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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Colton Krolak |Balin Overstolz McNair |Payne Moses
PHOENIX — Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said there are multiple strategies city leaders are taking to provide a wide variety of affordable housing options to residents. “It really is a priority to make sure folks can afford a good place to call home,” Gallego said during KTAR News 92.3 FM‘s Highlight on Housing special show on Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Colton Krolak |Balin Overstolz McNair |Payne Moses
This is the third installment in a three-part series on the state of the Arizona housing market. Read part one here and part two here. PHOENIX — Many Arizonans put the American dream of homeownership on hold as prices and mortgage rates skyrocketed in recent years. Is now a good time to buy a home? Experts say anyone thinking about taking the plunge need to take multiple factors into consideration.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Kevin Stone |Balin Overstolz McNair
PHOENIX – A suspect is in custody after a man was killed in a south Phoenix shooting on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The alleged shooter, 48-year-old Antonio Lopez Jr., was found hiding behind a trash bin near the shooting scene, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Kevin Stone |Balin Overstolz McNair |Shira Tanzer
PHOENIX – A man jumped to his death from the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in Phoenix on Monday night, authorities said. The man, whose name and age were not released, climbed onto a freeway retaining wall above the area of 52nd and Van Buren streets, near the Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights, around 6 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department. After several hours of negotiations, he jumped to the roadway below, suffering serious injuries, police said.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Balin Overstolz McNair |Shira Tanzer
PHOENIX — Tempe residents recycled a record amount of waste last year, according to city officials. Residents used the city’s yearly Zero Waste events, as well as Tempe’s Household Products Collection Center (HPCC), to recycle 463,628 pounds of waste. HPCC has helped residents safely dispose over 7.4 million pounds of hazardous waste since its opening in 1999.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Bailey Leasure |Balin Overstolz McNair |Shira Tanzer
PHOENIX — The westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway was closed near Sky Harbor Boulevard for several hours Monday night for a law enforcement situation, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Transportation announced the closure around 6:45 a.m.It’s not clear when the situation cleared up, but ADOT said the freeway was reopened before the Tuesday morning commute. Traffic was diverted to State Route 143 while the westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway was closed.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Balin Overstolz McNair |Payne Moses
This is the second installment in a three-part series on the state of the Arizona housing market. Read part one here. PHOENIX — For years, lawmakers and real estate experts have been saying that Arizona needs to bolster its housing supply to address the growing issue of affordability. “We have both an affordability and an availability crisis going on at the moment,” said Danny Seiden, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Kevin Stone |Balin Overstolz McNair
PHOENIX – The daughter of late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva wants to keep his southern Arizona congressional seat in the family. On Monday, Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva announced her candidacy for the office that opened when her father died earlier this month. “In Congress, I will work to create opportunities to help all our families achieve their American Dream — no matter who you are, where you come from or where you live,” Grijalva, a Democrat like her father, said in a press release.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Balin Overstolz McNair |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — Visit the historic Piper Writer’s house at Arizona State University’s Tempe campus and you might notice a few changes. The cottage is famous for nourishing the minds of writers through ASU’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. Before then, it hosted ASU presidents from 1907 to 1959. The university recently wrapped up a renovation project that added a large, outdoor patio, according to a Wednesday news release from Willmeng Construction, which spearheaded the upgrades.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Kevin Stone |Balin Overstolz McNair |Arizona Central
PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes indicated Friday he is planning to seek reelection rather than aim for a higher office. The Democrat had openly discussed the possibility of running for Congress or governor, but it now seems Fontes aims to extend his tenure as the state’s top elections official. That’s because he made a post on X with a pretty clear hint about his intentions.
