Shiny New Phoenix Apartments Leave Struggling Renters Out In The Heat
Across the Valley, cranes are busy, and new apartment buildings keep popping up, but a fresh Georgetown analysis says Phoenix’s building boom is mostly leaving its lowest-income renters on the sidelines. The study finds that the bulk of new units are filling up with higher earners, while households at the bottom of...
Scottsdale Murder Trial Grinds into Day 19 as DNA Drama Takes Center Stage
Jurors were back in their seats today for Day 19 of the sprawling trial over the 2015 killing of Allison Feldman, with the spotlight once again on the DNA trail that led investigators to a suspect. The defendant, 42-year-old Ian Mitcham, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree burglary and sexual assault...
The Hash Browns At This Diner In Arizona Are So Good, People Drive Hours...
There’s a moment of pure, unadulterated joy that happens when perfectly crispy hash browns hit your taste buds – and at 5 & Diner in Phoenix, that moment has become the stuff of roadtrip-worthy legend. Picture this: golden-brown potato shreds with edges so crispy they practically shatter, while...
15 Arizona Restaurants Featured On Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
My idea of a perfect Saturday involves a full tank of gas and an empty stomach, ready to hunt down another incredible meal featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. And let me tell you, living in Arizona is like having a golden ticket to Flavortown. With 15 restaurants across the...
Phoenix leaders renews human trafficking crackdown on The Blade
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and there’s a renewed crackdown on a notorious stretch of Phoenix.
ASU Catholic Newman Center sees record number of students convert
At the end of the fall semester, the Newman Center at ASU saw 52 students join the Catholic faith. A spokesperson said it's the largest cohort that the staff knows of. The Rev. Aaron Qureshi, a chaplain who has worked at the Newman Center for three and a half years, usually witnesses about 15 to 20 people complete...
Arizona church sues critics. Now the critics are fighting back with Anti-SLAPP motion.
Can disgruntled parishioners criticize their former house of worship via critical social media posts and articles?. A Mesa, Arizona, church’s defamation lawsuit against two former attendees and two bloggers says no. But an anti-SLAPP motion filed by the defendants last week argues yes, calling the criticism...
Inspectors hit Scottsdale breakfast restaurant with 5 violations
Maricopa County health inspectors cited three metro Phoenix restaurants for 13 health violations during the week of Jan. 12. Violations included keeping food items past their safe date, not addressing pests properly, and not washing hands after touching face and dirty dishes. A priority violation is a major violation...
Speed cameras are returning to Phoenix soon. Here’s where they’ll be located.
PHOENIX — Speed-enforcement cameras will soon return to the City of Phoenix, years after city leaders elected to turn them off. Starting on Feb. 23, several cameras will start operating throughout the city and begin monitoring the speeds of local drivers. Speed violators will initially receive a warning during the...
‘He was a great stepfather’: Family of man shot, killed by Phoenix Police say...
PHOENIX — A family is demanding answers after a deadly police shooting in West Phoenix. They say the man killed by officers wasn't the suspect they were after. Family have identified the man killed as Cristian Diaz. They say he was unarmed, did not pose a threat, and was trying to help protect his family from harm....
