Waterboarding and spicy cheeseballs: ASU frat faces hazing lawsuit
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a response from Arizona State University. Last fall, a woman sued an Arizona State University fraternity for victimizing her in what she called a “sex-crazed” hazing ritual that involved frat brothers allegedly distributing a naked video of her. Now, the same fraternity...
The Arizona All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Locals Say Everyone Should Try At Least Once
Buffets are everywhere, but finding one that makes your taste buds do a happy dance? That’s rare in Arizona. But locals in Phoenix have a secret spot that checks all those boxes and then some. Harbor Seafood Super Buffet at 10030 N Metro Pkwy E has earned its reputation as the one all-you-can-eat experience everyone...
Keith Urban to headline 2026 Boots in the Park Gilbert AZ
Keith Urban is confirmed to headline the 2026 Boots in the Park festival at Gilbert Regional Park in Gilbert, AZ, on Saturday, March 21, 2026, featuring support from Dustin Lynch, Mitchell Tenpenny, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Bryan Martin. The traveling “Boots in the Park” festival previously shared that the fest...
Chandler Unified selects next district superintendent
CHANDLER, Ariz. — One of the Valley's largest school districts has selected its next superintendent. Anna Battle, the deputy superintendent for Roosevelt School District, was selected by the Chandler Unified School District Board this week to assume the role of superintendent after Frank Narducci retires at the end...
Herd mentality: Why new steakhouses are taking over Phoenix
When he was young, S. Barrett Rinzler’s family made their living running a grocery store and raising cattle in Dayton, Ohio. He fondly remembers stock shows at the farm and his dad bringing home steaks for dinner. “It gave me an affinity for beef,” Rinzler says. The restaurants...
Watch out for new speed cameras along these Phoenix roadways
Starting Feb. 23, Big Brother will once again be training its eye on certain Valley roadways. Speed cameras have long been the bane of many Valley drivers’ existence, and several communities have ditched them in recent years. Phoenix did that as well, but reversed course last year when the city council appropriated...
Change Can Wait: Customers keep Chandler eatery open
Gilbert Meraz said the time was right for him to make a major change in his life, walking away from restaurants and starting something new, except there was just one problem. His customers refused to let him go. Meraz owns Rita’s Burritos, 4040 S. Arizona Ave., in South Chandler, near...
Investigations Underway in NCSO Deputy-Involved Shooting
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that both criminal and administrative investigations are underway following the Dec. 13 deputy-involved shooting death of Kevin Peloso. Deputies involved remain on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigations. Kevin Peloso, 54, of Fernley,...
Valley eatery named the nation’s most romantic restaurant
Where you choose for dinner impacts the tone of the entire night. When romance is on the table, six Arizona restaurants set the mood better than most, including one Scottsdale fine dining destination that took the No. 1 spot in a list ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers. In Yelp’s nationwide...
Crews battle fire at Phoenix commercial building
Firefighters battled a fire late Wednesday night at a commercial building near Interstate 17 and Buckeye Road. No injuries were reported.

















