Frank & Lupe’s is coming back to Scottsdale with a Gainey Ranch outpost in spring 2026 under new owner Piero Aviles, keeping the Bernal family’s scratch‑made menu. The relaunched spot will pair familiar New Mexican plates with a smaller, modern dining room and an intimate bar.

A proposed constitutional amendment would bar government medical mandates and could land on Arizona’s Nov. 3 ballot after a House committee advanced the referral. Lawmakers now must finish the legislative steps before voters decide.

OASIS Hospital and partners agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve federal allegations that payments to a referring physicians' group violated federal health‑care rules.

A Maricopa County jury ordered Phoenix to pay nearly $4 million after finding the city took part of an office complex's parking lot during light‑rail construction.

A man died and a Phoenix officer was injured Monday night near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road; police say the shooting is under investigation.

A man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting Monday night in north Phoenix's Deer Valley; detectives are investigating.

Firefighters upgraded a Phoenix apartment blaze to a second alarm near 35th Avenue and Indian School Road and ordered a full evacuation of the complex.

A 127‑suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott broke ground at Gateway East near Phoenix‑Mesa Gateway Airport. The hotel will sit across from a large manufacturing campus and a tournament complex.

A fast warm-up pushes Phoenix into the upper 80s and low 90s this week. Dry, sunny afternoons with light winds and a chance to flirt with late-February records.

Jakob Nowell leads Sublime into Innings Festival as the band rides a radio-chart comeback and teases a new album. Expect hits, new songs and a Long Beach crowd energy.

A chilly Saturday morning gives way to a fast warm-up — highs near 72°F today and a shot at upper‑80s to low‑90s by late this week.

A Maricopa County court hearing put homebuilders and the state water agency on a collision course over Arizona’s 100‑year assured water supply rules. The outcome could change where the Valley can build new subdivisions.

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.