Anne Ryman

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PHOENIX — The criminal trial for the man accused of shooting and killing his ballerina wife in 2022 may not happen this year. Christopher Hoopes recently changed attorneys and was in court Tuesday for a status conference. Because he has a new attorney, his May trial is likely to be pushed back again. “I don’t see any way that we’re going to be in trial on this in 2025,” Frankie Grimsman, a deputy county attorney in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, told the judge.

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PHOENIX — If you make a retail purchase or eat out in Phoenix, it’s going to cost more beginning July 1. The Phoenix City Council voted Tuesday to increase the city’s sales tax rate from 2.3% to 2.8%. The increase puts Phoenix at the higher end compared to other Valley cities. Chandler charges just 1.5% in sales tax while Buckeye’s sales tax is 3%. Here’s what the increase means:On purchases where city sales tax applies, the increase will be an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase.

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By Anne RymanClick here for updates on this story    GRANITE MOUNTAIN ESTATES, Arizona (KNXV) — Kara Peterson and her family built their dream home on a terraced hillside 16 years ago. She’s right near the Prescott National Forest, with sweeping views of the distant San Francisco Peaks. She feels like she is camping but in the comfort of her own home. “I want to be able to escape,” she said. “And I get to escape to my own house.”But two years ago, that sunny dream began to darken.

1 month ago | en.pressbee.net | Anne Ryman

By Anne Ryman Click here for updates on this story     GRANITE MOUNTAIN ESTATES, Arizona (KNXV) — Kara Peterson and her family built their dream home on a terraced hillside 16 years ago. She’s right near the Prescott National Forest, with sweeping views of the distant San Francisco Peaks. She feels like she is camping but in the comfort of her own home. “I want to be able to escape,” she said. “And I get to escape to my own house.” But two years ago, that sunny dream began to darken.

1 month ago | abc15.com | Anne Ryman

GRANITE MOUNTAIN ESTATES — Kara Peterson and her family built their dream home on a terraced hillside 16 years ago. She’s right near the Prescott National Forest, with sweeping views of the distant San Francisco Peaks. She feels like she is camping, but in the comfort of her own home. “I want to be able to escape,” she said. “And I get to escape to my own house.”But two years ago, that sunny dream began to darken. One July day, the emails and texts from neighbors started, one after the other.