Gilbert AZ

Short term impact for long-term sustainability. This was the key takeaway from a council retreat discussion last week between town officials and council members on a proposal to raise Gilbert’s water rate – an increase that appears inevitable for customers next year. Council discussed two options for raising...

Starting Monday, those who call 911 emergency in Phoenix will be asked if they need mental health services. Instead of just asking if emergency callers need police officers or fire fighters, Phoenix 911 dispatchers are now also asking if people need help with behavioral health. The goal is to reduce...

Two Mesa park leaders have resigned after an investigation into the Park Rangers found misconduct, according to a city press release.

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — An unlicensed contractor from Queen Creek was recently sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to forgery charges in Pinal County, officials said. Yul Ryan Nelson, 51, was sentenced on Dec. 9 to one year in jail followed by four years of probation after he entered into a plea agreement earlier...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — We have a merry update on Something Good we told you about a few weeks ago!. You might recall that a Valley company recently offered to install professional holiday lights on a deserving person’s home, free of charge. Nominations were submitted to Trimlight Phoenix, and now, one woman’s home is...

Thousands are under an "unhealthy" Air Quality Index, leading to an advisory from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Phoenix leaders will consider banning people from providing medical treatment and needles to the homeless at city parks. Unless they have the city’s permission, individuals and groups won’t be allowed to host events that are designed to offer medical care for the unhoused. They also can’t distribute sterile syringes...

PHOENIX — Thousands of people lined up outside Phoenix Children's Hospital on Saturday evening, candles in hand, for one powerful purpose: to let sick children and their families know they are not alone this Christmas. The 13th annual Ignite Hope event brought together families, hospital staff, therapy dogs and...

She was alone on a Mill Avenue corner in downtown Tempe, no phone, no wallet, no way back to her home in Tucson. Kathleen “Kadi” Tierney was dazed after an encounter with Tempe Police Sept. 24. Her world had been rocked. Police alleged that she threatened a Tempe...

PHOENIX — Chandler Fashion Center is approaching its 25th anniversary in 2026 and is ringing that in by announcing new additions to its dining and entertainment lineup, according to a Wednesday press release. Property developer Macerich will be spearheading the project that is targeting the center’s south side near...