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Evan Ortolani has led several creative lives. Now, he’s pouring all of them into his family’s century-old business, Ted’s Hot Dogs in Tempe. “Everyone loves Ted’s,” Ortolani said. “It’s a lot bigger than me, than my mom, than my grandpa. There are millions of people who rely on it for nostalgia and their family...

Somewhere in Mesa, Arizona, a bakery is quietly doing something extraordinary with dough, sugar, and cinnamon. I’ve found it, the holy grail of breakfast, and it’s currently waiting for you right here in Arizona. Imagine a cinnamon roll so massive it practically has its own zip code. It’s...

TEMPE, Ariz — Tempe police are investigating the vandalism of a Ramadan display on “A” Mountain, an incident local Muslim community members say left them shaken but not deterred. The damage was discovered Tuesday, during the final nights of Ramadan, a sacred month of fasting, prayer and...

Roughly 800 Transportation Security Administration officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport have been working without pay for more than a month as a partial Department of Homeland Security funding lapse drags on. Officers say household budgets are squeezed so badly that some cannot afford gas or...

PHOENIX - From threats that prompted West Valley schools to cancel classes for the day to why there is a marijuana recall in Arizona, here's a look at your top headlines for the morning of March 19. 1. Bomb threats prompt West Valley school cancellations. Featured. 2. Latest on the...

Some of the best barbecue joints in Arizona never run a single ad, and yet somehow the parking lot is always full. If you see me standing in a dusty parking lot at ten in the morning, don’t worry, I haven’t lost my mind-I’ve just tracked down the scent of slow-smoked brisket.

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A Valley woman said a bail bondsman kept her $25,000 cash payment and the deed to her condo for months after her boyfriend’s criminal cases were dismissed — and only returned the deed after Arizona’s Family Investigates began asking questions. Meishael Smith...

There’s a strange pride that washes over desert locals when the thermometer climbs past 110 degrees. Outsiders look horrified. Locals? They shrug, grab an ice-cold drink, and carry on like nothing’s happening. It sounds borderline irrational, and maybe it is. But there’s something real underneath all that bravado, a...

PHOENIX — Four people were taken to the hospital following a crash near Alma School and Ray roads Wednesday night, police say. Chandler police responded to the crash involving a motorcycle and a car and found one person in serious condition and three others with minor injuries. The cause...

A record-breaking heat wave is baking the U.S. Southwest, as meteorologists warn of potential health risks.