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Katya Schwenk

Katya Schwenk was a staff writer for Phoenix New Times from August 2021 to August 2023. Originally from Burlington, Vermont, she covered issues ranging from policing to far-right politics here in Phoenix. She has worked as a breaking news correspondent in Rabat, Morocco, for Morocco World News, a government technology reporter for Scoop News Group in Washington, D.C., and a local reporter in Vermont for VTDigger. Her freelance work has been published in Business Insider, the Intercept, and the American Prospect, among other places.

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Tempe Police Officer Who Held Black Hotel Worker at Gunpoint Lost His License to be a Cop

Tempe Police Officer Who Held Black Hotel Worker at Gunpoint Lost His License to be a Cop

By Katya SchwenkMarch 18, 2022

Ronald Kerzaya remained on the Tempe Police Department force even after he held a Black hotel worker at gunpoint as he searched for a white suspect. He has since lost his license to hold a badge and gun.

Maricopa County Reaches 10,000 Pot Expungements, Many More Remain

Maricopa County Reaches 10,000 Pot Expungements, Many More Remain

By Katya SchwenkMarch 17, 2022

Advocates say this is just a dent in the number of people who are eligible to clear their names. And they worry that some are slipping through the cracks.

Family of Police Slain Ex-NFL Player Files Lawsuit Against City of Phoenix Seeking Justice, Money

By Katya SchwenkMarch 13, 2022

Udofia was remembered as a “gentle giant,” and beloved friend by friends and family members after his death.

More than 28,000 People Died of COVID-19 in Arizona. Here’s How You Can Remember Them

By Katya SchwenkMarch 10, 2022

After Kristin Urquiza’s father died of COVID-19 in Maryvale, her push for justice has become a national movement.

Vandals Trashed Mystery Castle in South Phoenix, Community Steps up to Support the Artistic Treasure

By Katya SchwenkMarch 8, 2022

In the days since a break-in left Phoenix’s beloved Mystery Castle in disarray, staff say they have seen an “outpouring” of support from the community.

Arizona’s Border Vigilante Groups Call On Truckers To Join Them

Arizona’s Border Vigilante Groups Call On Truckers To Join Them

By Katya SchwenkMarch 5, 2022

As trucker convoys make their way through Arizona, some are joining vigilante groups at the border.

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Maryvale Has Yet Another Toxic Groundwater Plume, Arizona Regulators Found

Maryvale Has Yet Another Toxic Groundwater Plume, Arizona Regulators Found

By Katya SchwenkMarch 2, 2022

Environmental investigators have found “very significant” groundwater contamination beneath a residential neighborhood in west Phoenix.

Lawmakers Censure Arizona Sen. Wendy Rogers Over “Unhinged” Posts, Threats

Lawmakers Censure Arizona Sen. Wendy Rogers Over “Unhinged” Posts, Threats

By Katya SchwenkMarch 2, 2022

Arizona lawmaker Wendy Rogers has not been taking the punishment well.

Arpaio Draws Cheers At Far-Right Conference For Saying He’s “Biggest Racist In the Country”

Arpaio Draws Cheers At Far-Right Conference For Saying He’s “Biggest Racist In the Country”

By Katya SchwenkMarch 1, 2022

Arpaio drew resounding cheers at Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist conference for saying he had bought a gun to “shoot people who come across the border.”

Urban Phoenix Neighbors Push Back on Luxury Gated Homes Next to Uptown Light Rail

Urban Phoenix Neighbors Push Back on Luxury Gated Homes Next to Uptown Light Rail

By Katya SchwenkMarch 1, 2022

A luxury gated community is at odds with dense urban development neighbors claim. How will Phoenix City Council vote this week?

Luxury Scottsdale Home Developer Tapped to Build Disney’s Next Kingdom

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 27, 2022

DMB Development, which designed some of Scottsdale’s most opulent planned neighborhoods, is joining Disney’s eyebrow-raising residential communities venture.

Gosar And AOC On the Same Side? “Hell Hath Frozen,” Arizona’s Congressman Says

Gosar And AOC On the Same Side? “Hell Hath Frozen,” Arizona’s Congressman Says

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 24, 2022

All eyes were on Ukraine Thursday as Russia launched a military attack on its neighbor in the early hours of the morning.

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Big Pot Stands To Win Big From Arizona’s Social Equity Lottery

Big Pot Stands To Win Big From Arizona’s Social Equity Lottery

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 23, 2022

“I want the state to know that the Wolf of Wall Street is in Maryvale, targeting low-income families.”

Phoenix Police Drones are Coming Sooner Than You Think

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 17, 2022

Phoenix police now immediately begin the process of purchasing and implementing a drone program.

ACLU: Maricopa County Jail Inmates are Waiting Months for COVID-19 Vaccines

ACLU: Maricopa County Jail Inmates are Waiting Months for COVID-19 Vaccines

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 16, 2022

One woman in Estrella Jail testified that she had not been provided a vaccine for months, even though she was high-risk for complications.

Arizona’s Weed Entrepreneurs Sold $1.9 Billion of Marijuana Last Year – That’s a Lot of Blunts

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 11, 2022

Arizona consumers spent nearly $2 billion on marijuana in the first year of legal recreational marijuana in the state.

Arizona’s Attorney General Stokes Fear Over ‘Invasion’ Along U.S.-Mexico Border

Arizona’s Attorney General Stokes Fear Over ‘Invasion’ Along U.S.-Mexico Border

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 10, 2022

“This is really, at its core, dangerous political posturing that does not have [a] foundation in the law,” said one ACLU attorney.

No, Mark Zuckerberg Did Not Personally Gift Millions To Sway Arizona’s Elections

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 8, 2022

States are “strangling the budgets of election offices while preventing them from seeking help from other sources,” said election nonprofit founder David Becker.

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Kelli Ward Doesn’t Want to Give Up Her Phone Records

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 4, 2022

What do Kelli Ward’s phone records reveal about Arizona’s voter fraud conspiracies? She doesn’t want us to know.

Maricopa County Eviction Attempts Reach Highest Level Since Pandemic Began

Maricopa County Eviction Attempts Reach Highest Level Since Pandemic Began

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 3, 2022

More renters are facing eviction notices as landlords are flooding Maricopa County with new filings, up 60 percent over the year.

Why is a Symbol of Christian Nationalism Hanging in the Arizona House?

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 31, 2022

It’s not clear when it was first displayed, but there’s growing backlash to the “Appeal to Heaven” flag hanging inside the Arizona House of Representatives building.

QAnon Congressional Hopeful Hijacks Scottsdale’s School Board Meeting

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 27, 2022

A QAnon figurehead with no ties to Scottsdale showed up at a school board meeting to promote his congressional campaign.

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