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Phoenix neighbors turn trick-or-treat night into community food drive

A group of Phoenix neighbors near 19th Avenue and Thomas Road is turning their Halloween trick-or-treating into a food drive, handing out canned goods and other shelf-stable food alongside candy to help families in need. The community effort was inspired by their own experiences with food insecurity and comes at...
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Mesa liquidation grocery store helps shoppers stretch budgets

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Jane Shuder’s grocery budget has to stretch, so the retired speech therapist has a shopping strategy. “On Wednesdays, often there’s discounted items in grocery stores like Frys,” she said. “Safeway might have them as well. I make lists and I decide my approach of driving where and what else on...
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‘People are struggling’: Phoenix food banks see increase in need as EBT cards could...

PHOENIX — Long lines formed at St. Mary’s Food Bank on Thursday as people waited 45 minutes to an hour for a box of food. The nonprofit warns the situation could worsen when federal SNAP benefits stop being loaded onto EBT cards Saturday, Nov. 1. “We don’t have...
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‘It breaks your mom heart’: Mother of victim attacked near ASU shares warning ahead...

TEMPE, Ariz. — The mother of a teenage victim who was violently assaulted by a group of assailants near ASU's campus in Tempe is urging parents to talk to their kids. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous, said she has yet to watch the video showing what happened to her son.
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ICE ‘is slowly killing us’: Phoenix community pours out in support of hospitalized migrant

Outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Phoenix, Arizona, immigrant advocacy groups gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to hold a vigil for Jose Garcia-Sorto, a Honduran man hospitalized after reportedly being shot by an ICE agent during a traffic stop earlier that morning. More than a...
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Restaurants In Several Major Cities Offering Free Food To People Losing SNAP

With SNAP benefits set to run out on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown, restaurants and community organizations across the country are stepping up to ensure no one goes hungry.
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Four arrested in group assault, including son of high-profile MCAO prosecutor

Four people have been arrested following a group assault outside an ASU dorm. Among those arrested is the son of a high-profile MCAO death penalty prosecutor.
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Bodycam video shows dramatic rescue after woman falls in canal

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A dramatic rescue by Phoenix Police of a woman who fell into a canal was captured on camera. Newly released body cam video captures the dramatic rescue that happened in the early morning hours of October 14th. The woman claimed she was sitting near the edge of the canal when she fell in.
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Family sues Phoenix over police shooting death of Christopher Phillips

The family of Christopher Phillips, a 45-year-old man killed by Phoenix police in January, has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city, claiming excessive force in his death.
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SNAP: AZ Gov. Hobbs visits Phoenix food bank

As fallout from the looming pause in SNAP food assistance benefits continues to accumulate, the demand for food bank services is also increasing. On Oct. 30, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs toured one of the biggest food bank in Arizona, and FOX 10's Brian Webb has more on the visit.

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