New gateway sign installed over Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe
We’re aiming to raise $10,000 by April 26. Your support ensures New Times can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print. Downtown Tempe has a new front door, and it’s hard to miss. On Monday, work crews...
Gilbert leaders work to transform the Heritage District
Gilbert’s Heritage District has been known as a destination where people come to hang out. Now, town leaders are working to turn the area into a place where people live, work and build community.
United Integrated Services Corp. Buys 28 Acres at Mack Innovation Park for $41.1 Million
PHOENIX, AZ (April 21, 2026) — Land sales are accelerating at Mack Innovation Park in Deer Valley as semiconductor-related users continue moving to secure sites near Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s north Phoenix campus. Mack Innovation Park, near Interstate 17 and Loop 101, already includes more than 1 million square feet of industrial space, while Mack Real Estate Group still controls roughly 80 additional...
201-unit build-to-rent community opens in Apache Junction
PHOENIX — A new housing development is looking to spark growth along a key corridor in Apache Junction. City leaders and developers gathered Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of VERGE, a 201-unit “build-to-rent” community located at the southwest corner of Broadway Avenue and Tomahawk Road.
Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan Advance Texas to Arizona Pipeline Project
'Strong market interest validates the role this project can play in improving supply flexibility and reliability for West Coast markets'. Kinder Morgan Inc and Phillips 66 said Monday they have secured enough long-term customer commitments to proceed with a proposed pipeline for refined oil products from Texas to Arizona. "Customer...
AZ lawmakers who backed controversial ‘Axon bill’ received campaign cash from company executives
Axon executives doled out tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash to lawmakers who pushed through controversial legislation last year to pave the way for the company’s new headquarters in Scottsdale. In 2025, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers approved Senate Bill 1543, which effectively negated a citizen referendum...
Expert: Scottsdale could lose much of Colorado River water supply in near future
Scottsdale could lose as much as 80 percent of its Colorado River water supply in the coming years, according to an expert who spoke at a community water forum Monday night.
Small plane makes emergency landing at Mesa intersection
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A mechanical issue forced a small plane to make an emergency landing on a Mesa roadway early Tuesday morning. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Piper PA-28 landed around 8:15 a.m. Mesa firefighters say the small plane was mid-flight when a mechanical problem occurred. The pilot was forced to land along a canal path near Gilbert...
‘I just want my daughter back’: Woman claims 2-year-old was hers after being arrested...
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Newly released body camera footage from the Avondale Police Department is shedding light on the urgent response that led to the rescue of a 2-year-old girl abducted from her home earlier this year. The case, which prompted a statewide Amber Alert in February, ended with the...
Decades-old Phoenix pizza shop being forced out for convenience store
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Raffaele’s Pizza off 19th Avenue and Glendale Avenue has been in the neighborhood since the 1970s. Its owner says they’re being forced to close up shop with a much larger development set to take its place. The shop sits in a strip mall behind...

















