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.

A 36-member state task force says geothermal could help Arizona utilities meet surging demand and recommends mapping, permitting changes and research funding.

Sinomax will cease Phoenix manufacturing by late April, filing a WARN notice that impacts 89 workers as production shifts to Tennessee.

A vehicle collided with a motorcycle on Grayhawk Drive in Scottsdale; the rider was reported critically injured and police urged drivers to detour onto Thompson Peak Parkway or Deer Valley Road.

A man fell from a second-floor railing at Chase Field on Wednesday, witnesses said, and bystanders performed CPR as deputies and paramedics responded. Officials have not yet released his condition.