Firebirds Wood Fired Grill will take a 5,658-square-foot spot at Goodyear's GSQ next to Trader Joe's, adding steaks, seafood and patio dining to the downtown mix.

A nearly 100‑year‑old Coronado Hotel in Roosevelt Row will be demolished to make way for a multi‑phase housing project, renderings show.

Phoenix Public Works is collecting feedback through March 31 on a proposed multi‑year trash fee increase. City Council is scheduled to vote April 22.

Investigators say license‑plate readers, GPS logs and an ATF accelerant dog helped trace a rental Prius and charge a suspect after a north Phoenix strip‑mall fire.

A student-built 15-foot Ramadan crescent was found destroyed on Tempe’s A Mountain; police and the Arizona Silent Witness program are seeking tips.

A man died after an apparent accidental, self‑inflicted gunshot early Tuesday near 19th and Glendale, Phoenix police say. Detectives have the scene under investigation.

A two-year-old remains in extremely critical condition after being pulled from a backyard pool near 7th and Glendale avenues in central Phoenix.

Chicago favorite The Original Rainbow Cone is opening its first Arizona shop in Surprise, bringing its stacked five‑flavor "sliced" cone and a menu of shakes, mini donuts and cakes.

Vestar has filed plans to bid on two Arizona state‑trust parcels east of I‑17, pitching hotels, anchors and an ~86,000‑sq‑ft fitness club across from TSMC’s campus.

SWAT and multiple police units set up at an apartment complex in west Phoenix as officers investigate a "critical incident" near 43rd Avenue. Officials say a public information officer is en route.

HB 2429 would give Arizona cities limited authority to set occupancy limits, cap short‑term rental permits and expand penalties after the House passed the measure.

The Arizona Attorney General says a sting found 451 criminal citations after nearly 1,900 inspections, naming Phoenix-area smoke shops as repeat offenders. Several stores posted double-digit failure rates in the AGO data.

Thunderbird Hospital limited access to a west ER entrance after police found a shooting victim near 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road; investigators say details remain limited.