Mesa’s council signed off on The Den on Rio Salado, a two‑building lodging campus pairing seasonal player housing with a 103‑room Candlewood Suites near Sloan Park.

A Prescott-area plumber suffered third-degree burns after a jobsite gas blast near Mayer. Family members say he faces surgeries and mounting medical costs.

A spring refresh at Downtown Ocotillo brings Bonsai and Lucca to the plaza — sushi, coastal Italian and a new late-night lounge are now in play.

Taiwan’s JelloX Biotech will work with Mayo Clinic at Discovery Oasis, bringing AI 3D pathology to Phoenix’s growing bioscience corridor.

A weekend Tucson Police sweep at South Kolb Road led to 24 arrests and seven towed vehicles as officials step up crackdowns on illegal street racing.

Body‑camera footage released Monday shows Surprise officers shooting a man who allegedly threatened a child with a knife near 151st and Cactus. Goodyear PD is leading the investigation.

A new Common Sense Institute analysis finds Arizona households faced roughly $19,300 more in essentials by 2025 than in 2019, with shelter costs driving the pain. Slow permitting and supply gaps are central to the problem.

Phoenix-based AZ Lemonade Stand will appear in every Circle K in Arizona and about 650 stores across the West after a new distribution deal.

A pre‑dawn shooting at an Avondale home left a woman dead and a man injured; police say the suspect was known to the victims and investigators are probing the case.

The FAA paused departures at Phoenix Sky Harbor on April 19 because of low visibility, forcing gate holds and morning delays at PHX. Airlines and flight trackers showed multiple affected departures.

A man was found shot dead inside a west Phoenix home Thursday; homicide detectives have blocked off the scene and asked the public for tips.

An Avondale teacher aide is in police custody after allegations of an inappropriate relationship with an eighth‑grade student. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

A passenger van crash on U.S. Route 191 near Pearce killed three people and sent several others to Tucson hospitals, authorities say.