AZ Briefing: How Cave Creek has prepared for fire threats; Phoenix home prices fall as supplies jump; Meet new host of 'Your Life Arizona'

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Fernando Villalobos (left) and his caretaker, Sunny Parker, walk through the burned remains of a structure on Villalobos' property on Aug. 5, 2022, in Cave Creek.
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A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

After dodging two wildfires in one year, here's how Cave Creek has prepared itself for future threats.

Home sales and prices are falling as the supply of homes is jumping in the Phoenix area. The median home price in July dropped to $453,500.

Meet Darrell J. Cunningham, the new host of "Your Life Arizona" — it's a role he's "been chasing for 13 years."

Today, you can expect it to be hazy with sunshine, and a high near 103 degrees. It's expected to be mainly clear at night, with a low near 84 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

  • On this date in 1963, more than 200,000 people listened as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

  • In 1968, police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic National Convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president.

  • In 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered everyone in the city to evacuate after Hurricane Katrina grew to a monster storm.

  • In 2013, a military jury sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that claimed 13 lives. On the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial, President Barack Obama stood on the same steps as he challenged new generations to seize the cause of racial equality.

  • In 2020, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he was stepping down because a chronic illness had resurfaced. (Abe was succeeded by his right-hand man, Yoshihide Suga. Abe was assassinated in July 2022.)

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