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Gilbert’s decision to pursue a federal transportation safety grant exposed an unusually sharp divide on the Town Council last week, with some members voicing deep mistrust of federal oversight even after town staff repeatedly assured them there was no risk of Washington taking control of local streets. What began...

To find Arizona's next boomtown, look beyond Maricopa County. The big picture: Of the 31,107 residents Arizona gained through domestic migration last year, 21,315 moved to Pinal County. By the numbers: That contributed to the 4.9% population boom that made Pinal the seventh fastest-growing county in the country. Marico

Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday morning after a missing 63-year-old Phoenix man was located. Mark Mendez was found safe and reunited with his family, according to the Phoenix Police Department. When the alert was issued Wednesday night, Mendez had last been seen walking in the area of 81st...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A social media trend is leaving one of the Valley’s most scenic spots in a sticky situation. At first glance, it might seem harmless: people chew gum, pull it out and press it onto the rock. But the result is a growing mess — and it could damage a landmark that’s millions of years old.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Federal prosecutors have charged a woman with multiple counts of bank robbery after four incidents within two months in 2024. A grand jury indicted Vanessa Thompson Tuesday. According to court documents, all of the robberies played out in a similar way. Prosecutors say Thompson walked up...

A longtime friend of Fenris Lu says he was worried about Lu’s mental state before his arrest in a disturbing Phoenix medical examiner’s office case. Police say Lu broke into the facility, opened multiple body bags and sexually violated several bodies. Now, the friend is pointing to mental health and addiction as the ca

ARIZONA — A major road in west Phoenix has reopened after a deadly pedestrian crash early Thursday morning, according to Arizona’s Family. First responders were called to the area near 27th Avenue and Ocotillo Road, just south of Glendale Avenue, around midnight. Detectives kept the road closed for several hours while

Sixty years ago, after recounting the comically disastrous “Sloop John B” voyage, the Beach Boys crooned:. After another calamitous trip, two modern-day beach boys each are begging, “won’t you let me go home?”. Don’t do it, a victim of a bungled home invasion countered. Saying...

Experts say that Arizona this year is likely to see more of the record-breaking heat, deadly flooding and intense wildfires that have marked recent summers — and it could be even worse, thanks to the strong El Niño expected.  “It has been one of the biggest weather stories we have seen,” Shel Winkley, a meteorologist [

Two people are facing first-degree murder charges after a 22-month-old toddler in their care died from severe burns that police say went untreated for about 10 days. Alexander Byrne, 21, and 24-year-old Artnesia Baptist, the child’s mother, were arrested on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse likely to cause