Glendale police and the Arizona Humane Society seized 22 animals from a home officials called squalid, with 15 puppies found inside a hot plastic bin.

A bobcat briefly denned in a Scottsdale attic this week, captured on video and prompting state wildlife guidance and a local response. Officials urge residents to secure roofs and pets.

Mountain rescues in Phoenix are up sharply this spring even as the city rolls out gates, cameras and ice machines at popular trailheads. Officials point to heat, early starts and overconfidence as drivers of the rise.

Severe thunderstorms moved through Arizona Wednesday evening, prompting severe thunderstorm warnings and an Air Quality Alert for Maricopa County as storms produced gusty winds and lightning.

Highs near 108°F Thursday with overnight lows only in the upper 70s. Cooling centers are open and gusty winds Friday–Saturday raise fire‑weather concerns.

Yavapai County says a Mesa man faces manslaughter and other felonies after a Prescott resident died last year from a fentanyl overdose.

Arizona dropped to eight Fortune 500 companies in the latest rankings; Freeport-McMoRan leads the state while Carvana posted a major climb. Local leaders are watching the fallout.

Chandler police pulled a dog from a car that body-camera video showed reached 132°F outside Chandler Fashion Center; the owner was cited and the dog is recovering.

Arizona lawmakers and tribal leaders pressed IHS to suspend a plan to fold Tucson's area office into Phoenix, warning it could disrupt care for nearly 28,000 tribal members.

A shooting at Desert Sky Mall in west Phoenix left at least one person seriously injured on the night of June 2. Initial reports provide few details as investigators work the scene.

Queen Creek leaders are weighing removing three Pinal County neighborhoods from the town's general plan, potentially leaving more than 1,500 homes outside the town's annexation path.

Newly released 911 recordings capture the panic inside Terminal 4 after a Christmas night shooting. Detectives later asked prosecutors to consider charges against several people.

The Goldwater Institute sued to block Phoenix’s sale of 1016 N. 2nd St to Pennrose, arguing the city undersold public land and handed a private developer a subsidy. The complaint seeks to halt the conveyance and calls the deal unconstitutional.