A Phoenix resident who’d trained for months reached Everest’s summit in mid‑May but fell ill on the descent and died during a rescue, officials say. Reports name the climber and point to snow blindness and altitude illness during the recovery effort.

Arizona will lead NNME Southwest, coordinating training and employer partners across five states to tackle a projected shortfall in chip industry workers.

Scottsdale will use Motorola HYPER to handle routine non-emergency police calls, aiming to cut hold times while keeping human dispatchers focused on 911. The city says training and a phased rollout are already underway.

Cavco broke ground on a 616,000‑square‑foot factory in El Mirage to produce HUD‑code and modular homes. The 39‑acre West Valley plant is targeting mid‑2027 operations.

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a vehicle ran a red left-turn arrow in north Phoenix. Detectives say the driver stayed and cooperated while reconstruction is underway.

Maricopa County deputies recovered 22-year-old Sahr Sewah's body from the Salt River after a holiday weekend search; MCSO says the death is being investigated as a drowning.

A late-night hit-and-run in the Mesa Grand parking lot left a man dead; police say a silver Ford F-150 fled the scene and investigators are asking for tips.

Sunny and hot Sunday in Phoenix — highs near 99°F with a small chance of storms Sunday night and gusty winds midweek.

The FAA named Mesa Gateway one of two initial sites to test converting a busy contract tower to FAA staffing, aiming to standardize controller training over the next two to four years.

A woman and two pets were found dead after a garage blaze in Chandler Friday afternoon. Chandler police and arson investigators are probing the cause.

A packed Chandler council meeting on May 21 turned into a showdown over whether to renew a roughly $153,400 Flock Safety contract as residents warned of mass surveillance. Officials say the cameras produce investigative leads; critics say oversight is lacking.

Four San Carlos Apache staffers were placed on leave and an internal probe is underway after about $470,000 was found missing from a funeral assistance fund.

Prosecutors say a Mesa man used a self‑checkout skip‑scan scam to steal power tools from six Home Depot stores and has been indicted on 44 felony counts.