What to do about metro Phoenix's eviction crisis; How a Phoenix school handled multiple COVID-19 deaths; Rare purple mushroom in Ariz.
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Arizona Eviction filings are climbing to pre-pandemic levels. Is the system broken? Housing advocates are demanding change.
6 parents at one Phoenix school died of COVID-19 in 2 months. Here's how a program helped students and staff deal with the trauma.
A rare dark purple mushroom has been found in Arizona for the first time. 'Beautiful as a delicate wildflower' is how one person described it. Take a look.
Today, you can expect it to be mostly sunny, with a high near 97 degrees. Mostly clear at night, with a low near 64 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1859, Fort Mojave was established.
In 1884, Henry Chee Dodge was appointed head Chief of the Navajo Tribe by Agent Riordan.
In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle against Nazi forces.
In 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret exploded aboard the USS Iowa in the Caribbean. (The Navy initially suspected that a dead crew member had deliberately sparked the blast, but later said there was no proof of that.)
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: What to do about metro Phoenix's eviction crisis
