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Earnhardt Auto Center celebrates anniversary with $73,000 donation to Phoenix Food Bank


Earnhardt Auto Center celebrates anniversary with ,000 donation to Phoenix Food Bank

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Earnhardt Auto Center celebrates its 73rd anniversary with a $73,000 donation to St. Mary’s Food Bank. Over the years, the company has grown to over 17 dealerships throughout the valley. The Earnhardt family said their goal is to support the communities that have supported them all these years. “Just over four years […]

Plans for new electric vehicle charging stations along Arizona highways announced


Plans for new electric vehicle charging stations along Arizona highways announced

PHOENIX (AZFamily) – The state of Arizona is taking steps to reduce range anxiety among electric vehicle owners. The Arizona Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it has selected companies to design, build, operate and maintain a network of 49 electric vehicle charging stations along highways across the state. Eighteen new fast-charging stations will fill […]

Man arrested for snatching girls’ cell phones at a Peoria store


Man arrested for snatching girls’ cell phones at a Peoria store

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) – A man is facing multiple robberies after he was accused of taking cell phones from two young girls at a Peoria store. Dominic Gonzalez, 26, of Glendale was arrested on August 22 after an investigation lasting approximately two months. Peoria police said their investigation began on June 19 when officers were […]

Severe overnight fire damages modern multi-purpose church building in Phoenix


Severe overnight fire damages modern multi-purpose church building in Phoenix

PHOENIX (AZFamily) – An overnight fire damaged a multi-purpose church building in Phoenix on Sunday. At around 1 a.m., firefighters responded to the Alhambra Beloved Church near 19th and Glenrosa Avenue. Crews battled a rapidly spreading fire. Firefighters concluded that the fire likely started in the gymnasium and spread to classrooms on the first and […]

Justice Department accuses RealPage of illegal rent increase scheme in antitrust lawsuit


Justice Department accuses RealPage of illegal rent increase scheme in antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AZ Family/AP) — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage Inc. on Friday, accusing it of an illegal system that allows landlords to coordinate on raising rents. The lawsuit, filed jointly with the attorneys general of states including North Carolina and California, accuses the company of violating antitrust […]

Expired beef and improperly stored eggs found in Phoenix-area restaurants


Expired beef and improperly stored eggs found in Phoenix-area restaurants

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Each week, Arizona’s Family looks for restaurants that have recently been inspected by the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department. Our Dirty Dining Report selects restaurants with the most “risk factors,” which inspectors consider to be serious violations of health codes. For more details on the restaurant inspection rating system, visit Maricopa County […]

Downtown Phoenix store owner loses thousands of dollars after break-in


Downtown Phoenix store owner loses thousands of dollars after break-in

PHOENIX (AZFamily)— A small business owner is trying to get back on her feet after she says someone stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from her downtown Phoenix store. The seamstress says she no longer feels safe in the place she once loved. Kelsey Garner, owner of KS Garner, has been a seamstress in […]

At the Mesa ice cream parlor you can get cool treats seven days a week.


At the Mesa ice cream parlor you can get cool treats seven days a week.

MESA, AZ (AZFamily)—Taste of Arizona reviewed a viewer recommendation for Gourmet Gelato and Coffee in East Mesa. Valley dad Brian Pope opened Gourmet Gelato and Coffee two years ago after getting ice cream that became a family favorite as his children grew up. He is in the store seven days a week and makes everything […]

Air conditioning back on, rent reduction for residents of an apartment complex in Phoenix who had to live without air conditioning for months


Air conditioning back on, rent reduction for residents of an apartment complex in Phoenix who had to live without air conditioning for months

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — With a reduced rent and a town hall meeting, a Phoenix apartment complex is apologizing after tenants were left without working air conditioning for more than two months during a brutal heat wave. On Saturday the 32nd, memos about the peace offer were posted all over Buenos Aires. Our series of reports […]

Students sent home due to gas leak at Buckeye Union High School


Students sent home due to gas leak at Buckeye Union High School

BUCKEYE, AZ (AZFamily) – Due to a gas leak, students at a high school in the West Valley were evacuated and released early on Friday. The gas leak was reported at Buckeye Union High School around 10 a.m. Emergency crews found two buildings with a strong smell of gas and evaluated the gas meters. The […]