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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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Advisory Board ‘Outraged’ Over Treatment by Sheriff Paul Penzone

By Katya SchwenkFebruary 1, 2023

“I’m not going to give extensions,” a judge warned Sheriff Paul Penzone during a court hearing in a long-running racial discrimination suit.

Two Phoenix Cops Won’t Face Charges in QuikTrip Beating

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 31, 2023

Two Phoenix officers caught on video beating a handcuffed man who moments earlier shot at them will not face charges, prosecutors said Monday.

Phoenix Police Considers Stricter Use-of-Force Policy for Cops

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 27, 2023

“Will these policy changes simply be ink on paper? Or will they actually be able to change a very broken and corrupt culture at the Phoenix Police Department?”

Maricopa County Attorney Will Pursue Death Penalty Cases Despite State’s Pause in Executions

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 25, 2023

Executions are on pause now in Arizona, as the governor starts an independent review of the state’s use of the death penalty.

City, Phoenix Cops Negotiate New Contract in Secret Despite Calls for Transparency

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 19, 2023

The new police contract will help shape the power and practices of the embattled Phoenix Police Department. But it’ll likely be kept secret until it’s finalized.

Sheriff Paul Penzone Appeals Contempt Order That Proposed Millions in Fines

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 13, 2023

Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone is challenging a judge’s November ruling holding him in contempt of court in a decades-long court case.

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Phoenix Police Shoot, Kill Two People in Deadly Start to New Year

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 12, 2023

After shooting to death 10 people in 2022, the Phoenix Police Department has recorded two police killings in the first week of 2023.

Phoenix Continues Sweeps in Homeless Camp But Ignores Dinosaurs It Wants Evicted

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 6, 2023

A California company installed unauthorized metal sculptures in a homeless encampment downtown. Now, it’s refusing to take them down.

Arizona Supports Executing Man on Death Row Who Asked to Die

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 2, 2023

The execution date of Aaron Gunches is nearing. Will new Attorney General Kris Mayes move to stop it?

Teacher Sues Chandler School Over ‘Hostility’ Aimed at LGBTQ Students

Teacher Sues Chandler School Over ‘Hostility’ Aimed at LGBTQ Students

By Katya SchwenkDecember 29, 2022

An English teacher spoke out about Valley Christian High School’s discrimination against LGBTQ students. He was fired days later.

California Ghost Kitchen Unmasked as Creator of Bootleg Dinos in the Zone

By Katya SchwenkDecember 21, 2022

A California-based ghost kitchen company installed giant dinosaurs in a sprawling homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix and now has until December 30 to remove them.

Under Federal Scrutiny, Phoenix Conducts Clean Up in Massive Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkDecember 17, 2022

It was the first clean up the city has conducted in the downtown homeless encampment in months – and it was watched closely.

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As New Chief Stresses De-Escalation, Phoenix Police Shoot and Kill 10th Person

By Katya SchwenkDecember 16, 2022

The week of November 28 was a deadly one for the Phoenix Police Department.

Who Put Giant Metal Dinosaurs in Phoenix’s Largest Homeless Encampment?

By Katya SchwenkDecember 15, 2022

In a strange twist to the ongoing legal battles over the city’s largest area for homeless people, large metal dinosaurs displaced some unsheltered people, and no one will say who installed the Jurassic art.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Workers Rally for Higher Wages, Better Working Conditions

By Katya SchwenkDecember 9, 2022

“Us workers, we need to stand up. And we need to fight for what’s right for us.”

Sheriff Paul Penzone Braces for $1.15 Million Monthly Court Fine

Sheriff Paul Penzone Braces for $1.15 Million Monthly Court Fine

By Katya SchwenkDecember 8, 2022

One month after Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone was held in contempt in an ongoing federal court case, the county is bracing itself for a fine of $1.15 million – and possibly more.

Rachel Mitchell Used Fear to Win. What that Means for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Rachel Mitchell Used Fear to Win. What that Means for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

By Katya SchwenkDecember 8, 2022

Rachel Mitchell won a full term in office, returning a law-and-order era prosecutor back to power in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

New Chief Offers Vague 4-Step Plan to Help Fix Phoenix Police Department

By Katya SchwenkDecember 7, 2022

After two months on the job, police Chief Michael Sullivan is making – at least tentative ones – changes at the Phoenix Police Department.

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ACLU Sues Phoenix to Stop New Sweeps of Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkDecember 1, 2022

“The city is terrorizing the very people it should be helping,” ACLU attorneys say.

With Just Weeks Left in Office, Mark Brnovich Pushing for Another Execution

With Just Weeks Left in Office, Mark Brnovich Pushing for Another Execution

By Katya SchwenkNovember 29, 2022

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has only six weeks left in office. But he still wants to pursue one last execution.

Sheriff’s Office Admits Botching DUI Case Against Phoenix Cop

By Katya SchwenkNovember 22, 2022

“Why it was not done, why it took so long, and when the resubmittal did occur, why didn’t it go downtown? These are all questions that are going to be answered once the investigation is completed.”

Metro Phoenix Starbucks Workers Strike on Red Cup Day

By Katya SchwenkNovember 19, 2022

Workers shuttered a Starbucks store in east Mesa on Thursday.

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