HonorHealth boasts new device for joint surgery
Scottsdale-based HonorHealth is the first healthcare system in the nation to perform joint replacement surgery using a new handheld robotics device for joint replacements.. Stryker’s new Mako RPS handheld robotics technology brings “a new level of precision and personalization to orthopedic care in Arizona,” it said...
Tempe renaming holiday amid Cesar Chavez scandal
Tempe city administration will be meeting with employees to rename a day off they’re getting March 31. That’s because the holiday is named after now-disgraced Cesar Chavez, the late farm workers leader who raped and molested an unspecified number of women and underage girls when he was alive, according to a five-year...
At least 2 critically injured after multi-vehicle crash in north Phoenix
PHOENIX — At least two people were critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash in north Phoenix on Sunday, according to the city's fire department. The Phoenix Fire Department said its units were called to a multi-vehicle crash near Happy Valley and Scottsdale roads. Upon arrival, they found two cars...
Trail To Mercedes Vega’s Burning Car Tightens Around Three Tempe Suspects
A new episode of ABC15's "Arizona Crime Uncovered" is reopening public scrutiny of the 2023 abduction and brutal death of 22-year-old Mercedes Vega, pulling together court records, surveillance footage and family interviews to walk viewers through how investigators say they built their case. The program lands in the...
East Valley woman is a third-generation pie maker
Baking is generational for Elizabeth Curtis. She learned to make pies from her mother, who learned from her mother at her bedside. Now, “after years of baking my whole life,” Curtis has opened her own bakery, specializing in homemade pies. Tucked in a shopping center on the southwest...
Man’s body found floating in Tempe Town Lake
TEMPE, Ariz. - A body was pulled from Tempe Town Lake on Saturday morning. A witness told Tempe Police they saw a body floating in the lake on March 21. The victim was a man who is believed to be between 20 and 30 years old. There were no additional...
Mystery ‘Critical Incident’ Brings Cops Swarming 38th and Thomas
Phoenix police set up a staging area near 38th Street and Earll Drive on Sunday as officers converged on what the department called a “critical incident” in the nearby area of 38th Street and Thomas Road. The situation first surfaced on the department’s official X account, and officials did not immediately release...
High-speed camera in Phoenix targeted by spray paint, gunfire
Another act of vandalism targeted a high-speed camera in Phoenix. This time, Phoenix police say the camera was damaged from both spray paint and gunfire. The camera at 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road was one in a network of devices reintroduced by the city to address drivers violating the speed limit.
Man seriously injured in Gilbert motorcycle crash
GILBERT, Ariz. — The Gilbert Police Department is investigating a serious motorcycle crash on Sunday morning. Around 5 a.m., officers were called to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near East Germann and South Higley roads. Initial police reports indicate that the male motorcyclist was traveling westbound at a high...
We Found An Authentic New York Pizza Slice Right Here In Arizona, Surprisingly
Let’s be real, finding a slice of pizza that actually tastes like it belongs on a sidewalk in Manhattan is basically an Olympic sport once you cross into the desert. Usually, we just settle for “good enough” and try not to think about what we’re missing, but I think I just stumbled upon the Holy Grail of crust and...

















