🌱 $1 Million From Global Mayors Challenge + Dead Body Found

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 69 Low: 51.

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Here are the top stories today in Phoenix:

1. A father has been arrested after his 5-year-old son was found at a busy Phoenix intersection. Police arrested Roberto Carl Alvarez Cervantes after he left his son at home alone for approximately four hours before he returned to the home. His son was found at the 19th and Wier avenues intersection. Cervantes has been booked at the Maricopa County jail on suspicion of child abuse-criminal negligence. (AZCentral.com)
2. Phoenix police have located the body of a Phoenix mother that had been missing since Sunday; now, her boyfriend is facing charges related to her death. Irene Luevano, 37 years-of-age, was discovered a mile north of Interstate 10. Police found obvious signs of trauma on the body. (AZfamily.com)
3. The City of Phoenix has won $1 million from the Global Mayors Challenge focused on urban innovations. Phoenix won the grant from its submission of a mobile career unit initiative designed to alleviate unemployment. The city is one of fifteen cities to win a million-dollar prize from the challenge. (KTAR.com)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Family Storytime At The Ironwood Library (9:30 AM)
• The Literary Circle Book Club At South Mountain Community (2:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Phoenix Animal Care & Treatment notifies the public to be on the lookout for a puppy last seen running along the right lane on the R102 heading north towards Verulam. (Facebook)
• The Phoenix Police Department recognizes the work of the PPDAirUnit that was formally established in 1973. Click to check out a picture of the unit from 1973. (Facebook)
• The Phoenix Art Museum announces the appointment of its new Sybil Harrington Director and CEO Jeremy Mikolajczak. Congratulations! (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.