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Reader: Phoenix should invest in community, not add more police

I believe the city of Phoenix made a big mistake in trying to secure the public's safety by adding more police. As reported recently , the council voted to increase its police budget to add
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Father, son accused of attacking federal agents during arrest in Phoenix

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A father and son were charged after they attacked four federal agents during an immigration arrest on Monday but the father said he didn’t know they were law enforcement, federal documents stated. According to the FBI, federal agents were looking into Santos Mendivil Contreras, Jr.,...
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Phoenix and other major cities are sinking, study finds

Phoenix is sinking lower. It joins nearly every other major city in the nation in experiencing a phenomenon called land subsidence, where the earth's surface moves downward.
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Arizona flash floods are relatively rare, but there’s still a risk

Storms sweeping through the U.S. this summer have dumped intense rain on cities nationwide, leaving towns flood-ravaged and forcing rescues. Zoom in: While the risk of such floods in Arizona is relatively small, it's not nonexistent. Why it matters: Recent above-average rainfall in parts of the U.S. means some...
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Its aqueduct brings water to 6 million Arizonans. But most don’t know why CAP...

Part of the Central Arizona Project aqueduct near the Agua Fria siphon in northwest Phoenix in July 2025. The Central Arizona Project. It sounds more like a band name than the name of a critical 336-mile-long aqueduct that shuttles Colorado River water through the state. While you may have heard of CAP, you may not...
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One person hurt after hazmat crash in Mesa

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — One person is hurt after a crash involving hazardous materials (hazmat) in Mesa on Wednesday morning. Details are limited at this time. First responders were called to a hazmat situation near Sossaman and Guadalupe roads around 9:30 a.m. One person was injured and their condition is currently...
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Woman dies after being struck by hit-and-run driver in south Phoenix

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman is dead after she was struck by an apparent hit-and-run driver in south Phoenix late Sunday night. First responders were called to a vehicle collision near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road around 11:50 p.m. and arrived to find an unconscious woman lying in the roadway.
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Man sentenced for stealing $250K worth of art from Scottsdale gallery

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A man who authorities say broke into a gallery in Old Town Scottsdale and stole a quarter of a million dollars worth of art has been sentenced to five years in prison. The backstory:. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office says an alarm went off at the American...
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New video released in connection to 2021 Phoenix cold case murder of Alisha Bellotte

PHOENIX — Detectives with the Phoenix Police Department are providing an update with new details on the cold case murder of Alisha Bellotte, also known as Alisha Hale, from 2021. Hear from detectives who provided new details on the cold case murder of Alisha Bellotte on Wednesday. Watch in...
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Police report sheds light on delusional motive in Arcadia attorney’s murder

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — New details paint a disturbing story of years of mental health struggles and threats made by a Phoenix man who police say shot and killed his brother at his Arcadia home in March. In the newly released police report, we now know threatening letters were sent...

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