Phoenix wants to extend its 300-person Safe Outdoor Space beyond October as planners weigh a three-year renewal and strict operating conditions.

About 40 Biltmore-area condo units have gone weeks without reliable central air as Phoenix heat pushes indoor temperatures toward triple digits.

A Phoenix-area father was barred from his daughter’s school after an automated check mistakenly matched him to a Wisconsin sex-offender registry entry. The school later cleared him, but questions about the screening process remain.