A watchdog group says Kyrsten Sinema converted more than $700,000 in campaign funds to personal use after she left the Senate, flagging travel, meals and staff pay. The Campaign Legal Center has asked the FEC to investigate.

The University of Arizona is moving ahead on a 19‑story, $250 million residence hall at Speedway and Campbell that would add more than 1,200 beds and be financed by a nonprofit under a long ground lease.

Light foothill showers end Friday morning. A chilly Saturday start gives way to a rapid warm-up into the 80s next week.

A New Leaf has rebranded a Phoenix shelter as Thunderbird Apartments, converting 80 units into long-term family housing with on-site supports and childcare.

Partly cloudy and cool Thursday with gusty southwest winds; slight chance of late-night showers. Dry, warming weekend with highs into the 80s.

Peoria is prepping thousands of acres for state‑land auctions; national builders and retailers are lining up as the city spends about $500M to make sites shovel‑ready.

A Phoenix pastor freed after more than five months in ICE custody is speaking out about his detention and the strain on local churches.

Gusty southwest winds pick up Wednesday, with a Wind Advisory for parts of southwestern Arizona. Brief, spotty showers may hit foothills and higher terrain.

A Canadian junior has filed to lease about 268 acres of Arizona state land next to the Lucky Boy uranium project in Gila County, which would nearly double its footprint.

PRESS Coffee will open a new Camelback Corridor cafe this spring — a 2,029‑sq‑ft shop with a conference room, shaded patio and indoor seating that brings the roaster to 20 Valley locations.

Showers and gusty winds are likely Monday night in Phoenix, with advisory-level gusts possible. Expect cooler, breezy conditions through midweek.

Investigators named a suspect — Christian Stasenka — in a 2010 Phoenix-area sexual‑assault cold case and say he reportedly fled the country. Silent Witness is taking tips at 480‑WITNESS.

Sky Harbor has launched TSA PreCheck Touchless ID — face-scan lanes are live in Terminal 3 and scheduled to appear in Terminal 4 this month.