Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: Which Phoenix freeways will shut down for construction this weekend?

And on the Phoenix Patch calendar - Floating in Moonlight: Summer Full Moon Float

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Friday August 28th Patch AM
Friday August 28th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hi there, Phoenix! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Phoenix freeways will shut down for construction this weekend?
  • How Phoenix's grounded chopper is straining life-saving rescues in extreme heat
  • What happens to Phoenix cases tied to these fired officers now?

Also on today's calendar: Floating in Moonlight: Summer Full Moon Float and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 114 and low of 89 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 110, low: 86.
  • Sunday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 106 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Loop 101, Loop 202 closures among major weekend freeway restrictions in metro Phoenix (azfamily.com) — Expect major freeway disruptions across metro Phoenix this weekend, including full closures on parts of Loop 101, Loop 202, and lane reductions on State Route 51 through central Phoenix. ADOT crews will be widening and repaving key stretches, with detailed detours via Bell Road, Pecos Road, I-17, and local streets to help you navigate around the work.
   

2. Inside the Maricopa County Sheriff's rescue helicopter: How Arizona summer heat pushes Fox 1 to its limits (abc15.com) — Phoenix's rescue helicopter is down for maintenance until October, so Maricopa County Sheriff's Fox 1 is handling more life-or-death missions in extreme heat, including recent hoist rescues on Camelback Mountain. Crews describe how high temperatures limit fuel, hovering time, and patient loads, and county leaders are weighing an $18 million replacement aircraft to boost rescue capacity.
   

3. County attorney promises to hold ex-officers in Phoenix accountable (azcentral.com) — Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell says a veteran prosecution team will pursue felony charges against two former Phoenix police officers accused of a violent, unreported traffic stop in south Phoenix. She's also ordered reviews of past and current cases involving the officers, while Phoenix police conduct a broader probe of their South Mountain Precinct to see if misconduct runs deeper.
   

4. Statewide ban or local control? Where Gov. Katie Hobbs, Congressman Andy Biggs stand on Flock debate (abc15.com) — A public safety forum in downtown Phoenix spotlighted a sharp split between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Rep. Andy Biggs over Flock license plate cameras. Hobbs favors local control with state safeguards, while Biggs backs a statewide ban, as several Valley cities reconsider or drop the technology and the attorney general opens a review.
   

5. Instagram date ends badly when teen sprays West Phoenix street with assault rifle, police say (fox10phoenix.com) — Phoenix police have arrested a 19-year-old local man accused of ambushing a truck and firing rifle rounds down a West Phoenix street after tracking his date's boyfriend through phone location data. Detectives say license plate readers, surveillance video, and a distinctive getaway car helped link him to the June shooting, and he now faces multiple felony charges with another court date set next week.
   

📸 Around Phoenix

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Phoenix

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

📣 Phoenix Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 28
  • Varsity Football vs Ironwood
    Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
    7:00 pm
  • Varsity Football @ Ironwood
    Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
    7:00 pm
  • Varsity Football: Glendale vs Washington
    Glendale High School Glendale, AZ 85301
    7:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Varsity Swim/Dive - Boy's:Ironwood vs Glendale
    Glendale High School Glendale, AZ 85301
    4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Phoenix PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Impact Gymnastics Expands to the West Valley, Taking Over Former Flames Gymnastics Location —Charlotte Shaff Read on Patch
  • Valley Leadership Launches Catalyze Class 6 with a Call To Shape Arizona's Future —Charlotte Shaff Read on Patch
  • Tempe Diablos Announce Arnold Mejia as New President —Chris Fahrendorf Read on Patch
  • Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit 1170 in Phoenix. Apply here.
  • The Charles Schwab Corporation posted a job opening for Financial Services Representative in Phoenix. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Phoenix here.

Ok Phoenix! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Phoenix