A Tuba City man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a 2023 beating that left another Navajo Nation member dead.

Gilbert invited residents to sign a 43-foot steel beam that will be welded into the Ocotillo Bridge. The public event runs 4–6 p.m. today near Gilbert Regional Park.

Copa Health has filed a civil suit accusing a former CEO of diverting nonprofit funds to start a rival operation. The complaint raises fresh questions for one of Mesa’s largest behavioral‑health providers.

Maricopa County Fair will skip its petting zoo and pony rides April 3–12 and install hand‑washing stations after E. coli illnesses were linked to the Arizona State Fair.

Utah-born Mo' Bettahs is converting a former Carl's Jr. at 5378 S Power Rd in Gilbert for its first Arizona outpost; no opening date has been announced.

Crews filled a one‑million‑gallon test basin as Phoenix's Cave Creek purification project reaches the midpoint of construction.

Phoenix-based TPQ Foods is expanding into the West Valley with Magdaleña set for Goodyear’s GSQ in May 2026 and a second concept planned for Glendale.

A teenage boy was hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting Monday night near 35th Avenue and Cactus Road. Police say the shooter fled and are asking witnesses to call Silent Witness.

Target plans to return to the Promenade at Casa Grande, taking a large vacant box as new leases and a hotel reshape the center.

Rise48 paid $33.8M for a 194‑unit Mesa complex as investors hunt value amid a Phoenix multifamily price reset.

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix unveiled a $23.5M, five‑year plan to activate unused Monroe School space with new exhibits and more room for families. The project pairs public bond dollars with private grants to finish and open roughly 17,600 square feet of gallery space.

A woman died after a late-night two-vehicle crash on northbound SR 51 near Bell Road. Troopers say a stopped vehicle was rear-ended just before midnight and lanes have since reopened.

A bee swarm at Sun Devil Lacrosse Stadium on March 28 sent players and fans scrambling and left multiple people stung, forcing Arizona State's home game against Florida to be postponed to Sunday.