Jungle Boys dispensary opens in historic recording studio building
Forget “Welcome to the Jungle.” It’s time to welcome the jungle to Phoenix. On June 21, Jungle Boys, the Valley’s newest dispensary, Jungle Boys, opened at Seventh Street and Fairmount Avenue, just south of Indian School Road. The dispensary chain has five stores in California — it was founded in Los Angeles — and 14...
Phoenix pastor among 22 charged in alleged $60M Medicaid fraud, billing for clients who...
While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. Medicaid fraud harms far more than just the patients bilked out of that taxpayer-funded aid. Just ask Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office has been conducting an investigation into a sober-living homes scandal...
Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness
In Arizona, we are witnessing a dangerous pattern that cycles people between eviction, homelessness, and incarceration. It’s a system we call the Eviction-to-Prison Pipeline — and it’s tightening across the state through city ordinances, ballot propositions, and court decisions that make it a crime to be poor instead...
‘Why did we move here?’: What Phoenix residents remember about the 122-degree day
On June 26, 1990, Phoenix posted the highest temperature ever recorded in America’s hottest big city — 122 degrees — and no one who lived through it has forgotten. Those who endured that brutally hot day wear it like a badge of honor, sometimes literally with “I Survived 122 Degrees” commemorative T-shirts. As...
Phoenix task force cracking down on illegal fireworks ahead of 4th of July holiday
PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is cranking up efforts to crack down on illegal fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July. The city’s police and fire departments have formed a joint task force to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks. “In 2023, the Phoenix Fire Department...
Phoenix Man Shot by Known Suspect While Inside Vehicle
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 26 (KNN) – Phoenix police officers and firefighters were called to the Dignity Health urgent care center on Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee for reports… Read more "Phoenix Man Shot by Known Suspect While Inside Vehicle"
City settles for $2 million in toddler’s death that parents blame on EMT negligence
PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - The city of Phoenix is taking accountability in the death of a 2-year-old boy in the form of a $2 million settlement. The boy’s parents say he died because of negligence on the part of first responders. Before his death, 2-year-old Abraham Clugston was a...
Deadly crash partially closes Interstate 10 in west Phoenix for hours
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Interstate 10 freeway is back open after it was partially closed during rush hour in west Phoenix because of a deadly crash on Wednesday. It happened just before 5 p.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway near 79th Avenue. According to the Department of Public Safety, the car rolled over and...
TSMC boom spurs fast-tracked freeway project in north Phoenix
A long-anticipated freeway interchange in north Phoenix is officially moving forward, and leaders say growth tied to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is one reason it’s finally getting built. The system interchange at Loop 303 and Interstate 17 will allow drivers to move directly between the two...
80-year-old man accused of killing his wife in Phoenix
Court paperwork reveals Donald Cunningham stabbed his wife multiple times in their apartment near 19th Ave. and Camelback Rd. He told investigators she stabbed him and then she killed herself.
