A Maricopa County judge handed Rueben Xavier Rocha a life term on March 20 for the 2023 shooting that killed 20-year-old Jordin Miranda Castillo in her Glendale apartment.

Cartwright’s governing board voted March 18 to dismiss two senior administrators; the employees say the moves were retaliation tied to internal concerns about district finances.

A speed‑enforcement camera at 19th Avenue and Thunderbird was struck by gunfire and removed after repeated vandalism; vendor employees were threatened and police are investigating.

Invite-only Copper Club is moving into Gaslight Square with a members-only room, concierge service and a philanthropic arm that says it has raised $46M.

Two Arizona resorts and a Phoenix Hawaiian BBQ were flagged by health inspectors in this week's Dirty Dining roundup. The list pulls from local inspection records.

Home Depot will join Costco at Buckeye Commons, bringing a roughly 137,000‑sq‑ft store to the I‑10 corridor and more retail choices to the West Valley.

An AZDPS K-9 trooper pulled over a minivan on I-40 and found about 447 pounds of cocaine — an estimated $12.1M — leading to two arrests in Kingman.

A new state program will cover much of the cost for heat pumps, insulation and electrical upgrades—up to $14,000 per household. Officials say only about 800 rebates have been issued so far.

Authorities in Phoenix say hundreds of pounds of meth and cocaine were seized in a coordinated multi‑agency operation. The seizure is being called a major disruption to local supply chains.

Court filings say Phoenix police called ICE after a March stop; a man now faces a federal illegal‑reentry charge and advocates have requested records.

Arizona capped daily Bitcoin‑ATM purchases and created a refund path after $177M in losses, but detectives warn scammers still have ways to make cash disappear.

SRP and Invenergy announced the SunDog Energy Center — a 200 MW solar farm paired with 200 MW of four‑hour batteries to help meet Phoenix’s rising electricity demand.

Two men were shot near 30th Avenue and Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix; one suffered life-threatening injuries and police say the shooter is at large.