Century-Old Clare House Dodges Wrecking Ball, Gets New Life as Gilbert’s Backyard Bar
The Clare House, a historic 1918 cottage in Gilbert’s Heritage District, is being transformed into Clare House Social, a new indoor-outdoor gathering space from restaurateur Nathan Ares. The project will connect his neighboring Prep & Pastry restaurant to the home and add about 1,400 square feet of pergola-covered...
Man dead, two others injured after shooting near Rural Road and Apache Boulevard
TEMPE, AZ — Tempe police say a man has died and two others are injured after a shooting near Rural Road and Apache Boulevard early Friday morning. Officers were called to the area around 4 a.m. for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found three people with gunshot wounds.
Area man invents high-tech pet door
A pet door can often represent a compromise between convenience for the dog and a homeowner’s desire for security, energy efficiency and aesthetics. For Scottsdale inventor Martin Diamond, it became a three-year engineering problem that led to a start-up. Diamond is the founder and inventor behind Pawport, a new...
Slice House by Tony Gemignani opening 1st Arizona restaurant in Gilbert
PHOENIX — Pizza restaurant Slice House by Tony Gemignani announced an opening date for its first Arizona location in Gilbert. The new location at Val Vista Drive and Pecos Road will open on Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. Gemignani will make a special appearance during the grand opening, which...
Ground Broken, New Cardinals Practice Facility On Target For 2028 Opening
For now, it is just desert, 217 acres of what's to come. But Thursday, as the Cardinals officially broke ground on what will be their new performance center and business offices with the McDowell Mountains looming in a picturesque background, it was about the vision of what the space will be.
ADOT nearing work on new $5B highway to relieve AZs busiest freeway
The design of the first phase of the long-awaited State Route 30 is nearing completion, with hopes of construction in 2027. The Arizona Department of Transportation recently unveiled the design for the $5 billion Interstate 10 reliever freeway in the West Valley. ADOT plans to build SR 30 from State Route 85 in...
Doorbell video in Guthrie case raises questions about surveillance, privacy
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A doorbell video recovered in the Nancy Guthrie case is raising questions about how much of daily life is captured on camera and who can access it. Data shows the average person is recorded between 70 and 300 times a week without realizing it. Security cameras, traffic cameras, and cameras on...
Phoenix Family Begs Drivers To Cool It After 48-Second Road Rage Killing
Forty-eight seconds on a Phoenix street cost Larry Milligan his life. Now, his family is stepping up to a microphone and asking Valley drivers to cool down before another split-second encounter turns deadly. The family of Milligan will speak publicly for the first time Friday morning, urging drivers to de-escalate...
Engine failure found in wreckage of deadly plane crash near Gila Bend
GILA BEND, AZ (AZFamily) — Federal investigators released a new report Wednesday about a deadly plane crash that found that part of the engine failed and the parachute system didn’t deploy correctly. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot and passenger in a...
Shots Fired, Streets Sealed Before Mesa Barricade Ends In Arrests
A Mesa apartment complex near Southern Avenue and Greenfield Road turned into a large police scene late Thursday afternoon after reports of shots fired and a person possibly barricaded inside one of the units. By the time the dust settled, officers had cleared the area, said everyone involved was in custody, and...

















