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Glendale among cities receiving housing vouchers for youths exiting foster care
The latest round of vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help reduce homelessness among young people involved with child welfare services are out. Housing agencies in 19 states will receive over $3 million worth of assistance through the 2019 Foster Youth to Independence Initiative, and Glendale is one of them.
Missing man found dead under collapsed Phoenix warehouse after days of searching
PHOENIX — After nearly three days of working 12 hour shifts, Phoenix fire crews found who they believe to be the missing Freeport warehouse worker, 22-year-old Oswaldo Montoya, deceased around 1:00 p.m. Saturday. “This is not the outcome we wanted," Phoenix fire captain Todd Keller said. “He was an...
Kenny Chesney setlist: Every song he sang on Sun Goes Down Tour in Phoenix
Kenny Chesney brought his Sun Goes Down Tour to Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on Thursday, July 25, a night after the No Shoes Nation waited out a thunderstorm for nearly two hours before the concert was rescheduled due to “forecasts for lightning to continue throughout the rest of the evening." The new date was billed as an Evening with Kenny Chesney and the weather did not interfere. Megan Moroney, who squeezed in a well-received opening...
Arizona Projects 07-26-24
1. The IPAZ, or Inland Port Arizona, was named the 2023 Project of the Year by the Arizona chapter of the American Public Works Association in Pinal County. The work that was honored included paving former farm roads, widening existing roadways and improving traffic by installing signals at the intersection.
Arizona Humane Society offering free adoptions for dogs 50 pounds and over
PHOENIX – The Arizona Humane Society (AHS) is providing free adoptions for any dogs 50 pounds and over in order to help larger dogs find new homes and combat overcapacity in shelters. According to an AHS press release, adoptions are remaining steady but bigger dogs tend to remain at...
ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt not blinded by the preseason buildup
By Ryan Myers, ASUDevils: The fact that Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt is ready for the bright lights this fall doesn’t mean that the presumed starting quarterback narrative sways him. True, a strong spring practice, especially in the latter half of the 15 sessions, merited the Michigan State transfer’s preseason storyline. Yet, the redshirt freshman is all too cognizant of the fact that he has to earn those first-team duties.
Boat launches on south Lake Powell struggle to reach water, despite highest lake level in 3 years
LAKE POWELL, Ariz. — It used to be one of Arizona’s best kept secrets. Now, the ‘No Wake’ signs at Lake Powell’s Antelope Point Marina are printed in four languages. People from all over the world come to the man-made reservoir and the surrounding Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for a simple reason: there are not many places on Earth like it. In 2023, the desert playground four-and-a-half hours north of Phoenix saw nearly 500,000 more visitors than the Grand Canyon.
Permit denied for giant pool house project in Phoenix after complaints
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One look at the big, tall structure going up in the backyard of a Phoenix home off 54th Street and Cactus Road, and you’ll see why neighbors are so upset. On Thursday, the unhappy homeowners took their grievances to a city of Phoenix zoning officer...
Arizona gets upgraded credit outlook from SP
(The Center Square) – Arizona now has a positive credit outlook, which means the state continues to be on good economic footing. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the Grand Canyon State’s outlook from “stable” to “positive” citing the state’s economy on the rise and keeping its AA issuer credit rating. According to a press release, that means there’s a “one-in-three” that the rating could increase “over the next two years.” "The...
Alabama man pleads guilty to sending violent online messages to Arizona election workers
An Alabama man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending violent messages to Maricopa County election workers during the state's 2022 primary elections. Between Aug. 2, 2022, to Aug. 4, 2022, 60-year-old Brian Ogstad of Cullman, Alabama, sent multiple threatening direct messages to an Instagram account maintained by Maricopa County Elections, according to the U.S....
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