Din Tai Fung will open its first Arizona restaurant at Scottsdale Fashion Square on April 20. Reservations open Feb. 26 at 9 a.m.

Sunny and dry: highs near 85°F Tuesday and climbing into the low 90s by the weekend.

A new state contract requires the Salt River herd be reduced and some horses moved to vetted sanctuaries, with fertility control and staged relocations planned.

Queen Creek police are searching for 16-year-old Nora Verini, last seen walking near South Hawes Road and East Rittenhouse on Saturday night.

Costco will anchor Halo Vista, a 2,300‑acre development circling TSMC in North Phoenix; grading is due to begin next month. Early retail and hotels are first in line.

Federal prosecutors say a Davis‑Monthan pharmacy NCO diverted government‑bought medical devices for resale; indictments allege $11M in proceeds and roughly $3M in losses. Luxury cars and a Tucson home were seized.

Whole Foods will occupy the former Big Lots at 17510 N. 75th Ave in Glendale, bringing the chain to the West Valley for the first time. Permits show exterior work was approved last year.

Sam Fox’s The Henry opens March 18 at Scottsdale 101 — a 7,000‑sq‑ft indoor‑outdoor restaurant with a walk‑up coffee bar and reservations open now.

Drone and body‑cam footage shows Mesa police tracking a stolen car to Webster Elementary during dismissal; a 21‑year‑old was arrested and booked on multiple charges.

A former Phoenix teacher asked a judge to end lifetime probation nearly 20 years after pleading guilty; his victim urged the court to keep supervision in place.

Western Spirit will open the Louis Sands IV Center in late March, adding new galleries, a major gift and a weeklong slate of public events. Opening day is March 28 with free admission.

Phoenix Business Journal ranked the 19 developers that delivered the most industrial space in 2025, highlighting a year of big logistics and manufacturing projects across the Valley.

A Polacca mother was sentenced to more than four years after a federal jury convicted her in a 2021 DUI crash that killed her 14‑year‑old son. Federal authorities and local partners investigated and prosecuted the case.