Chandler AZ

As someone who fiercely loves the authentic, unpolished soul of Arizona, I’m drawn to the places that time forgot but the community never will. In Mesa, there’s a classic dining room with brass rails and dim lights that looks like it’s been serving the same families for generations.

Mostly clear, cool conditions started the day in Phoenix, with temperatures near 54°F at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, but a fast-moving Pacific system will bring increasing southwest winds and a chance of brief showers mainly in higher terrain. Overnight, temperatures are expected to fall into the low...

Friends for Life Animal Rescue will roll the dice for a good cause next weekend as the nonprofit, no-kill shelter hosts its annual Casino Night fundraiser. The fundraiser will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Friends for Life Animal Rescue, 952 W. Melody Ave., Gilbert.

Gilbert’s burger lovers have a new obsession, and it is hiding in the most unlikely place: inside the premium indoor gun club Unlimited Ammo & Range. After a day on the lanes, hungry guests drift into Smoke & Grain “just for a quick bite,” then walk out talking about half‑pound patties, brick‑oven pizzas, and fries...

Police responded near 24th Street and Cactus Road around 1 a.m. Wednesday after reports of a shooting. Gibby Parra has the breaking news from the scene.

PHOENIX — A fire broke out at the Phoenix Dream Center, a Phoenix nonprofit that helps people in need, overnight. Crews were called to the facility near 35th and Grand avenues around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a fire. Phoenix Fire Department says that when they arrived, smoke...

Construction is underway to improve the entertainment and dining district of Chandler Fashion Center. At the same time, the mall’s owner and operator has announced some new businesses. Macerich is also upgrading another of its properties, Scottsdale Fashion Square’s Palm Court. The changes come as malls adapt to...

Police say two roommates got into a fight at an apartment complex near Miller and Thomas Roads, and one of the roommates was shot. The alleged shooter claimed self-defense. The person who was shot is expected to survive.

Police identified 34-year-old Allante Wallace, a Sky Harbor Airport employee, as the suspect who stabbed a woman on a light rail train last week, using surveillance video and her MVD photo.

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — It is said in the Jewish religion, “life is a journey and death a destination." It’s true. Like it or not, and for all of you reading this, hopefully not for a long time… but we are all headed to that ultimate destination.