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TJ L'Heureux

TJ L’Heureux is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he’s primarily focused on news since September 2023. Before joining the New Times staff, TJ worked at Arizona State University’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. He was also recognized for best community service project/reporting 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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Possessions of a Zone resident fill a shopping cart

Hundreds of volunteers to scour the Valley for homelessness count

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 10, 2024

In 2023, volunteers counted 9,642 people experiencing homelessness in the region during the annual effort.

Children at a press conference at the Arizona Capitol

Lawmakers mostly play nice on opening day of Arizona legislature

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 10, 2024

Gov. Katie Hobbs focuses on school vouchers, water and budget while petulant election denier takes a stand.

ASU professor David Boyles

Turning Point bros plead not guilty in assault of queer ASU professor

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 6, 2024

Kalen Christian D’Almeida and Braden Joel Ellis now face a Feb. 9 court hearing.

Ethan Schmidt-Crockett outside Scottsdale City Court

Arrest warrant issued for Valley troll Ethan Schmidt-Crockett

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 5, 2024

The days of the anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ+ serial harasser avoiding jail time might be coming to an end.

Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix Police, Alton Tungovia

Phoenix police turn foot chase into target practice, kill 12th man

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 4, 2024

Alton Tungovia refused to stop for Phoenix police, who shot him with pepper balls before fatally shooting him.

rainbow flag jacket with pronouns

Woman claims Scottsdale firm fired her over preferred pronouns

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 29, 2023

“I can’t call a girl a boy, and a boy a girl.”

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Bradley Becker medical license and lawsuit

2 women accuse Phoenix doctor of drunken, botched plastic surgeries

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 29, 2023

‘You feel like Frankenstein’: The women sued over procedures they say left them horrified, disfigured and depressed.

Arizona state capitol

Tamales to ticket bots: Arizona lawmakers file 122 bills ahead of session

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 27, 2023

Republicans go ‘anti-woke’ and target early voting while Democrats propose National Day of Racial Healing.

Athena Salman quits Arizona House to step into abortion rights fight

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 20, 2023

“The most important thing is having heart for people. It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.”

Arrest, police

Phoenix police release video of man who died after they arrested him

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 19, 2023

Benjamin Austin, 58, among 18 people who died during encounters with Phoenix police in 2023.

Phoenix City Hall

Phoenix takes 6 years to seat an ethics board. Meet its new members

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 18, 2023

One of the appointees is a former mayor who resigned and was barred from holding office in California. Now, he’s a lobbyist.

Lukeville, U.S. Mexico border

Closing Lukeville crossing brings bedlam to Arizona border

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 11, 2023

“This is an unacceptable outcome that further destabilizes our border.”

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Abe Hamadeh

Trump picks his man in crowded metro Phoenix House race

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 8, 2023

The former president backs Abe Hamadeh again. The first time came in 2022 when Hamadeh lost his campaign for statewide office.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema

An Arizona woman tried to save us from Kyrsten Sinema’s robocalls

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 8, 2023

The woman wanted $300,000 in damages for harassing robocalls from the senator’s campaign. We feel your pain.

Phoenix police sued for splitting man’s head open during welfare check

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 7, 2023

Nine Phoenix police officers face a lawsuit for allegedly beating a man so severely that he required hospitalization.

Illustration of candidates in District 8

Clown car: Meet the extremists running for a House seat in the Valley

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 6, 2023

The candidates in the chaotic race for Arizona’s 8th District include a carpetbagger, a fake elector, a singer and even a Capitol rioter.

Kyrsten Sinema

Money pit: Kyrsten Sinema faces campaign cash questions, complaints

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 1, 2023

Questions about the Arizona senator’s donations, fundraising and spending keep coming.

David Boyles confronted at Arizona State University

2 Turning Point ‘bullies’ charged in assault of queer ASU professor

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 1, 2023

The two men from the right-wing organization face misdemeanor charges after ambushing the professor in Tempe.

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Attendees at a Nov. 17 event at Arizona State University in Tempe

ASU embraced ‘ethnic intimidation’ to stop campus Gaza event, critics say

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 29, 2023

The school’s last-minute effort to cancel Rep. Rashida Tlaib and a call for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire backfired.

Arizona school superintendent Tom Horne

Tom Horne misled public about student Gaza presentation, audio tape shows

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 23, 2023

Superintendent blasts students for “giving aid and comfort to terrorists.” Critics say his claims caused student organizers to be bullied.

Protest over Gaza ceasefire ends in arrests at Mark Kelly’s Phoenix office

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 16, 2023

Activists demand that the Arizona senator call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Anywhere but Arizona: Kari Lake loves to campaign. Just not here

Anywhere but Arizona: Kari Lake loves to campaign. Just not here

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 14, 2023

Kari Lake wants to be the next U.S. Senator from Arizona. Yet she’s campaigning in Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas.

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