Teen indicted in rape of 8-year-old in Phoenix
A 14-year-old Liberian refugee has been indicted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old girl at a Phoenix apartment complex.
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Boy indicted in rape of 8-year-old girl in Phoenix
A 14-year-old boy has been indicted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old Liberian refugee at a Phoenix apartment complex, authorities said Saturday.
In Phoenix, investors crowd out other homebuyers
PHOENIX Each time Lance and Kelli Thorson thought they had found their first home, someone would outbid them. It’s already happened at least 15 times. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be in a depressed housing market like Phoenix. Buyers are supposed to be able to walk in and get pretty much whatever they want. Now, the Thorsons have taken up a tactic not seen since the heyday of the housing bubble: They are making offers on homes before they’ve seen them, as many as three per day. “It’s frustrating, because we’ve jumped through all the hoops, and there …
Phoenix church bells declared disturbers of the peace
A bishop gets a 10-day sentence (suspended) after noise complaints from neighbors. A Christian legal group has vowed to appeal.
After nearly 20 years on an impersonal commercial strip, the Cathedral of Christ the King moved to a quiet residential neighborhood in the northwestern edge of this metropolis. Church leaders were eager to be part of a community.
In Phoenix, Homeless Battle Summer Heat
Summers in Phoenix can be long and lethal for those who can’t escape the heat. Those who live in it say the heat makes them irritable, disoriented and unable to eat. Even at night, the temperature can hover in the lower 90s.
Fume-filled cabin forces plane evacuation in Phoenix
Hundreds of passengers aboard a British Airways Boeing 747 preparing to depart for London from the Phoenix airport were forced to use slides to evacuate the jet on Friday night after fumes filled the cabin.
Las Vegas-to-Phoenix interstate plan in the works
The construction of the four-lane Hoover Dam bypass bridge opens a transportation possibility that is being seriously explored in Las Vegas and Phoenix: A new interstate to connect the two metropolitan areas. The proposed Interstate 11, which has buy-in from governments on both sides of the state line, would follow the U.S. 93 corridor, the current route between the cities. It would include a detour around Boulder City along the route of the proposed Boulder City Bypass.
Hundreds Evacuated From 747 in Phoenix
Hundreds use slides to evacuate British Airways 747 at Phoenix airport after smoke fills cabin
