A new half‑acre pavilion, shaded ramadas and ADA‑friendly paths have opened at South Mountain, backed by roughly $25 million in voter‑approved parks funding.

A 36-member state task force says geothermal could help Arizona utilities meet surging demand and recommends mapping, permitting changes and research funding.

Sinomax will cease Phoenix manufacturing by late April, filing a WARN notice that impacts 89 workers as production shifts to Tennessee.

Six suspects were arrested in Phoenix and investigators seized an AR‑15 and about 4.4 pounds of suspected fentanyl.

After a Jan. 2 crash near Telegraph Canyon that killed four, the pilot's relatives are urging the FAA and lawmakers to tighten NOTAMs and require brighter slackline markers.

A federal judge handed a 60‑month sentence after a guilty plea in a case where prosecutors say about 100 pounds of meth were handed off to a federal informant in Phoenix.

Spanish CDMO Rovi bought a Bristol Myers Squibb injectable plant in Phoenix and signed a five-year manufacturing pact that preserves local production.

A vehicle collided with a motorcycle on Grayhawk Drive in Scottsdale; the rider was reported critically injured and police urged drivers to detour onto Thompson Peak Parkway or Deer Valley Road.

Casa Grande police found a man dead outside a church near 1st Street and Pebble Drive; investigators have not released an ID or a cause.

A bomb threat sent students and staff from Sahuaro Elementary outside Thursday; police and K‑9 teams searched and found nothing, and investigators are pursuing leads.

A man fell from a second-floor railing at Chase Field on Wednesday, witnesses said, and bystanders performed CPR as deputies and paramedics responded. Officials have not yet released his condition.

A house fire in central Phoenix Thursday night left one person in extremely critical condition after firefighters pulled him from the home. Authorities say the cause is under investigation.

Phil Mickelson will miss the 2026 Masters, saying he will step away to tend to a family health matter and be out for an extended period. The tournament will begin next week without one of its most familiar champions.