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Body believed to be missing worker from warehouse collapse found, police said
PHOENIX — A body believed to be of a worker who was missing after a warehouse collapse has been found, Phoenix Fire Department officials said. Oswaldo Montoya, 22, had not been seen since storms caused the warehouse he was working in to collapse on Tuesday. Crews are still working...
State agency finds violations for Buckeye chemical plant that leaked nitric acid in June
A Buckeye chemical company that leaked nitric acid into the air in late June is now under investigation after Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced on Friday that the company has been found to have multiple safety and environmental violations. On the afternoon of June 21, Thatcher Company of Arizona leaked over 10,000...
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.
Rollover crash closes all but HOV lane on US 60 near Gilbert Road
MESA, Ariz. — Drivers going eastbound on US 60 near Gilbert Road in Mesa will run into some traffic after a rollover crash, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The crash is blocking all lanes but the HOV lane, officials said, and drivers should expect delays or find...
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...
'He was a great man': Peoria father who drowned in Mexico remembered by family
A man from Peoria is being remembered by his family after his unexpected death in Mexico over the Fourth of July weekend. Robert Perkins, 43, originally from Benson, AZ, was swept away in a rip current on July 4 at a Rocky Point beach while on a family vacation in Mexico for...
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...
Sale of Arizona hospital finalized
Dignity Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, has purchased Arizona General Hospital and seven freestanding emergency departments in a $160 million deal. Arizona General Hospital in Mesa is under new ownership. Dignity Health, a subsidiary of CommonSpirit Health, has purchased Arizona General Hospital and seven freestanding emergency departments from Medical Properties...
Goodyear city council approves convenience store use permit
Goodyear's city council approved the use permit request for a QuikTrip to begin building on a lot known as The Triangle near the PebbleCreek retirement community off of the Southeast corner of ...
Chandler's Amkor Technology nabs $600M in federal funding for huge Peoria plant
Amkor Technology, which earlier this year announced a major expansion in Peoria, has qualified for up to $600 million in preliminary federal funding to complete the project and operate it. The U.S. Department of Commerce said the Chandler-based semiconductor-services company has received tentative approval for up to $400 million in grants under the...
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