Man pleads guilty to 2023 killing of Lauren Heike on Phoenix hiking trail
Zion Teasley admitted to killing Lauren Heike, whose body was found with 15 stab wounds along a north Phoenix, Arizona, community trail in 2023.
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As Taiwan expands Arizona chip plant, China warns against developing political ties
The world's biggest chipmaker now manufactures at scale in Phoenix, as well as Taiwan. China is warning political leaders in Arizona to not get too friendly.
Geopolitics
Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China
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Healthcare
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Transport
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Geopolitics
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New Charlie Kirk statue vandalized at Turning Point USA headquarters
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2 Phoenix police officers fired, arrested after violent traffic stop
Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the…
Consumer
Plans advance for a proposed JW Marriott hotel in downtown Phoenix
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Transport
New choices: BNSF expands intermodal rail option between Phoenix and North Texas
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An air traffic controller noticed that two planes - one departing, one landing - were both flight 2482. He acted quickly to avoid confusion.
SHOTS FIRED At Phoenix ICE Office, Building Hit By Gunfire
SHOTS FIRED At Phoenix ICE Office, Building Hit By Gunfire
Housing
Phoenix ME profit leaps 55% despite pricing pressures
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Autos
Waymo and Uber end robotaxi pilot in Phoenix
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Housing
McLaren and Phoenix ME land roles on £254m Iver data centre scheme
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Technology
Willmeng starts $7B Phoenix mixed-use project, companion to TSMC site
Halo Vista, the 2,300-acre master-planned development north of Phoenix, will sit immediately adjacent to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's $65 b…
Autos
Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis
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Commodities
Phoenix Copper fires chair, CFO over secret payments
Internal probe revealed millions in undisclosed transactions tied to fundraising deals, prompting governance overhaul.
Transport
Small plane crashes into Phoenix home minutes after takeoff, injuring 3
A small plane crashed into a Phoenix home shortly after takeoff from Deer Valley Airport, sending three people to a hospital with injuries.
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Housing
Construction downturn could give way to 'phoenix moment', says Glenigan
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Serial killer gets death sentence for string of murders in Phoenix
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Housing
New taskforce to tackle phoenix firms
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Autos
Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix
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ICE officer shoots illegal immigrant during Phoenix traffic stop gone wrong, both hospitalized
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