A fiery crash on Loop 101 near Thomas Road left one person dead and closed northbound lanes, snarling East Valley traffic. Troopers are investigating.

Glendale will unveil a nearly $100 million Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project this week, remaking City Hall, the amphitheater and Murphy Park to bring more events and activity downtown.

A heavy police presence and crime-scene tape were reported Saturday on Darrow Street near 7th Avenue and Baseline Road as officers worked a large investigation.

A Cottonwood elementary school teacher and youth coach was arrested after a Yavapai County investigation into alleged abuse dating back several years.

ADOT says crews will begin work June 15 on a four‑mile Loop 303 extension in Goodyear. Expect lane shifts, new interchanges and roughly four years of construction.

A private buyer paid $17.82M in cash for two under‑construction 7‑Eleven pads in the Phoenix area; Vequity sold the properties as they near completion.

A developer secured preliminary approval in late May for a 21‑story, 320‑unit mixed‑use tower near Roosevelt Row that would include retail and stacked amenity floors. The project now moves to detailed city review.

A Phoenix veterans group sued the booking company after Shaquille O’Neal didn’t appear at its Nov. 7 gala, saying it paid $82,500 and only got a partial refund. The complaint asks a court to return the money plus interest and legal fees.

A Chandler mother filed suit after officers shot her son during a mental‑health crisis, alleging department failures and seeking $10 million.

Surprise broke ground on a 32,000‑sq‑ft police substation that will include a real‑time crime center, K‑9 operations and a 24/7 safe exchange zone.

Wood Partners sold the 278‑unit Alta Rise in Gilbert for $81.6M cash to an entity tied to DWS Group. The brokers say the trade moves a large block of Class‑A inventory into new institutional ownership.

A man was shot early Wednesday at an apartment complex near 27th Avenue and Glenrosa in west Phoenix and is in critical condition. Police have secured the scene and are seeking tips.

Justin Heap filed an emergency motion asking a judge to block a criminal probe into a staffer, escalating a months‑long fight over equipment and IT control ahead of the July 21 primary.