It’s official: Gilbert water rates rising April 1
Gilbert citizens already struggling to keep up with utility bills will get yet another blow to their pocketbooks April 1, after the Town Council last week voted narrowly in favor of a 25% increase in water rates. The increase is the last part of a three-year phased cash and bond...
Woman allegedly stabbed fellow train passenger 14 times with steak knife
TEMPE, Ariz. (TCN) -- A woman has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing a fellow passenger on a light rail train. On Feb. 12, officers received a report of a fight on a light rail train near the Arizona State University campus, KPNX reports. Responding officers found a...
Whole Foods Market finally heads to the West Valley
Whole Foods Market is coming to the West Valley. The national grocery chain is taking over a former Big Lots store in Glendale, near Arrowhead Town Center, according to city permitting documents. The new store will be located at 17510 N. 75th Ave. The forthcoming Whole Foods Market in Glendale...
One person injured following shooting incident in Arizona
ARIZONA — A man was critically injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in west Phoenix, police said. Officers responded just after 3:15 a.m. to reports of gunfire near 40th Avenue and Whitton Avenue, south of Indian School Road. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics...
Caught on camera: Kitten falls from back of truck in Phoenix area
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Valley kitten used one of its nine lives in a freak fall, which it survived thanks to the actions of a stranger. A pickup truck driver was turning right out of a neighborhood in the Phoenix area earlier this week, and that’s when the little furball fell out of the bed of the truck. The...
Phoenix Ex-Coach Begs Judge To Scrap Lifetime Probation
Nearly two decades after admitting he molested a 12-year-old student, a former Phoenix-area elementary school teacher and youth soccer coach is asking a Maricopa County judge to cut him loose from lifetime probation. Josh Jacobson told the court this week that he has done the required treatment, kept to the rules for...
Missing 3-year-old from Avondale found safe at Phoenix gas station; suspect in custody
AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Kehlani Marie Rogers, 3, who was the subject of an Amber Alert issued Saturday, has been found safe. The toddler was found at the QuikTrip near 27th Avenue and Thomas Road on Sunday morning, according to a Phoenix Police Lieutenant on scene. Rogers was allegedly...
Greenwood sets her sights on Chandler. New taproom to open this fall
When Megan Greenwood first started brewing craft beer, she thought she’d only distribute her brews to other restaurants and bars. Now, more than five years later, the engineer-turned-brewer has grown Greenwood Brewing into a popular Roosevelt Row destination. Later this year, she hopes to do the same in the East...
Here’s Looking at You, Casablanca, in Gilbert
Admitting that Casablanca is one of your favorite movies is sort of embarrassing. It’s too obvious and mainstream a choice, too cliched an emblem of the “silver screen” for a connoisseur of cinema. But I can’t help it – I’ve always loved the 1942 wartime thriller from...
Why This Arizona Burger Has Locals Claiming It’s The Best In The West
Hidden just off the Arizona State University campus, The Chuckbox has been serving up mouthwatering mesquite-grilled burgers for over 50 years. This Tempe gem stays true to its roots, shunning modern food fads in favour of sizzling, smoky burgers cooked over open flames. The irresistible aroma of charcoal-grilled...

















