Check out this beloved Italian deli in the Valley
Tram Mai takes you behind the scenes to one of the Valley's most beloved Italian deli shop.
Mesa Public Schools leases vacant space to local private school for kids with autism
MESA – Mesa Public Schools is putting unused space at two campuses to good use by leasing it to a local private school that serves children with autism. Polaris Academy is taking over space at Rhodes and Smith junior high schools, partitioning off a section at each location. Both...
Family-owned Chandler restaurant celebrating decade of serving homemade Mexican food
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — An East Valley restaurant is celebrating its 10th anniversary — a major milestone!. Rita’s Burritos in Chandler is celebrating a decade of serving customers traditional Mexican food made from scratch. From cutting meat by hand to making homemade, tasty tortillas, Rita’s has become a favorite...
City of Phoenix shelves red light camera program
Data shows Arizona has a serious red-light running problem, but Phoenix is no longer moving forward with plans to ticket drivers who blow through red lights using photo enforcement cameras.
Girl taken into custody after anti-ICE student walkout in Chandler turns tense
A student walkout protesting ICE in Chandler turned tense Friday afternoon when a girl ended up getting arrested after allegedly throwing a water bottle at a masked man. During the march, officers were monitoring student safety near Hamilton High School when they observed a masked man with a weapon approach and...
Arrest made nearly 3 months after deadly Circle K shooting in Phoenix
Phoenix Police arrested 42-year-old Norman Sanders for the shooting death of 45-year-old Kevin Mitchell following an argument at a Circle K near 27th Avenue and Butler in November 2025.
Woman accused of stabbing mother 18 times in Scottsdale identified
Police say 24-year-old Ashland Crank stabbed her mom 18 times at an apartment complex near 68th Street and McDowell after they had gotten into a fight on Monday.
3 Arizona employers announce mass layoffs in January 2026
A small number of Arizona employers filed notices in January about planned layoffs, totaling about 260 jobs expected to be cut across the state to kick off 2026. Five companies filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification alerts, known as WARN notices, during the month. No company planned more than 100 job...
Phoenix’s overdose crisis is careening in the wrong direction
As much as anyone in Arizona, 40-year-old Rachel Combs has suffered the cruelty of America’s opioid crisis. Tragedy first struck the Kingman resident’s family in 2013, when her brother died of a drug overdose at 25 years old. She said her mother, Renee Brunhofer, battled chronic pain and fibromyalgia and started...
Higley Unified School District takes middle road in job reductions
The Higley Unified Governing Board voted 4-1 Jan. 27 to move forward with $3.5 million in staff reductions for the next school year as it grapples with a projected $7.8 million budget deficit. To achieve the $3.5 million reduction, 37 teacher and teacher-support positions and 8.5 non-teaching positions will be...
