A 9,600-square-foot video board and about 50 new concession items are headed to Chase Field as the Diamondbacks ready for the 2026 season.

Owners want to rezone the western half of Camelback Colonnade to allow apartments, shifting a major Camelback Road retail parcel toward housing. Public hearings are next.

Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring pitching appearance Wednesday in Glendale as the Dodgers fine‑tune his two‑way workload ahead of Opening Day.

A crash at Dove Valley Road and 27th Avenue left a boy critically injured and two others hospitalized after Phoenix Fire crews performed an extrication. Police are investigating.

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.

Court filings say Phoenix police called ICE after a March stop; a man now faces a federal illegal‑reentry charge and advocates have requested records.

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.

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a law allowing Arizona retailers to round cash totals to the nearest five cents amid a penny shortage. Stores must post notices at the register; cards and mobile payments are unchanged.

Arizona capped daily Bitcoin‑ATM purchases and created a refund path after $177M in losses, but detectives warn scammers still have ways to make cash disappear.

A Phoenix man was sentenced after a scheme that targeted seniors in their 80s and 90s and sought more than $112,000. Officials and advocates urge reporting and caution.

A chain-reaction crash on SR 74 near Lake Pleasant killed a Phoenix man and critically injured a teen, Peoria police said.

SRP and Invenergy announced the SunDog Energy Center — a 200 MW solar farm paired with 200 MW of four‑hour batteries to help meet Phoenix’s rising electricity demand.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed 20 criminal counts against Kalshi, accusing the prediction‑market exchange of operating an illegal wagering business that accepted sports and election bets in the state.