Tempe company uses robots to write 30,000 custom letters daily
A Tempe business named Handwrytten is using custom-built robots to write and mail 30,000 handwritten letters a day. Organizations like the American Cancer Society of Arizona use the service to efficiently send personalized mail that makes recipients feel valued. Parents are increasingly utilizing the company's website
Phoenix Union Pulls a U-Turn, OKs 15 Campus Cops Across High Schools
The Phoenix Union High School District is bringing back police in a big way. The governing board voted Thursday to accept state funding that will put 15 full-time school resource officers on campuses next school year, more than tripling the number of dedicated officers currently in place and signaling a sharp shift fro
Fire danger, Red Flag Warning continues Saturday
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — High temperatures have reached 105 degrees so far today. Our First Alert Day continues because of the fire danger. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for much of southern Arizona, including the Phoenix metro area, until 11 p.m. due to critical fire weather conditions. Residents...
100th threatened narrow-headed gartersnake released from breeding program
PHOENIX — Over 20 federally-protected snakes have a new, streamside home among the ponderosa pines of the Mogollon Rim after the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), the Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo and other partner organizations successfully released a group of zoo-born narrow-headed garter
Wrong-way driver dies in crash on I-10; 4 others injured
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One person is dead and four people are injured after a wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 10 west of the Valley, according to officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Troopers responded to the call about a driver going eastbound in the...
Suspect accused of stabbing man in the face in Apache Junction
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is accused of stabbing an acquaintance in the face near a Walgreens in Apache Junction early Friday morning. Just before 4 a.m., first responders were called to reports of a stabbing in the area of a Walgreens near Apache Trail and Meridian Road.
Man dead, woman seriously injured in head-on crash in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is dead and a woman suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash early Saturday morning in central Phoenix. Officers responded to the crash near Thomas Road and 40th Street just after 6:30 a.m. and found a two-car, head-on crash. A man and a woman...
Impaired driver accused in Phoenix hit-and-run crash that left 2 hurt
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two people are in the hospital after they were hit by an impaired driver near a Phoenix apartment complex Friday night, police said. It happened near the Acclaim Apartment Homes at 25th Avenue and Dunlap Avenue around 9:15 p.m. The victims, a man and a woman,...
Real Estate Market Trends in Mesa, AZ: Prices Fall
Mesa is the kind of East Valley city that earns loyalty — waterfront dining at Riverview, world-class art at the Mesa Arts Center, and the Superstition Mountains practically in your
3 major developments in metro Phoenix’s West Valley are on the way
New housing, shopping and dining projects are underway in the West Valley, two of which are expected to be completed in 2026. Hundreds of apartment units are in the works near Glendale's popular Westgate area. Buckeye is getting a Sprouts Farmers Market, known for its fresh and healthy food options, in a part of the ci
