Scottsdale assisted living facility barred after heat death
The owners of a Scottsdale assisted living facility are barred from caring for vulnerable adults for five years after prosecutors said neglect led to a resident dying from the heat.
Debt collector complaints surge as Americans struggle with overdue bills
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Americans are starting the new year buried in more than $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, with many falling behind on their bills and facing increased pressure from debt collectors. Complaints about debt collectors have soared, according to new federal data. The Federal Trade Commission...
Banner Health cutting corporate office space from 304,000 to 67,000 square feet
Phoenix-based Banner Health — the largest private employer, the largest health system and the largest nonprofit in Arizona — is downsizing its corporate headquarters in new space at Bond Phoenix within the Camelback Corridor. Plans call for moving out of its current 304,000-square-foot headquarters at Phoenix Plaza...
Attack at Tempe center leaves several seniors injured. Watch the video
Newly released footage shows the Jan. 7 attack on a Tempe community center that left several seniors seriously injured and two hospitalized. Derek Kirven, 62, was arrested in connection with the assault at Escalante Multi-Generational Center near Price Road and Orange Street, Tempe police said in an X post . A man...
‘Nothing Is More Satisfying’: Phoenix Bartender Notices A Customer Walked His Tab. Days Later...
A Phoenix, Ariz., bar owner realizes a man walked out on his tab after the card payment didn’t go through. Then, she uses a clever trick to get her money a few days later. In a video with over 39,000 views, TikToker and owner of The Playa Bar & The Corner Bar, Sandi (@bikinipreplife), holds […] The post ‘Nothing Is...
Mesa school admins halt gun report, guard says
A Mesa Public Schools security guard says administrators prevented him from calling police about a reported gun on campus during a February 2025 incident at Mesa High School.
Arizona Liberals Show Solidarity Through Defiant Protests: ‘They’re Planning on Targeting Phoenix Soon’
We’re not even ten days into the New Year, and the country is already experiencing some of the most turbulent times ever. After what happened in Minneapolis, people are angry, scared, and just trying to make sense of what is going on. However, there are some individuals out there who are taking the fight to the...
Apolonio Romero: Police continue search for missing man
Search efforts intensified as dive teams from multiple agencies scoured McKellips Lake in Scottsdale for 91-year-old Apolonio Romero, a Tempe man with dementia who has been missing since Jan. 2.
Phoenix police crime prevention program shows results on 19th Avenue
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police are working with owners to crime-proof their properties in a busy part of central Phoenix, and the effort is paying off. The city has identified five focus areas along 19th Avenue where police are working with property owners to tackle crime. Officials say a big piece of this effort...
Scottsdale woman nearly pays $1,000 deposit in alleged rental scam
A Valley woman says she was caught in the middle of an elaborate scam, nearly paying more than $1,000 as a security deposit to someone she believed was a real estate agent to rent a home in Scottsdale. It turned out the home was never for rent.
