The city has placed roll-off bins of free sand at nine parks so residents can fill sandbags ahead of forecast monsoon storms.

A two-vehicle crash shortly after 10 a.m. closed Cooper and Merrill in Gilbert; one woman was extracted and later pronounced dead.

Arizona’s peace-officer board opened proceedings after a March 9 call in which a former Gila River officer allegedly poured a 40‑oz bottle of malt liquor into a handcuffed man’s mouth.

AEW Full Gear will land at Phoenix's Mortgage Matchup Center on Nov. 14. VIP presale July 21; public tickets July 27 at 10 a.m. Mountain.

Lattie F. Coor, ASU’s 15th president, has died at 89. His 12‑year tenure included campus expansion, a $560M campaign and Carnegie Research I status.

Vecina, the Arcadia Latin‑inspired restaurant, is opening a larger second location in Scottsdale’s McCormick Ranch this August with a lakeside patio and expanded menu.

Ta'Carbon's Burro Haaz earned a national nod when The Infatuation named it one of the 23 best burritos in America, spotlighting a Sonoran-style staple from the Valley.

A confrontation over a missing rental car at an apartment near 38th and McDowell left a 40-year-old man dead; a 28-year-old was booked on suspicion of murder. Authorities recovered the rental car at Sky Harbor and say court documents describe a chokehold during the fight.

County inspectors found bottled milk near 70°F at a Phoenix 7‑Eleven and cited several Valley retailers for priority food‑safety violations. Items were discarded and fixes ordered.

A 334‑unit West Phoenix build‑to‑rent community sold for $112.5M — the highest single‑asset BTR price in Arizona and a sign investors still want new rental product.

Mesa police released surveillance showing a hooded person in the May 12, 2025 alley killing of Jerry Dietch and are asking the public for tips.

FBI agents are investigating after rounds struck the exterior of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations building on North Central Avenue; no injuries were reported.

A ProPublica investigation found states are routing billions into private‑school programs with limited oversight. Local cases in Florida and Arizona show how quickly taxpayer dollars can follow.