Gilbert police are testing drones to become ‘first responders’
If you’ve been in Gilbert the last month and have seen drones flying around, then you may have seen the city Police Department’s second round of pilot testing. The police say their goal is to not only have eyes in the sky, but to also make the drones the first responders.
This Southwest City Has the Most Manufactured Housing in the U.S. as Buyers Snap...
This Sun Belt city has 29,300 mobile homes—which make up 13.1% of the city’s housing stock—the most in the nation.
Waymo car seen driving on light rail tracks in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A self-driving Waymo car was recently seen moving along the new light rail tracks in south Phoenix. Video footage recorded by a bystander Wednesday morning near Central and Southern avenues captured a Waymo vehicle sitting on the light rail tracks and a passenger exiting the autonomous car. A light rail car...
Minnesota mom killed by ICE agent honored at Phoenix vigil
Dozens of people gathered outside ICE headquarters in Phoenix Wednesday night for a vigil demanding justice for a Minnesota mother shot and killed by an ICE agent.
Arizona sushi chain operators indicted in illegal worker, stash house operation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The owner and two operators of a Phoenix-area sushi chain have been indicted after investigators said they were harboring illegal workers and keeping them in stash houses. Qin Liu, Zhen Liu, and Yung Lau, who ran four sushi restaurants, were arrested in December. A federal grand...
Man arrested after six seniors hurt in ‘attack’ at Tempe community center
A 62-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a serious attack at a community center in Tempe, officials said.
Community activist objects to mask mandate during flu surge
(The Center Square) – A community activist is not happy with Banner Health mandating masks at all its facilities in Arizona during a flu surge. The mandate also applies to Banner Health’s facilities in California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming. Banner Health, which is based in Phoenix, did not respond to...
Road debris takes deadly toll in Phoenix area, Arizona
Drunk and distracted driving are top of the list when numbers are calculated to determine crashes and fatalities along Valley freeways. But another factor should be added, according to an AAA
Guns drawn during fight at East Valley mall; ‘super flu’ cases rising in AZ...
From an armed confrontation in the food court of an East Valley mall that led to the arrests of three men to a surge in flu cases across Arizona, here's a look at some of your top headlines for the morning of January 7. 1. Armed confrontation in mall's food...
Officer, tenants hospitalized after Phoenix apartment fire
PHOENIX - Three adults, including an officer, were hospitalized on Wednesday after a fire broke out at a Phoenix apartment complex. The Phoenix Fire Department says crews on Jan. 7 responded to a fire at a single-story apartment building near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road at around 5 a.m.

















