Sunny and dry, with highs near 91°F Saturday and rising into the mid‑90s Sunday through midweek.

Velocity Retail Group’s Gast team handled 1,119,812 square feet of Phoenix retail deals in 2025, from a $7.5M Chandler acquisition to a 12‑acre Mesa land sale. The activity highlights grocers, gyms and QSRs driving center re‑tenants.

Surprise landed a No. 3 spot on a national buyer‑friendly housing list as local inventory and slower sales give buyers more negotiating power. The ranking reflects new construction and softer pace in parts of the Valley.

Phoenix police say they arrested a suspect Thursday in the 2023 killing of a young mother found inside her car at Steele Indian School Park. The case drew months of pleas from the family.

A Phoenix Business Journal ranking shows a defense contractor now leads Arizona manufacturers by in-state employment as semiconductors and batteries reshape hiring.

Two large wheels from a cement truck tore through a Paulden home's wall on April 1; the homeowner was unhurt and deputies found the truck along SR 89.

TOCALO has leased a 32,045‑sq‑ft site in west Chandler for a semiconductor coating service; city officials say the project will create 33 local jobs.

Shorehaven, a 722‑unit, three‑tower waterfront project on Tempe Town Lake, has opened preleasing with the first tower available mid‑April and lease details now live. The development pairs high‑rise housing with retail and waterfront amenities.

A former Arizona Attorney General division chief was sentenced in Phoenix after pleading guilty to selling a diamond bracelet taken from a misdelivered package. Court filings show she listed the item on Poshmark.

Charleston-based Bond Street REIT paid $10.8M for The Shops at Civic Center in Gilbert. The purchase marks the REIT's first Arizona acquisition and signals investor interest in East Valley retail.

A bicyclist was critically injured in a collision near 75th Street and Indian School Road; westbound Indian School was closed for investigation.

Two horses were taken for emergency care and a third was euthanized after deputies said the animals were found in severe neglect at a West Valley property.

A Republican-backed bill would criminalize mailing abortion medication in Arizona, adding felony penalties for providers and misdemeanors for patients amid active court fights.