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.

A wrong-way crash on US 60 east of Queen Valley killed one person and shut eastbound lanes around milepost 209, snarling morning traffic.

Phoenix police cordoned off 16th Street and Broadway Road Saturday as they investigated a shooting in south Phoenix. Detectives asked anyone with video or information to come forward.

Federal prosecutors charged 226 people in Arizona during a weeklong enforcement sweep tied to Operation Take Back America, including alleged smugglers and dozens of illegal‑entry cases.