A 46-year-old doctor has returned home to Gilbert after nearly two months in a hospital where he almost died from COVID-19 until a last-ditch effort saved him. 

Ritisha “Risha” Das – who as of last Thursday became a Gilbert Classical Academy graduate – has earned a prestigious Flinn Scholarship, enabling her to get a college education debt-free.

State representatives voted last week along party lines to put new hurdles in the path of people suing businesses, churches and schools over COVID-19 claims.

Gilbert residents stepped up in a big way to help feed others during the pandemic that has seen unprecedented number of people unemployed in the country.

The Gilbert Planning Commission recently approved a preliminary plat and open-space plan for a mixed-use development that includes a six-story hotel and retail across the street from Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.