ADOT told an X user to contact DPS for details after an inquiry about a possible fatality at the I‑17 McDowell/Van Buren off‑ramp. ADOT posts lane closures and detours only.

A Flagstaff council meeting continued Wednesday night while police investigated reports of gunfire at the downtown library; one person was detained and no injuries were reported.

Five Phoenix bars were named Regional Top 10 honorees by Tales of the Cocktail, led by Highball’s double nod and nods for Chilte, Huarachis, Pretty Penny and Valentine.

Two Phoenix men were sentenced after prosecutors say they recruited unhoused and treatment‑seeking people into a life‑insurance payout scheme and then collected the proceeds.

A Phoenix couple says their house has been struck by drivers twice in six months, the latest leaving the front wall caved in and neighbors calling for fixes.

A 16-year-old Chandler student who was struck near his high school donated his organs, giving three people a second chance, his family says.

Mesa firefighters pulled a horse from a canal Sunday evening after it slipped off a metal‑grate bridge. The rider was uninjured and crews used straps and oxygen to free the exhausted animal.

Casa Grande approved a revised mixed‑use plan at the I‑10/Florence Boulevard interchange, reviving a previously stalled proposal that includes a grocery letter of intent. The developer now moves to site plans and permits.

Federal budget moves would cut preschool and student‑parent grants that help thousands of Arizona families, potentially swelling waitlists and straining providers.

Country Thunder Arizona hits Canyon Moon Ranch April 9–12 with Lainey Wilson, Brooks & Dunn and more. Here’s what to know about set times, tickets and parking.

IKEA will open a 75,000‑sq‑ft small‑format store at Village Square II in north Phoenix on April 8, offering thousands of items for same‑day pickup and an in‑store Swedish food concept.

Phoenix will offer its idle $1.5M hydrogen bus for sale after federal funding and local fueling infrastructure fell through.

A man died after his car struck a city bus near 30th Avenue and Van Buren Street. Police say the driver lost control and investigators are probing the crash.