Canopy Real Estate Partners paid about $13.39M for a 36‑unit Mesa townhome community and rebranded it The Sonoran Townhomes. Local operator TBBG will run daily operations.

Gov. Katie Hobbs unveiled AZ Fire Cam, a statewide network of AI smoke‑detection cameras meant to spot wildfires earlier and speed alerts to responders.

Thieves drove a vehicle through the front of a north Phoenix gun shop around 12:45 a.m., stealing multiple firearms. Police and Silent Witness are asking for tips.

The Arizona Senate has referred a measure to the November ballot that would require larger districts to spend 60% of operational funds on direct instruction as the Auditor General finds instruction spending at 52.1¢ per dollar.

Gov. Katie Hobbs and forestry officials revealed a new Arizona Interagency Dispatch Center in north Phoenix to centralize wildfire and all‑risk response. The facility aims to speed mobilization and give dispatchers upgraded space and tools.

State tax files and industry trackers show Arizona’s cannabis market is oversupplied, squeezing prices and forcing growers and shops to adapt.

Transwestern bought the fully leased I‑10 Innovation Center in Tolleson for $94.13 million. The two‑building, 662,804‑sf park sits at I‑10 and Loop 101 and traded at about $142/ft².

The Diocese of Tucson says Salpointe coach Timothy Sonier was arrested March 27 and is accused of multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. The school lists a tip line on its website and the case will move through Pima County courts.

Phoenix Union’s board voted to start a formal renaming process for Cesar Chavez High School amid national allegations tied to the late labor leader. The school will temporarily be called Champion Circle while the district solicits community input.

A major Valley donation pushed ASU to speed up work on a new, air‑conditioned indoor practice facility that will include more than 100,000 sq ft of turf and a fan zone.

Arizona shot 64% and rolled past Arkansas 109-88 to reach the Elite Eight. The Wildcats now head to San Jose to face No. 2 Purdue on Saturday.

Lennar is pitching a garage‑free condo concept in Avondale with 800–1,200 sq ft units to add density on a West Valley parcel. The proposal heads to City Council in April.

Phoenix will hold a grand opening for its new 27‑story police headquarters Friday, moving key services into 100 W. Washington and out of the decades‑old downtown building.