Arizona gold prospecting is becoming popular again as market prices rise
Rising gold prices are driving up an old industry in Arizona — prospecting. Gold has risen to $4,000 an ounce right now. Here in Arizona, the price spike has led to an increase in prospecting club memberships. The Roadrunners Prospector’s Club in Phoenix has seen a 10% increase in...
From $5B to $25B, AZ’s construction industry is booming and needs workers
Metro Phoenix ranked second in construction job growth in the last five years, eclipsed only by Minneapolis. That quickly outpaced job growth overall. By that measure, the region ranked seventh nationally from February 2020 to August 2025, Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors said in...
Migrants charged for shooting guns in crowded national park
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Federal prosecutors have filed charges against two men from Mexico allegedly caught firing guns in a public venue east of Phoenix. Luis Alfonso Hernandez Felix and Jose Romario Zazueta Valenzuela were taken into custody after U.S. Forest Service agents observed “a group of subjects...
‘There’s a problem:’ Gilbert Mayor discusses potential reasons why residents’ water bills have jumped
GILBERT, Ariz. — Gilbert Mayor Scott Anderson is promising answers as frustration mounts among residents over soaring water bills—some jumping by hundreds, and in a few cases, thousands of dollars. In an exclusive interview with 12News, Anderson said the town is taking the issue seriously and has launched...
Powerful storm leaves over 130 displaced in Tempe, Arizona
At least 10,000 customers are still without power, officials said.
Record-setting rainfall causes flooding in Arizona
(NBC, KYMA) - Parts of Arizona are flooding due to record-setting rainfall in and around Phoenix. In Gold Canyon, flash flooding washed out roads Sunday. The flood watch was triggered by a tropical surge, courtesy of former Tropical Storm Raymond. Sunday saw nearly two-inches of rain in the area, surging...
New Phoenix winter forecast released: What to expect
In Arizona, any temperature drop is almost always welcome. And while this fall may provide little opportunity for jackets, hats and scarves, cooler temperatures in the first few months of 2026 will finally give way to the clement sunshine snowbirds flock to. Still, by Arizona standards, that winter — that...
Phoenix seeks retired law enforcement officers to work as school resource officers
The Phoenix Police Department is looking to hire retired law enforcement officers from Arizona to work as school resource officers, the department announced in a news release. The department is
Sheriff Sheridan questions accuracy of audit that accuses MCSO of overreporting oversight costs
PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan is questioning the accuracy of an audit that found his agency allegedly overreported the cost of court-ordered oversight in a long-running racial-profiling case by tens of millions of dollars. A court-ordered monitor has been reviewing MCSO operations for over a decade...
New videos show deadly road rage shooting in Tempe
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — The Tempe Police Department released videos on Monday that show a road rage shooting over the summer that left a father dead in front of his 9-and 8-year-old sons and its aftermath. Investigators said 46-year-old Dustin Jackson shot and killed 29-year-old Steven Bevan near Warner...
