Corina Vanek

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Corina Vanek

Location: Loop 202 and Cooper Road in ChandlerDescription: Wedgewood, a veterinary pharmaceutical company and the parent company of online veterinary pharmacy platform Blue Rabbit, is nearing opening of their Chandler facility. The project is expected to house 250 jobs by 2027. The 90,000-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for rapid delivery and offer local pickup for Arizona pet owners. The facility is planned to eventually replace Wedgewood’s smaller Arizona facility.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Corina Vanek

A historic Tempe church could be preserved and a historic home relocated as part of a plan to develop a 29-story skyscraper east of Mill Avenue. Wexford Developments and Core Spaces, the co-developers of the project, are planning a mixed-use tower at 109 E. Sixth St., a site that holds the First Congregational Church building, an office building and the 102-year-old Harry Walker house. The house operated as the House of Tricks restaurant until 2022 when the restaurant closed.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Corina Vanek

Multiple storage units were burned in a fire at a storage facility near Indian School Road and Grand Avenue in Phoenix. When Phoenix Fire Department crews arrived at the facility around noon on April 13, there was heavy smoke and fire at multiple storage units. Crews were able to contain the fire to those units. One person was transported to a hospital for a minor injury that was not caused by the fire. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe cause of the fire had not yet been determined, fire officials said.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Corina Vanek

Two men were arrested after they were accused of breaking into a guest room at a resort in Paradise Valley, assaulting a man inside and abducting a woman, according to the Paradise Valley Police Department. Police arrived at the hotel at about 3 a.m. April 8. The man told police two men forcibly entered the room, assaulted him and abducted his female companion. The men then fled the hotel with the woman. The incident occurred near Scottsdale and Indian School roads.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Corina Vanek

An Arizona baseball coach pled guilty to multiple crimes related to child pornography, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said in a news release. Donald Michael, also known as “Baseball Fun,” 47, from Queen Creek, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture child pornography, one count of conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, one count of distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography and two counts of receipt of child pornography.