More migrants dying in car crashes in Arizona; Shelter near airport provides relief to unhoused; Celebrate Pride Month in the Valley
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Authorities in Arizona say they are seeing an increase in car crashes involving young drivers recruited to smuggle migrants.
A new shelter for people experiencing homelessness is now open in a formerly vacant city-owned building just north of the Phoenix airport.
In June, Pride Month events in the Valley including a Pride Bar Crawl in Scottsdale, Miss Gay Arizona America in Tempe, Improv in Chandler and more.
Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a high near 111 degrees. Mostly clear at night, with a low near 85 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1894, the town of Globe was destroyed by fire.
In 1901, the first spike was driven on the Narrow Gauge Railroad of the Greene Consolidated Copper Co. from Naco to the mines in Cananea.
In 1904, a fire of incendiary origin in Nogales destroyed the Southern Pacific Station, U.S. Customs building, Wells Fargo Depot and several freight cars.
In 1932, after an absence of 104 years, the Franciscan Order again occupied residence quarters in San Xavier Mission.
In 2020, hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church for the funeral of George Floyd, a Black man whose death during a Minneapolis arrest inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: More migrants dying in car crashes in Arizona
