Chandler AZ

PHOENIX — Multiplatinum rock band Kansas will take the main stage on the first day of the 2026 Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival, which will run for two weekends in March. The band that got its start with a self-titled album in 1974 will play at the music festival — which has a new home at Rawhide Western Town and...

Arizona winters call for comfort food, and nothing beats steaming-hot tamales wrapped in corn husks, made with love and tradition. Have you ever had a food memory so vivid, it transports you to a specific time and place?. Maybe it’s the scent of a certain spice, the warmth of a...

Nitro-chilled scoops are headed for the West Valley. Nite Creamery, the California-born ice cream shop that debuted in Tempe last year, is planning a second Phoenix-area location in Surprise. The new shop is set to take over a space at 17865 W. Bell Road and is expected to open in May or June 2026 as the brand’s...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — One year after Emily Pike was murdered, her killer still walks free. The 14-year-old from the San Carlos Apache Tribe was last seen alive in Mesa. One year ago today, her remains were found in trash bags in Globe. No arrests have been made, and her case remains unsolved.

PHOENIX — Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Saturday for a missing 30-year-old man from Phoenix. Alstolfo Marquez Iturralde was last seen near 32nd and Van Buren streets on Saturday around 6 a.m. Iturralde is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 160 pounds. He has black hair...

Phoenix administration is preparing tougher penalties for lawbreakers who use illegal fireworks and pose widespread threats ranging from fires and air pollution to the mental health of some veterans and others. The disclosure by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays came during a City Council Public Safety and Justice...

Jeremiah Cota is out on the Phoenix Union High School District governing board, resigning Tuesday after weeks of mounting backlash over a holiday party he attended that critics say was connected to neo-Nazi and white-supremacist organizers. His decision clears out an appointed member who had become a lightning rod,...

After more than 20 years, State Route 30 is finally more than just a line on the page. The Arizona Department of Transportation on Feb. 12 unveiled the design for the new Interstate 10 reliever freeway in the West Valley. "We're just very excited for this project," Madison Cole, a community relations manager for the...

Your front door sets the tone for your entire Arizona home, and more homeowners are turning to agave plants to make that first impression bold and low-maintenance. If you’ve ever wanted a striking entryway that works with the desert instead of against it, placing agave near the door is one of the smartest moves you...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Tempe police have made an arrest in connection with a stabbing at a Valley Metro light rail that left a woman hospitalized. On Saturday, Tempe police announced that 34-year-old Allante Wallace was arrested on accusations of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over the Thursday night stabbing.