Chandler AZ

I didn’t move to Arizona for the food. I came for the sunsets, the saguaros, and the promise of 300 days of sunshine. But after my third accidental nap in 100-degree heat, I realized something: I needed tacos. And not just any tacos. I needed tacos that tasted like...

In Fall 2020, Eric Naddy and his wife, Terri, were well on their way to a debt-free life. The Gilbert couple had just moved into their 2,700-square-foot home on 2.5 acres off East Ocotillo Road with their 12-year-old son. The home was last occupied by Terri’s mother, who had passed...

Seventeen-year-old Marvin Aneer Jalo appeared in a Maricopa County courtroom on charges related to a planned attack on last year’s Phoenix Pride Festival, according to authorities. The hearing was brief and procedural, with no new plea entered, no evidence presented, and no significant developments reported....

You know a place is special when people plan detours just to grab a burrito. The Original Carolina’s Mexican Food in Phoenix has that pull, the kind that turns a quick lunch into a tradition. It is no frills, all flavor, and proudly old school with tortillas that practically...

A motorcycle crash in Chandler turned fatal yesterday when a rider collided with another vehicle near Comanche Drive and Germann Road. Officers arrived shortly after 10:30 a.m. and found the rider critically injured. He was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Chandler Police Department...

An apartment complex in Mesa, Arizona, was engulfed by flames early Saturday, Jan. 24

A Mesa cop who lost his job after he was accused of lying about a parking mistake will keep his certification. The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board last week unanimously rejected staff’s recommendation to revoke Joel Hight’s police license for dishonesty and instead impose a two-year retroactive...

Phoenix police are searching for a suspect who reportedly pointed a rifle at a customer inside a South Phoenix QuikTrip earlier this month and fled before officers could apprehend them. FOX 10 Phoenix reports that investigators were called to the store after a customer reported the incident. Police are asking anyone...

Scottsdale seems to be rolling from one mystery-shrouded scandal to the next. “Forget about ‘Parkingate,’ ” one City Hall insider snarkily commented. “This is ‘Whitmergate.’”. Or, as an onlooker at Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s Jan. 21 press conference on the cryptic suspension of her chief...

MESA – Seven-time X Games gold medalist Colby Raha is more than ready to make history in Mesa, Arizona, as the boundaries are about to be pushed like never before. Pro freestyle motocross rider Colby Raha gives Burn City Sports an exclusive interview at Revel Surf in Mesa, Arizona. Credit: Bennie Bice | Burn City...