After her two children were killed during court‑ordered visitation, a Surprise mother is pushing a bill to force judges to prioritize child safety over equal parenting time.

The state charter board voted 9‑2 to rescind its intent to revoke Primavera Online’s charter, pausing a months‑long closure threat for the online school and its students.

Phoenix Fire Department says crews are on scene at a condo fire near 12th Street and Peoria Avenue; a PIO is at the scene and no major closures are reported.

Montecito paid $32.3M for the fully leased OrthoArizona building at 1675 E. Melrose St., highlighting tight MOB supply and rising investor demand in metro Phoenix.

APS says it has brought a utility‑scale battery system online at its Agave solar site to store midday sun and send it out after dark. Executives say the move will ease evening demand and capture surplus generation that would otherwise be curtailed.

A pickup crashed into parked motorcycles and pedestrians outside Harold’s during Cave Creek Bike Week, hospitalizing three people and leaving a victim shaken. Investigators have opened a probe.

A man was found dead near 44th Street and Earll Drive on April 5. Police say there were no obvious signs of trauma as the medical examiner takes custody.

A teenage boy was shot late Saturday near South 75th Avenue and Baseline Road in southwest Phoenix; police say his injuries are non-life-threatening and are investigating.

Mesa detectives recovered bathroom photos on a suspect’s phone and released redacted images. Police are asking the public to help identify two people pictured.

Technical-rescue crews climbed Lookout Mountain after a hiker was swarmed and stung by bees; crews prepared a helicopter evacuation while injuries remained unclear.

The BIA says it has replaced about 100 wooden poles and locked in purchased power through August 2027 to reduce outages and ease summer bills for central Arizona customers.

Phoenix Fire crews used a single‑wheeled "big wheel" stretcher to extract a hiker from the 40th Street trailhead near Shea Boulevard Friday. PIO on scene; details pending.

A man was found dead after an early-morning shooting near 59th Avenue and Missouri Avenue in Glendale; detectives have closed nearby streets while they investigate.