Phoenix weekly round-up · 2026-W39
September 21 – September 27 · 395 stories from 8 sources
🚧 Freeway closures coming up
- Fri, 9/25, 20:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 202 eastbound ramp: to Loop 101 Southbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 21:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 101 southbound ramp: to W Thomas Rd — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 21:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · SR 51 southbound: between Indian School Rd and I-10 Westbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 21:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · SR 51 southbound ramp: to I-10 Westbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 21:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · SR 51 southbound ramp: to Loop 202 Eastbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 21:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · SR 51 southbound ramp: to I-10 Eastbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 21:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · SR 51 southbound ramp: I-10 HOV Eastbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 22:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 202 westbound: between SR 87 and Price Rd — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 22:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 202 westbound ramp: to Loop 101 Northbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 22:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 202 W westbound ramp: to Loop 202 Westbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Fri, 9/25, 22:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 303 northbound: between N 43rd Ave and I-17 Northbound — all lanes closed ↗
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- Sat, 9/26, 22:00 → Mon, 9/28, 05:00 · Loop 101 southbound ramp: to N Pima Rd — all lanes closed ↗
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🚧 Traffic & roads
- Tucson Unified leaders host community meetings to weigh options for school closures ↗
KJZZ
- Water leak forces closure of new Phoenix police headquarters months after opening ↗
AZFamily
- Thursday morning storms in the Valley prompt Sky Harbor airport ground stop, power outages ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- TSA stops repeat drug felon with cocaine, ketamine stash at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport: state ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Prop. 141 could complicate Arizona’s highway funding conundrum ↗
Arizona Capitol Times
🌡️ Weather & heat
- Powerful nor'easter pummels East Coast with coastal flooding and power outages ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- How Verde Valley winemakers turn extreme desert heat into world-class bottles ↗
AZFamily
- Globe marks one year since deadly flooding ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- Officials warn of severe weather in Sonora as Hurricane Polo moves north ↗
KJZZ
- Why supply-chain resilience means more than just extra inventory ↗
ASU News
🚨 Public safety
- Phoenix PD headquarters temporarily closed due to water leak ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- 1 dead after shooting in Maryvale, police say ↗
AZFamily
- Trump rejects temporary Iran ceasefire proposal as negotiations continue ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Watch a film about an unsolved 2004 killing at the Ahwatukee movie theater where it happened ↗
KJZZ
- ‘They’re not better than you’: 30 years later, Sun Devils reflect on 19-0 shutout of No. 1 Nebraska ↗
Cronkite News
🏛️ Government & policy
- Glendale bets on bed tax dollars to cement its status as a premier sports destination ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- US Supreme Court receives arguments about fate of prison healthcare system ↗
Arizona Capitol Times
- Report: ICE's detention expansion efforts lacked planning, wasted millions in taxpayer funds ↗
KJZZ
- Tempe considers banning license plate readers amid mounting privacy worries ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Arizona man’s courtroom attack on killer could jeopardize his legal status ↗
AZFamily
🎓 Education & campus
- More than 80 community members speak at public hearing on potential Scottsdale school closures ↗
KJZZ
- NAU professor creates safe drinking water map for Navajo Nation ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Horizon High School stages ‘Clue’ for fall play ↗
AZFamily
- ASU participates in world record-breaking AI hackathon ↗
ASU News
- New generation, different game: Gen Z embracing transforming tennis ↗
Cronkite News
🏠 Housing & real estate
💼 Business & jobs
- Arizona Snowbowl opens daily for fall: Here’s what visitors can do ↗
AZFamily
- AI restaurant ads are free. But at what cost? ↗
Phoenix New Times
- Free program helps Arizona women break into semiconductor industry ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- Convenience store robbed at gunpoint in Arizona ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Record diesel prices squeeze Arizona farmers as Iran conflict drives up costs ↗
Cronkite News
🎉 Community & events
- End of an era: Downtown Phoenix YMCA prepares to shut down ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Free things to do in Phoenix this weekend ↗
Phoenix New Times
- New community-driven First Friday event to bring art, history to Maricopa ↗
AZFamily
- Mesa seniors earn karate belts in adaptive program ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- Hundreds of volunteers remove trash and invasive species from lower Salt River ↗
KJZZ
🩺 Health
- Families receive free car seat inspections during 'Child Passenger Safety Week' ↗
ABC15 Arizona
- Arizona AG sues over kratom, kava in ‘feel free’ drink ↗
Arizona Capitol Times
- Phoenix runners gather at Chase Field for Diamondbacks 5K race against cancer ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Sinema’s ex-bodyguard says stress, mental health crisis led to home damage ↗
AZFamily
- Grand Canyon tour operator says some businesses have been set back worse than during COVID-19 ↗
KJZZ
📰 More local news
- Arizona couple accused of running chop shop, burying stolen truck as cops closed in ↗
AZFamily
- New routine blood draw could diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and cheaper ↗
FOX 10 Phoenix
- Epstein enabler donated to Arizona congressman ahead of files release ↗
Phoenix New Times
- Birders at Phoenix Tres Rios Wetlands recently spotted a bird that is almost never seen in Arizona ↗
KJZZ
- Chandler dad builds app to solve Little League dugout chaos for coaches ↗
ABC15 Arizona
🎟️ Events
- Arizona Restaurant Week
Arizona Restaurant Association
- Arizona State Fair
Arizona Exposition & State Fair
- Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
Barrett-Jackson
- Cactus League Spring Training
Cactus League Baseball Association
- Tucson Gem & Mineral Show
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
- WM Phoenix Open
The Thunderbirds
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