Chase Tower has sat mostly empty since Chase left in 2021. Owners and a local developer say a mixed‑use conversion is planned, but approvals, financing and tenants mean the timeline will stretch for years.

Hotel Solaya and The 233 Suites bring JdV and Unscripted by Hyatt to Arizona this spring, adding new lifestyle and extended‑stay options in Scottsdale and Mesa.

Scottsdale's The Mick Brasserie signed a lease at Modera Higley Commons for a 4,400 sq ft spot with a patio, eyeing a Q1 2027 opening in Gilbert.

A Cottonwood elementary school teacher and youth coach was arrested after a Yavapai County investigation into alleged abuse dating back several years.

Phoenix Fire Dept. says crews achieved control of a first‑alarm mid‑rise blaze near 36th and Thomas; 36th St is closed from Thomas to Earll.

A Prescott jury found former officer Brian Sutton guilty of manslaughter in the 2024 shooting of Daniel Leslie. Sentencing is set for Aug. 3, 2026, and a $20M civil claim is pending.

Opening arguments began June 12, 2026, in the 1984 killing of Aimee See. Prosecutors say modern DNA testing links defendant David Kizziar to the crime.

Arrest documents say a 33-year-old Phoenix man faces luring and sexual‑conduct‑with‑a‑minor charges after family members turned over text messages and called police.

The Navajo Nation has declared a drought emergency and is seeking roughly $6.5M for windmill repairs, water storage and emergency hauling as wells and ponds run dry.

A former co‑manager says he was frozen out of Potions LLC and is asking a Maricopa County judge to open the books to the Thirteen Moons Gin venture while seeking damages and fees.

ADOT says crews will begin work June 15 on a four‑mile Loop 303 extension in Goodyear. Expect lane shifts, new interchanges and roughly four years of construction.

A private buyer paid $17.82M in cash for two under‑construction 7‑Eleven pads in the Phoenix area; Vequity sold the properties as they near completion.

A new AHLA/Oxford Economics study finds Phoenix hotels generate about $7.2 billion a year, support more than 42,000 jobs and deliver roughly $1.06 billion in tax revenue.