A brush fire in the Buckeye river bottom forced SR 85 to close both ways Saturday; crews reported roughly six acres burned and no ETA to reopen.

Tempe leaders are weighing a 0.5% sales tax to fund police, transit and the city preschool program. The City Council will consider the procedural vote in mid‑May.

Tucson-born Obon will open a 4,250‑sq‑ft ramen and sushi outpost at PV, the reimagined Paradise Valley Mall site in north Phoenix, expected in 2027.

SRP crews spent two weeks stringing poles and wiring miles of line to bring grid electricity to nine Navajo Nation homes as part of the Light Up Navajo effort.

HonorHealth finished a $170M expansion at Deer Valley Medical Center, adding 34 beds, four operating rooms and a 166,000‑sq‑ft pavilion as north Phoenix grows. Final touches open this summer.

SRP struck a deal with NextEra to add 3,000 MW of solar in Arizona by 2034 — roughly 595,000 homes' worth — as part of a plan to expand capacity and add storage.

A 7-year-old girl was shot inside an Avondale apartment on April 29; police say her 18-year-old brother was arrested as detectives investigate.

Gov. Katie Hobbs joined the groundbreaking for Salt River Flats 2, a 168-unit affordable housing project in south Phoenix backed by tax credits, bonds and private loans.

A pickup truck smashed through a Phoenix apartment early Wednesday, jolting a family and narrowly missing children upstairs. Police say impairment may be a factor.

MetLife bought Grandstone at Sunrise Villas, a 140‑unit Peoria build‑to‑rent community, in an all‑cash transaction — another sign of institutional interest in Phoenix rentals.

A Senate housing provision would force sale of new build-to-rent homes within seven years, and Phoenix developers say it’s already chilling financing and pausing projects. The city — which delivered thousands of BTR units last year — could feel the impact quickly.

Amazon Web Services has secured a roughly one‑million‑square‑foot warehouse in Buckeye, adding to the company’s West Valley footprint and raising questions about staging for data‑center work. Local planners are watching for traffic, power and water impacts.

Beatriz Pastrana Candela says she miscarried at Eloy Detention Center after staff told her she wasn't pregnant; medical records and family dispute ICE's account.