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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum speaks at the Winter Meeting of the Western Governors' Association in Paradise Valley, Ariz., on Thursday, Nov. 20. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs joined governors from Hawaii, Montana, Idaho and Utah to talk about water, energy, agriculture and healthcare at Western Governor’s...

The long-awaited expansion of Mekong Plaza is open after years of delays. Why it matters: Mekong Plaza formed the foundation of Mesa's thriving Asian District, Arizona's largest collection of Asian restaurants, grocery stores and shops. Driving the news: Developers, business owners, politicians, economic development...

If you bought a home before the pandemic hit, you probably have spent the last several years tracking your home value with varying levels of glee. After COVID-19 hit, housing prices seemed to go only up, up, up. And that meant tens of thousands of dollars in potential profit — if you could afford to buy a new home...

Police have arrested 56-year-old Gary Crawford on suspicion of murder, accusing him of killing his stepfather, injuring his mother, and then stealing their car and money. His bond has been set at $2 million.

When a south Phoenix family called 911 for help about their suicidal father, they didn’t think he’d be killed by police. Now, the family plans to sue the Phoenix Police Department.

State lawmakers are calling for stricter oversight of child predators after police say a registered sex offender snuck into a Phoenix elementary school last week and assaulted a student.

Several nonprofit organizations that support low-income and unhoused individuals are gearing up to provide Thanksgiving dinner this week. St. Vincent de Paul is one of them. Andrea Ariza with the charity says roughly 60 volunteers are already on hand to prepare. "It takes about three days to prepare for 5,000...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A south Phoenix family is calling for changes to the way police respond to mental-health emergencies after their father was shot and killed by police last month. Officers say 49-year-old Victor Altamirano charged at them with a knife, but body-worn camera footage is now raising new...

The former Arizona Attorney General’s Office official who was arrested by postal inspectors in Phoenix last week has been charged with one count of felony theft. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office submitted the charge against Vanessa Hickman, the former state government division chief under Attorney General Kris...

Higley Unified parents showed up at last week’s Governing Board meeting to voice support for cherished programs now at risk for reductions following the recent voter rejection of the district’s override. The district is facing a second round of $5 million in cuts to next school year’s budget...