PHOENIX — From a woman who was found dead in her bathtub to incidents of extreme weather, here are some of the top Arizona news stories from Aug. 22-24.
Woman found dead in bathtub of West Valley home
An adult woman was discovered dead in her West Valley home’s bathtub on Saturday morning, authorities said.
The Phoenix Police Department received calls for a drowning around 10:30 a.m. at a residence near 95th Drive and Heber Road.
After an initial investigation, Phoenix police said the woman’s death was not a drowning and there seemed to be no foul play involved.
When the dispatched crew arrived on the scene, the woman “was beyond resuscitative measures,” according to Phoenix PD.
More monsoon activity expected in Phoenix area; extreme heat warning extended
Monsoon storms broke Phoenix’s dry spell on Thursday night, and more rain is in the forecast over the coming days.
Furthermore, a Valleywide extreme heat warning that was scheduled to expire Friday night has been extended through Sunday.
Thursday night’s storms produced 0.04 inches of rainfall at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service (NWS) uses for the city’s official readings. While other parts of the Valley were impacted by isolated showers as recently as last week, it was the first measurable precipitation at the airport since 0.16 inches fell on July 2.
Phoenix logs record high daily low temperature amid recent heatwave and monsoon
The city of Phoenix had a record high daily low temperature on Saturday on the backend of the latest extreme heat warning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, which NWS uses for official measurement, was at 92 degrees at around 7:46 a.m. It set a daily record for Aug. 23, 90 degrees being the previous record in 1998.
The normal low for this date on the calendar is 83 degrees.
The unofficial high temperature was recorded at 109 degrees at 3:58 p.m., four ticks above normal but five below the daily record of 114 in 2011.
The Valley extreme heat warning, which was originally scheduled to end on Friday, will remain in effect through Sunday at 8 p.m.
Owner of Arizona taco restaurants pleads guilty to employing undocumented migrants
The owner of multiple Arizona taco restaurants pleaded guilty on Wednesday to knowingly employing undocumented migrants, officials said.
Blademir Angulo Audeves, 42, also pleaded guilty to the charge of alien in possession of a firearm, according to a Thursday announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
Prosecutors said that Audeves is also an undocumented migrant himself.
In his plea, Audeves admitted to owning and operating El Taqueria El Taco Loko LLC, which consisted of a brick-and-mortar restaurant as well as two mobile restaurants in metro Phoenix.
Prosecutors said Audeves knowingly hired and employed at least 12 undocumented migrants. He also confessed to owning three firearms and ammunition, despite his immigration status.
TSMC’s Arizona factory turns a profit as White House explores equity stakes in chipmakers
The U.S. Department of Commerce has reportedly changed course on pursuing equity stakes in TSMC and Micron Technology in exchange for federal CHIPS Act subsidies, Reuters reported Thursday. While the White House is not considering equity in TSMC and Micron, companies that do not increase their U.S. investment commitments may have to provide equity in exchange for subsidies, Reuters reported, citing commentary from a U.S. Department of Commerce official.
Original story: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s Arizona manufacturing plant has turned its first profit since the chip giant began production at the north Phoenix site late last year.
TSMC reported a net profit of $150.1 million in U.S. dollars for its Arizona subsidiary in the first half of 2025, compared with a net loss of $143.4 million during the same time last year, according to a recent financial statement.
The company did not provide further commentary about its financial statement, although CEO C.C. Wei said on a July 17 earnings call that the chip giant is seeing strong AI-related demand from its U.S. customers, prompting a decision to ramp up production in Arizona.
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