Lawsuit looks to recoup $22M from Mesa-based ZenniHome. CEO claims the company ‘spent every...
A new 362-page civil lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court last Monday alleges that a factory on the Navajo Nation was “squandering millions on improper and mysterious expenditures” before suddenly shutting down at the former Navajo Generating Station coal power plant back in July. The Albuquerque-based...
Phoenix hiking etiquette: 5 rules you should know
Society is full of rules. As grownups, we all know not to talk with our mouths full and to always face forward in a crowded elevator. But there was a time when we were young and inexperienced and maybe a little unsure of how to behave. Let’s face it, we’ve all either been that kid (or shared space with that kid) who...
Phoenix police arrest suspect after deadly shooting in Costco parking lot
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting outside a Costco in Phoenix earlier this month. Aarion Sherraud January, 18, was arrested this week on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping. Just after 4 p.m. on Feb. 8, police officers responded to multiple...
Former ASU wrestling star Cain Velasquez paroled from prison
Cain Velasquez walked out of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California, on Sunday, Feb. 15, his prison sentence over after being paroled. The former Arizona State wrestling standout and UFC heavyweight champion got in a van, was driven to a meeting point along a highway, got out of the van and...
Woman dies after being hit by car while crossing street in wheelchair
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a west Phoenix roadway last week. She’s been identified as 68-year-old Tracie L. Gordon. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, Phoenix police and fire crews responded to the area of...
MPS playground incident becomes a nightmare
For a 12-year-old Mesa boy, hanging out with friends during recess one school day in September last year has turned into an on-going ordeal for his family. The sixth grader said he was approached by another Porter Elementary School student, 11, who was in his homeroom and some of his classes but did not associate...
The Perfect Storm: RV/No. 22 Softball puts pieces together for ‘proud’ performance
TEMPE – The weather report for Sun Devil Softball’s 8-0 win over Pacific to close out the Littlewood Invitational on Sunday afternoon may have read 70 degrees with a slight breeze and the sun shining. But, on the field, Arizona State combined Kenzie Brown’s pitching elements with a combustible offensive lineup to...
EVIT fires new shot in war with 9 area districts
The East Valley Institute of Technology last week asked a judge to dispense with a hearing and use the court filings to decide the lawsuit filed by nine East Valley school districts against it. And according to the “motion for judgment on the pleadings,” EVIT said there’s only one way...
A new model for assisted living is emerging in Scottsdale
Not all assisted living homes begin with spreadsheets and strategic plans. Some begin with heartbreak. For Wanda Forden, the loss of her mother to dementia and the ongoing care of her uncle led her to imagine a different kind of place — one she wished had existed for her own family. In Arizona, where more than 650...
Prosecutors say gaming with possible Islamic extremists may have fueled Scottsdale man’s violence
Prosecutors say 28-year-old Beau Lieurance, who reportedly pulled a gun on his mom and another man, may have acted out due to playing a violent video game with people possibly in North Africa with ties to Islamic extremists.

















