Shaka Dogs brings taro-bunned puka dogs and neon dirty sodas to Grand Avenue. Island flavors meet Phoenix street-food sensibilities.

Scottsdale Fire says construction crews sparked two brush fires this week; both were quickly extinguished. Officials urged contractors to follow hot‑work safety steps to prevent wildfires.

A Ghanaian national extradited from Accra pleaded guilty in Tucson to a romance-and-inheritance scheme that targeted elderly Americans; restitution is set at about $4.4M.

A Phoenix caregiver says deputies seized legally registered medical marijuana during a July 2025 raid and is suing the county for millions in damages.

Pederson Group plans a Safeway-anchored, roughly 114,000-square-foot Festival Ranch Marketplace in far-north Buckeye to serve the growing Festival Ranch community.

A Snowflake midwife and her birth center were indicted on charges including negligent homicide after prosecutors say an unborn baby died in 2025.

A judge set an early‑November trial in the hit‑and‑run that killed three UA students; defense lawyers say the timetable will be hard to meet as forensics and reconstructions continue.

Arizona rolled out a five‑year 'Arrive Alive' campaign pairing troopers, ADOT and ride‑share partners to curb deadly crashes ahead of July 4.

A 30-year-old Kearns man drowned while swimming near Castle Rock at Lake Powell; National Park Service crews recovered his body after a sonar search and officials urged life-jacket use.

Three inmates at Maricopa County’s Lower Buckeye Jail died over the weekend; investigators and the medical examiner are reviewing the deaths. Autopsies are pending.

A brush fire near Miami closed U.S. 60 Monday, burning about 10 acres in the Tonto National Forest while crews worked containment. Officials say the cause is under investigation.

Federal marshals say a juvenile reported missing from Mesa was found June 25 in Olympia’s "Jungle" encampment and is now with state child‑welfare providers as investigators probe possible trafficking.

Chandler Councilman OD Harris filed notices of claim against Chandler and Scottsdale, alleging malicious targeting tied to a 2024 sign investigation and seeking $5M.