Phoenix residents can petition for gates to block off alleyways, with over 1,100 already installed. The program aims to reduce crime, illegal dumping, and trespassing, and is funded by the city and ...

PHOENIX — Some Phoenix residents in the Royal Palm and Sunnyslope neighborhoods spent their own money to put up gates to block off alleys, and they had the city’s help. “We feel like the alleys are ...

Junkies smoked crack in Lora Mayo's alley. At night, the space doubled as a public toilet. Once, a fleeing suspect tossed a gun onto Mayo's roof, and cops stormed up the rear steps. After someone ...

Just a few years ago, the dirty alleyway off Hollywood’s Selma Avenue was graffiti-ridden and speckled with potholes, a place where drug addicts were known to shoot up. Now, 20-somethings in designer ...

WBAL-TV 11 NEWS AT FIVE CONTINUES. I’M REALLY FRUSTRATED. I’M STUCK. YOU KNOW, EVEN IF I WANTED TO MOVE MY FAMILY TO A HOUSE THAT IS SAFE, I DON’T HAVE THAT OPTION. EXASPERATION. SHE’S BEEN TRYING TO ...