A two-vehicle crash near 21st Street and Bell Road sent three people to area hospitals in critical condition Saturday night as police investigate. Emergency crews say multiple people got out before firefighters arrived.

A man was shot and killed Saturday night near 16th Ave and Buckeye Rd in Phoenix. Detectives have cordoned off a liquor-store parking lot as they investigate.

Whole Foods will occupy the former Big Lots at 17510 N. 75th Ave in Glendale, bringing the chain to the West Valley for the first time. Permits show exterior work was approved last year.

City staff has asked council to post notice for a 4.5% water and 3.5% sewer rate increase and set a May 19, 2026 public hearing. The proposal cites rising raw-water and infrastructure costs.

Undie-clad participants made a short "mile(ish)" sprint and dance party in Scottsdale on Feb. 21 to fundraise for neurofibromatosis research.

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.

Sam Fox’s The Henry opens March 18 at Scottsdale 101 — a 7,000‑sq‑ft indoor‑outdoor restaurant with a walk‑up coffee bar and reservations open now.

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.

Drone and body‑cam footage shows Mesa police tracking a stolen car to Webster Elementary during dismissal; a 21‑year‑old was arrested and booked on multiple charges.

After an oversight tour, Reps. Yassamin Ansari and Greg Stanton called Mesa’s ICE holding site “sickening,” citing prolonged detentions, no showers and limited medical access.

A former Phoenix teacher asked a judge to end lifetime probation nearly 20 years after pleading guilty; his victim urged the court to keep supervision in place.

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.