🌱 Dinosaurs In Homeless Encampment + Phoenix Woman Dies In Car Crash

Hello, Phoenix! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Phoenix Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 60 Low: 36.

Here are the top three stories in Phoenix today:

1. Mysterious dinosaur statues have been installed in a Phoenix homeless encampment. The area was a source of conflict among residents in the area, the city, and the people who live in the encampment. The city has not revealed any information on the installment of the large, heavy dinosaurs and their cement platforms, which effectively prohibit building any structures. The 900 people estimated to live in the encampment were removed. (Phoenix New Times)
2. Like many urban hospitals, Valleywise Health is struggling to serve historically marginalized communities. Although serving patients with complicated needs and financial hardships is not a new problem, it is an increasingly difficult one. Most of the patients are on Medicare, and 30 percent of them speak a language other than English. (The Arizona Republic)
3. On Wednesday night, Katherine Lee Adkins was in a car accident in central Phoenix. After being transported to the hospital by police, Adkins died from her injuries. According to witnesses, Adkins was a passenger in a truck that was struck by a sedan and forced to roll over, ejecting her from the vehicle. (12news.com KPNX)

Today in Phoenix:

• St. Mary's Food Bank Mobile Distribution At Bernard Black Entrepreneurial Academy (8:30 AM)
• Frost Winter Yoga At Sutra Studios (7:00 PM)
• Ballet Arizona’s "The Nutcracker" At Symphony Hall (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• AHS Mutternity Suites is looking for a temporary foster for a nursing or pregnant dog and her puppies. The shelter is completely full right now, with seven nursing or expecting moms and their puppies. (Arizona Humane Society)
• The City of Phoenix Public Works Department reminds residents that not all wrapping paper is recyclable. Wrapping paper that has foil or glitter on it cannot be recycled. (City of Phoenix Public Works Department)
• The Human Services Campus needs blankets for those unsheltered in winter weather. The Human Services Campus can only shelter 900 people each night, leaving 800 more unsheltered. (citysuntimes)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.