Sunny and hot Friday with highs near 98°F. Gusty winds Saturday–Sunday raise fire dangers in higher terrain.

Türkiye will train at Mesa's Arizona Athletic Grounds ahead of the 2026 World Cup, bringing players and fans to the East Valley.

A bomb threat near NAU’s Ardrey Auditorium prompted an evacuation in Flagstaff; police are on scene and say the report remains unconfirmed. The university urged people to monitor official alerts.

A Phoenix nurse practitioner was sentenced to 3½ years after prosecutors say her clinic billed AHCCCS for care that wasn’t provided, part of a wider fraud sweep.

A partial roof collapse at a North Phoenix shopping center left debris on parked cars and prompted an investigation; no injuries were reported.

A Phoenix driver who crashed at 16th Street and Southern allegedly opened fire at Good Samaritans who stopped to help; police arrested him and said no one was hurt.

Market‑born Let’s Toast has opened a Camelback storefront in Phoenix, moving its viral bulgogi cheesesteak from farmers‑market lines to a permanent location. The owners say social channels have the latest updates.

A multi-vehicle crash on SR-347 near Casa Blanca Road left one person dead and at least two others injured, closing the northbound lanes during the morning commute.

Arizona will use an AI system to pre‑screen Medicaid claims for fraud, the governor says. AHCCCS named vendor Alivia Analytics and will revalidate high‑risk providers with CMS oversight.

Two people were detained after a shooting at a Motel 6 near I‑17 and Thomas Road left one man critically injured early Thursday.

Maricopa County inspectors flagged black mold in an ice machine and Bolognese sauce kept at unsafe temperatures in this weeks inspection reports.

Waymo has taken a large sublease at Tempe’s Grand II tower — its first office inside the Phoenix metro — expanding its local footprint beyond robotaxis.

A UTV rollover near Deer Valley Road and 185th Avenue in Surprise left one person dead and another hospitalized; deputies are investigating.