Burlington broke ground on a nearly 2-million-square-foot automated distribution center in Buckeye’s Westpark 360 park, officials say it will open in 2028 and create thousands of jobs.

Gusty west-southwest winds arrive Monday with a slight chance of light showers late Monday night. Secure outdoor items and expect a dry, warmer midweek.

Portland locked up the No. 8 seed with a 122-110 win over Sacramento, setting up a play-in trip to Phoenix. Deni Avdija led the way as the Blazers extended their postseason hopes.

Sunny and mild Sunday; gusty winds this afternoon and a slight chance of light showers Monday evening.

A tree trimmer died Sunday after an early-morning accident near Maple Avenue and 12th Street in Tempe; authorities say details are limited.

Twenty‑five years after the Scottsdale house explosion that killed a mother and her two children, Robert William Fisher remains missing and detectives say they still pursue tips. Investigators point to a partial DNA profile and an abandoned SUV as the largest leads left in the case.

A bicyclist in his 70s died after being struck at Val Vista Drive and Hearne Way in Gilbert. Police say he entered the intersection on a red light and the investigation is ongoing.

A rollover on northbound I‑17 at Peoria Avenue closed the freeway Sunday morning and sent four people to hospital, with ADOT diverting traffic off Peoria.

Lion Energy took an equity stake in American Battery Factory to secure prismatic LFP cells from ABF's Tucson gigafactory. The move lines up with Lion's June assembly ramp and ABF's multi‑year offtake deals.

Phoenix has broken ground on Helen Drake Village, an 80-unit affordable senior housing campus next to the Helen Drake Senior Center. Units will target households at 30–60% AMI and the project aims for 2027 completion.

Queen Creek’s FY 2026–27 recommendation pares back growth assumptions and reshuffles spending to cover water and public‑safety priorities under slower permit activity. Council review is set for April 15.

Detectives have renewed an appeal for tips and cellphone video after 18‑year‑old Noel Nava was fatally shot while leaving an east Phoenix party on June 7, 2025.

Phoenix technical-rescue crews were working a mountain rescue at Camelback Mountain Saturday; the department called it the third mountain rescue of the day.