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TJ L'Heureux

TJ L’Heureux worked as a staff writer for Phoenix New Times from September 2023 to January 2026, focusing primarily on news. Now, he’s an occasional freelancer for the paper and works as a politics reporter for the Arizona Agenda. TJ also worked at Arizona State University’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism prior to joining New Times, winning a best community service project/reporting award in the 2023 EPPY Awards. TJ holds a master’s degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University and a bachelor’s degree in public policy and Latin American studies from the University of Chicago.

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Free gas frenzy: YouTuber’s $10K giveaway causes chaos at local Arco

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 6, 2025

Juan Gonzalez’s pop-up fuel free-for-all created such a traffic headache, Phoenix police shut it down and threatened fines.

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GOP lawmaker’s bill would ban unhoused people from traffic medians

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 3, 2025

State Sen. John Kavanagh wants to bar pedestrians from medians. Critics note that it would further criminalize homelessness.

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Video: Phoenix police kill armed man in Whataburger shootout

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 2, 2025

Surveillance footage shows Marion Joyner entering with a rifle and ordering everyone out before a standoff with cops.

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Phoenix police: Hey guys, please don’t shoot guns in the air on NYE?

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 31, 2024

You’d think it goes without saying to not fire bullets into the sky indiscriminately. Apparently not in Arizona.

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Bird flu is in Maricopa County. Here’s what to know

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 31, 2024

Wastewater testing found the virus in Phoenix, Surprise and Tempe. Here’s a guide to what that means.

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Couple says Phoenix cops beat and tased them after they called 911

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 30, 2024

Everette and Julie Mills say they called 911 for help with their son, only for cops to attack and arrest them upon arrival.

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Meet ‘Meaghie Jane,’ a lifestyle brand aiming to raise weed’s profile

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 27, 2024

Arizona native Meaghan Gould’s company hosts cannabis mocktail hours in Phoenix to demystify recreational weed.

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Phoenix Sky Harbor airport shooting: What to know

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 26, 2024

Phoenix police said the Christmas night shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute and that no suspects are outstanding.

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Trump endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson for governor. His base freaked out

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 23, 2024

This weekend in Phoenix, Donald Trump threw his support behind the moderate Republican in 2026. The non-moderates lost it.

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All the people Phoenix cops have killed in 2024

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 23, 2024

Under U.S. Justice Department scrutiny, Phoenix police have killed more people in 2024 than they did in 2023.

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Sinema: I ‘don’t give a shit’ about backlash from anti-labor NLRB vote

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 20, 2024

In a rare interview, the outgoing senator displayed the same flippant attitude that turned off so many of her voters.

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A police Cybertruck was spotted in Phoenix. What’s the deal with that?

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 20, 2024

No, it’s not from some dystopian future. At least not yet.

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Maricopa County sues to shut down Laveen composter over foul stench

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 19, 2024

Earlier this month, Growers Market told New Times it was shutting down. A lawsuit from the county says that wasn’t true.

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Sinema goodbye speech breakdown: Loves the filibuster and her GOP pals

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 19, 2024

Sinema touted her bipartisanship and thanked more GOP senators than Democrats. Unmentioned was all she did to anger the left.

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White-hot Christmas? Phoenix could see record heat this week

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 18, 2024

It’s going to be ho-ho-hot in the Valley as Christmas approaches.

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Fountain Hills loses its mind over grotesque Trump holiday wreath

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 17, 2024

The town Democratic club put up the wreath after Republicans put up a Trump Christmas tree.

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A Phoenix cop killed a man on Thanksgiving. His body camera missed it

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 17, 2024

A Phoenix cop shot a man who police said raised a gun at him. But body-cam footage from the incident shows next to nothing.

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2 Valley suburbs ranked among the least fun cities in entire U.S.

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 5, 2024

Phoenix ranks highly, but these two Maricopa County cities were rated relative snores.

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Tempe says it will crack down on unhoused people, worrying advocates

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 4, 2024

The city will “implement strict enforcement” of its urban camping ban, which advocates say will only make homelessness worse.

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Laveen residents raise stink about stink, push out composting company

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 3, 2024

The smell from Growers Market is sometimes “so bad you can’t even breathe,” one person said. The composter will now leave.

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Board yanks license of ex-sheriff’s deputy who cuffed 82-year-old lady

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 27, 2024

Arizona’s police standards board revoked the law enforcement license of Michael Uyehara, who cuffed an elderly woman in 2022.

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Scottsdale-based ‘High Science’ show explores wild world of legal weed

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 26, 2024

The eight-part series, based in Arizona and produced by an Emmy winner behind Duck Dynasty, debuts on YouTube on Nov. 27.

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