Gilbert AZ

On Dec. 3, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods praised the city’s collective efforts over the past year, highlighting notable reductions in violent crime, the swift recovery from October’s microburst storm, and the city’s evolving dining and technology landscape in his State of the City address. Here are the...

Family, friends, and even strangers came together Saturday night in north Phoenix to remember Andreas Olguin.

A shooting near downtown Phoenix left a 39-year-old man dead on Dec. 4, police said. Officers arrived at the scene about 8:35 p.m. in the area of Second and Willetta streets for a shooting call. They found an adult male, later identified as Jessie Johnson, with at least one gunshot wound, police said. He was taken...

CHANDLER (AZFamily) — Arizona’s annual Child Fatality Report shows fewer children died overall in 2024, but drownings increased. According to the state report, 36 Arizona children drowned in 2024, a 15% increase from 2023. Stacey McRae knows the pain behind those numbers firsthand. Her 2-year-old son, Odin, drowned...

PHOENIX — A woman and a teenage girl were hospitalized, and the suspect remains at large after an Avondale shooting on Friday night. Avondale police received a call regarding gunshots near 111th Avenue and Buckeye Road around 11:50 p.m. Upon arrival, police found two injured people in the area,...

PHOENIX - A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening a facility operated by Maricopa County Human Services, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. At 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, the sheriff's office received a report regarding a potential threat directed at ARIZONA@WORK office, a network helping employers...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is in custody after a barricade situation prompted a partial evacuation of a Scottsdale neighborhood Saturday. Around 3 p.m., several officers and tactical units responded to a home near McDowell and Scottsdale roads for a barricade situation. Details are limited, but police say that...

PHOENIX — A man is dead after he was hit by a train in Avondale on Friday afternoon, authorities said. According to the Avondale Police Department, officers responded to reports of a person being struck by train near Dysart Road and Main Street around 3:30 p.m. The preliminary investigation...

An East Valley barbecue joint has a new answer to the old question about where’s the beef. Caldwell County BBQ, the Central Texas–style smokehouse with locations in Gilbert and Queen Creek, has launched a sister brand called Caldwell Cosmetics — a small-batch skin care line made from the same prime-grade beef tallow...

PHOENIX — A SAFE Alert has been issued for a missing 72-year-old man last seen in Phoenix on Friday, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Mario Ibarra Carillo was last spotted in the area of 11th Street and McDowell Road. Carillo has a medical condition that...