PHOENIX — From demolition crews that took down Milum Textile Factory in Phoenix to former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema issuing a warning the city of Chandler to support AI-focused data centers, here are some of the top Arizona news stories from Oct. 24-26.
Demolition crews swiftly move in at Milum Textile building site in Phoenix
Just weeks after a downtown Phoenix building finally sold after years of fighting over its historic preservation status, crews are already at the site and ready to start demolition, paving the way for a possible mixed-use redevelopment.
Chicago-based investor JRG Capital Partners bought the property, which sits on 1.76 acres and includes multiple buildings, for $8.5 million on Sept. 17 from longtime owner Craig Milum.
Former Sen. Sinema warns Chandler to embrace AI data centers or face federal intervention
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema warned the city of Chandler in a meeting last week that failure to support the development of local AI-focused data centers will result in a loss of control for the city. The federal government, she said, will eventually step in.
Her comments came in the final portion of a long discussion Oct. 15 about a proposed data center and office campus project planned for the South Price Road Corridor in Chandler. The potential developer has argued against city staff’s concerns that the project does not fit the area’s land-use vision.
Sinema, president and CEO of the Arizona Business Roundtable, encouraged the planning and zoning commission to push the proposal forward and to embrace the emerging technology needs of the coming “AI revolution.”
SAFE Alert issued for 41-year-old man last seen in Surprise
A SAFE Alert was issued on Saturday night for a 41-year-old man last seen in Surprise, authorities said.
Abel Perez was last seen on foot earlier Saturday near the neighborhood of Prasada, which is close to Waddell and the Loop 303.
Perez is 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.
Phoenix police ask for public’s help locating, identifying robbery assault suspects
Robbery detectives with the Phoenix Police Department are asking for the public’s help locating and identifying suspects in a robbery assault case.
On Oct. 15, a man’s vehicle became disabled in the area of Mohave and Seventh streets around 12:20 a.m., according to Phoenix PD.
Police said the man was walking to a nearby convenience store when he was approached by a man and a woman.
The man of the duo reportedly struck the male victim multiple times in the face while the woman took the victim’s phone and wallet.
Police identify woman killed in head-on crash on State Route 74 near Lake Pleasant
A woman who was killed in a head-on crash on State Route 74 in Peoria on Thursday was identified by police on Friday.
Crystal Tena, 43, from Goodyear, was killed when a Ford Bronco she was driving was hit head-on by a Dodge Ram truck on SR74 between 87th Avenue and New River Road, just south of Lake Pleasant, according to the Peoria Police Department.
The crash led to SR74 being closed for more than five hours.
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