth Energy Center. Both applications beat the effective date of Mesa's new battery-storage rules by three days.
The attorney general, running for reelection Nov. 3, told a Mesa crowd the state needs a pause on data centers; her Republican opponent says local zoning should decide where they go.
The commission rated all 84 judges it reviewed as meeting standards. Queen Creek ballots include Maricopa or Pinal County trial judges, plus appellate judges and one Supreme Court justice.
The RNC says federal law lets Arizona demand citizenship proof and remove noncitizens anytime. The groups that sued say the laws violate federal voting law, and a new round of briefs arrived Oct. 20.
The Interior secretary says Arizona's junior water rights make a court fight risky; Stanton says the state has to resist cuts beyond the next two years. Federal agencies owe a response by the end of October.
The chair of the state board that oversees the grants says the $200 million a year lawmakers provide is falling short, while a court fight over school facility funding remains on appeal.
