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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...
14 people in metro Phoenix have died from the heat this year. What to know
At least 14 people in Maricopa County have died from heat-related illness so far this year as intense temperatures persist in metro Phoenix. Three hikers have died in the last month while hiking at the Grand Canyon. Another 10-year-old hiker in central Phoenix also died. ...
Housing crisis in Phoenix leads to record evictions
Evictions in Phoenix, Arizona, have increased drastically over the past months, with Maricopa County leading the country in filings. It is a regional phenomenon, according to Princeton University's Eviction Lab, which tracks evictions across 34 cities. Most of the places where figures have gone up by two digits in the past five years are in the Sun Belt, where populations are increasing and rents rising.
Black matter on pizza pans, expired deli meat found at Phoenix-area restaurants
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of “risk factors,” considered major health code violations by inspectors, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County’s website.
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...
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