Gov. Katie Hobbs signed HB 2999, creating state affordability infrastructure districts that let developers amortize roads, water and sewer to reduce upfront prices on new homes.

Hawaii-based MacNaughton bought Residences Kierland, a 290-unit luxury complex in Kierland, teaming with a Japanese partner and a $90M loan to close the deal.

Scottsdale builder Hunn Development bought the last 200 acres of a stalled master plan outside Prescott Valley and says it will add about 1,100 homes. The sale revives a tract long tied up by planning fights.

Highs near 107°F Friday with nights stuck in the mid‑80s and only a slight chance of brief showers; cooling centers are available across the city.

A punctuation fix in Arizona’s firefighter cancer law has run into last‑minute insurance opposition, raising stakes over whether adenocarcinoma counts as a standalone covered cancer. Lawmakers and unions say the tweak would prevent costly denials.

A state bill on the governor’s desk would bar Phoenix and other Arizona cities from charging stores for abandoned cart retrieval, shifting a local cleanup tool to the state level.

District 24 Democrats in Phoenix voted to censure Rep. Lydia Hernandez, citing GOP‑aligned votes and a Maryvale High School controversy. The rebuke is symbolic but raises pressure before the July 21 primary.

DPS says follow-up lab testing found no explosives in a package that closed the Arizona State Courts Building in January, and the investigation has been closed. Initial field tests had flagged the parcel as potentially containing HMTD.

A Phoenix man is accused of setting three fires at his apartment complex after receiving an eviction notice, including a June 8 blaze that destroyed a unit and displaced neighbors.

Seafood City will open its first Arizona store at Chandler Fashion Center in July and is hiring more than 100 workers for the 65,000‑sq‑ft market and food hall.

A developer secured preliminary approval in late May for a 21‑story, 320‑unit mixed‑use tower near Roosevelt Row that would include retail and stacked amenity floors. The project now moves to detailed city review.

A Phoenix veterans group sued the booking company after Shaquille O’Neal didn’t appear at its Nov. 7 gala, saying it paid $82,500 and only got a partial refund. The complaint asks a court to return the money plus interest and legal fees.

Phoenix centers are adding AI‑assisted mammograms and new intraoperative imaging, backed by a large U.S. study that showed higher detection rates. Surgeons say the tools can mean earlier treatment and fewer repeat procedures.