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Evictions surge in Phoenix as rent increases prompt housing crisis
When Mahogany Kennedy knocks on a door in Phoenix, Arizona, it usually means someone is about to become homeless. As one of 26 constables in Maricopa County, it’s her job to serve eviction notices. “Eviction numbers have truly gone up over the past few months,” Kennedy said. “…Every day...
New blood evidence confirmed in Mercedes Vega unsolved murder case
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Forensic testing in the Mercedes Vega murder case shows the young woman was attacked in her apartment parking garage one day before she was found burning alive in a car in April 2023. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that blood found in the garage...
Maricopa County tops economic development list
(The Center Square) – Rankings and data continue to show that Maricopa County is a boon for economic development in recent years. Site Selection magazine ranked the county first in the United States for economic development, as they evaluated investments, jobs created and the overall amount of projects from early 2023 to spring 2024 and gave total points to different counties. Although Maricopa County was the highest, Harris County, Texas, which holds Houston, was close behind. Franklin County, Ohio, which holds Columbus, and Fulton County,...
Tucson, Phoenix won't push emergency utility relief to public housing tenants this summer
WASHINGTON -- On June 13, the federal government's top official for public housing appeared with Tucson's mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief ...
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio sues Biden campaign for defamation over social media post
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says President Joe Biden and his campaign team defamed him in a social media post published during former President Donald Trump's recent rally in Phoenix. Arpaio, 92, claims the post from Biden's campaign account falsely accused him of being a "convicted felon" who "abused immigrants." The post...
ADOT: July 12-15 weekend freeway travel advisory for metro Phoenix
Improvement projects will require closures along stretches of Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, July 12-15, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). ADOT recommends drivers allow extra travel time and plan to use detour routes while the following freeway restrictions are in place:. Northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) closed between...
Preston Lord's parents file wrongful death lawsuit against 7 charged with murder
The family of a 16-year-old boy beaten to death at a Halloween party has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the seven people charged with murdering him. Preston Lord's parents accuse their son's alleged attackers of battery and "aiding and abetting" in conduct that led to his death when they chased him, knocked...
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