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Smoke rises from building fire in Tempe

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — East Valley residents may wake up to smoke in the air Saturday morning due to a large building fire in Tempe. Details about the fire are limited. Several fire units were called to the reported fire at a building near Broadway Road and Hardy Drive around 7:30 a.m.
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Man reportedly armed with knife shot and killed by officers in north Phoenix

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix police officers shot and killed a man on Friday who they say was wielding a knife. Around 11 p.m. on Friday, police responded to a 911 call of domestic disturbance at a home in the area of 35th Avenue and Greenway Road, Phoenix Police Sgt. John Buchanan told Arizona’s Family.
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At least 1 dead with large police presence in Chandler neighborhood

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — At least one person is dead Saturday morning in Chandler, prompting a large police response in a neighborhood. Details are still limited. A heavy police presence could be seen in a neighborhood off McQueen Road near Galveston Street, which is between Ray Road and Chandler Boulevard.
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Residents say beloved Ahwatukee tree was cut down because Pride flags were displayed

PHOENIX — A beloved neighborhood tree in Ahwatukee that has served as a community gathering point for nearly a decade was cut down overnight, leaving neighbors searching for answers. For nearly 10 years, the "Ahwatukee Giving Tree" has been decorated for holidays and special occasions, including Christmas, Mardi Gras,.
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Celebrate July 4th in Phoenix and across Arizona: Where to see fireworks, celebrations –...

Check out July 4th events for cities and towns in Arizona. The celebrations are sorted by county: Maricopa, Coconino, Apache, Gila, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma. Looking for places to celebrate the 4th of July? Here's a list of events in areas across Arizona that are...
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How Arizona’s Extreme Climate is Changing the Way People Remodel Their Homes

A summer afternoon in Phoenix no longer looks the way it did a decade ago. Temperatures that once peaked in late July now arrive in April. Streets that used to cool down after sundown stay warm through midnight. For Arizona homeowners, this shift is not an abstract climate story. It shows up in contractor schedules, ma
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Cooling Giant Turns Mesa Airport Edge Into Factory Power Row

XNRGY Climate Systems is cranking up its presence in Mesa, turning a fresh East Valley foothold into a full-on manufacturing campus. The company's Mesa 1 plant, at roughly 275,000 square feet, wrapped a fast-track construction cycle and is now up and running, and the site is already pulling in industry attention. The p
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Mesa apartment tenants left without air conditioning

Residents at The Flats apartment complex in Mesa are experiencing indoor temperatures exceeding 95 degrees and say they've been without air conditioning for more than a month. Tenants are facing severe health concerns, with some seeking emergency medical care due to the extreme heat. Management notified residents Frida
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ASU researcher discovers mushrooms could prevent flash floods on wildfire burn scars

Mushrooms could be an answer to wildfire-caused mudslides and flash flooding in Arizona. Arizona State University researcher Emmanuel Salifu is studying if mycelium, or the roots of mushrooms, could quickly restore damaged soils within wildfire burn scars. Wildfires damage soil health by removing the protective outer l
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ASU Land Fight Erupts Over 124-Year-Old Downtown Phoenix House

Arizona State University, working through the Arizona Board of Regents, has gone to Maricopa County Superior Court to gain control of the 124-year-old Louis Emerson House at 623 N. Fourth Street, the last privately owned sliver inside the footprint of its ASU Health headquarters and new medical school. The small Queen

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