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  • 4 days ago | abc15.com | Adam Klepp

    GILBERT, AZ — There’s sticker shock in Gilbert as April water bills now include sewer rate increases approved by the Town Council earlier this year. "The overall rates have just skyrocketed," Tim Roan said, who has lived in Gilbert for a decade. Looking over his bills from 2018 until now, even though his usage has remained about the same, his total cost from last year to this year has increased by over 40%. "My bill went from $115 to $164," Roan said.

  • 4 days ago | abc15.com | Adam Klepp

    PHOENIX — Across the country, law enforcement, and first responder agencies continue to face staff shortages. Those challenges also exist here in the Valley. Keeping numbers up for both Phoenix police and fire is top of mind for both agencies as they hosted their first ever joint recruitment event on Saturday. Attendees watched live demonstrations by both departments from K9 training to live fire response.

  • 5 days ago | abc15.com | Adam Klepp

    In the Harquahala Valley, hay fields stretch as far as the eye can see. Alfalfa hay is mainly used as feed for cattle and is big business in Arizona, with Arizona farms exporting over $100 million of alfalfa overseas a year. Shannon Schulz has been farming in the Harquahala Valley for decades. "There's no better way to raise a family than on the farm," Schulz said. Schulz is unique in the Valley, as he not only harvests his alfalfa but also is part of the export process overseas.

  • 1 week ago | abc15.com | Amelia Fabiano |Adam Klepp

    PHOENIX — We're tracking some big changes this week as our next storm moves in. Winds will pick up, temperatures will drop, and we could see rain and snow across Arizona by the end of the week. Here in the Valley, expect breezes back in the forecast on Thursday and Friday with gusts at 25 to 30 mph. Up north and out east, it will get windy.

  • 1 week ago | abc15.com | Adam Klepp

    CHANDLER, AZ — Once homeless on the streets of Chandler as a teenager, Officer Jacob Bello now patrols those same streets as an officer with the Chandler Police Department. On his route as a patrol officer, Bello passes by the places he used to live. “The house I mentioned to you I grew up in, no electricity no running water, it was this house on the corner," Bello said.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaking now in Phoenix. https://t.co/TMfsoLjYha

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out with ICE in Phoenix this morning.

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Human traffickers. Drug Smugglers. 18th Street Gang members. Spent the morning in Phoenix with our brave @ICEgov and Arizona law enforcement arresting these dirtbags and getting them off of our streets. https://t.co/yH13jWwF1S