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She lost her son to a Phoenix police shooting. Her new poetry collection details her heartbreak
Local poet Susan Vespoli's son, Adam Vespoli, was shot and killed by a former Phoenix police officer in 2022. That loss inspired a 2023 collection of poems titled, “One of Them Was Mine.”. She recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Phoenix. Vespoli recapped her son’s...
2 more teens associated with 'Gilbert Goons' scheduled to be in court Thursday
PHOENIX — Some of the so-called Gilbert Goons were set to be back in court Thursday. Two of the teen defendants were scheduled to stand before a judge. 18-year-old Christopher Fantastic is accused of assault and robbery in August 2023 outside of an In-N-Out in Gilbert. He was indicted in January 2024 on charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated assault, according to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. Fantastic is accused of punching another teen while the victim was on the ground.
Check your tickets! A winning Powerball ticket was sold in Surprise.
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Check your tickets, Surprise! One lucky person purchased a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday. The winning ticket was purchased at an Albertsons on Grand Avenue in Surprise on May 15, according to the Arizona Lottery. The ticket also included a Powerplay bonus, making it worth $100,000.
Rain still possible for parts of Arizona
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It wasn’t a bad start to our Thursday around the Valley, with a low in the mid-70s. We saw a weak disturbance roll through the Valley this morning with .01″ of rainfall recorded at Sky Harbor. This is only the fourth time on record that rainfall has occurred at the airport on this date.
Phoenix heating up with 100s returning this weekend
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — We’ve had a nice start to our morning, with lows in the mid-70s. We’ll see a high above 100 degrees as a ridge of high pressure will control our weather through the weekend. This ridge will create plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend. Saturday...
Powerball ticket worth $100K was sold at this metro Phoenix grocery store
The numbers for the estimated $60 million Powerball jackpot were drawn Wednesday night. A Florida lottery player won the $215 million Powerball jackpot on Monday, May 6, causing the jackpot to roll over once again. It was the third Powerball jackpot prize of 2024. ...
Most metro Phoenix neighborhoods saw home prices climb during first quarter
Home prices are climbing again in many metro Phoenix neighborhoods despite higher interest rates. Most Valley ZIP codes saw home prices increase during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same three months in 2023. And median home prices in about 20 Phoenix areas jumped by double digits,...
NASCAR announces site for 2025 championship
Since Phoenix Raceway was named the site of NASCAR Championship Weekend in 2020, Arizona has fully embraced the privilege bestowed upon it in serving as the home for one of the most celebrated traditions in motorsports. Whether being welcomed at Sky Harbor International Airport to a barrage of advertisements for the series finale,...
Here’s where light rail could be built in west Phoenix
Five years after rejecting a plan to extend light rail into west Phoenix, the city is changing direction. Based on community input, the council will consider two extensions along Indian School Road. Both would run from Central Avenue to 79th Avenue, but one would also connect the line from Indian School to the light rail station at 19th Avenue and Camelback Road.
2 federal investigations into Mesa police use of force closed in 2021. Here's what to know
As Phoenix officials await the findings from a sweeping federal probe of its Police Department, Mesa has quietly resolved two narrower U.S. Justice Department investigations into excessive use of force. Another high-profile case, involving the death of a man at the hands of Mesa police, remains under review. The FBI...
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