A woman died Sunday in a chain‑reaction crash that closed westbound Loop 202 in Gilbert and snarled East Valley traffic for hours. Authorities are investigating.

A massive dust wall moved across I‑10 near Picacho Peak; Arizona DOT urged drivers to never drive into dust storms and to follow Pull Aside, Stay Alive steps.

Scottsdale’s $30M Rawhide Wash project won APWA’s 2026 Project of the Year after a regional build that pulled nearly 1,900 acres out of the FEMA floodplain. The work should ease flood insurance mandates for hundreds of property owners.