More student protests seen across the Valley
MESA, Ariz. — More groups of Valley students were seen walking out of class on Wednesday to protest federal immigration operations. Earlier this week, students in the East Valley were seen protesting near Chandler High School against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Más protestas de...
Arizona Pizza Shop Manager Who Killed Employee Over Workplace Crush Wrote in Diary ‘I...
An Arizona pizza slinger will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a coworker he thought was moving in on his crush. Tyler Ross McGuire will never walk freely again, after the 31-year-old pizza shop manager received his mandatory life sentence earlier this month for the premeditated 2023 ambush killing...
2 men accused of punching, shoving Scottsdale police during Zipps raid
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Two men are facing charges after investigators said they attacked police during this week’s Homeland Security Investigations raid at the Zipps near Old Town Scottsdale, part of a 15-location operation. According to police, 38-year-old Matthew Edward Drake and Phoenix Michael Jefferson...
Man sentenced to prison for trying to smuggle drugs on flight out of Sky...
PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced on Jan. 29 that a 39-year-old man has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle drugs during a flight. According to the Jan. 29 statement, Jason Kai was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a count of Conspiracy to Commit Sale or...
Arizona Airport Boosts Runway Safety With New Tech
Mesa's Falcon Field adopts Saab's Aerobahn system, giving ATC real-time ground movement insight.
Waterboarding and spicy cheeseballs: ASU frat faces hazing lawsuit
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a response from Arizona State University. Last fall, a woman sued an Arizona State University fraternity for victimizing her in what she called a “sex-crazed” hazing ritual that involved frat brothers allegedly distributing a naked video of her. Now, the same fraternity...
The Arizona All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Locals Say Everyone Should Try At Least Once
Buffets are everywhere, but finding one that makes your taste buds do a happy dance? That’s rare in Arizona. But locals in Phoenix have a secret spot that checks all those boxes and then some. Harbor Seafood Super Buffet at 10030 N Metro Pkwy E has earned its reputation as the one all-you-can-eat experience everyone...
Keith Urban to headline 2026 Boots in the Park Gilbert AZ
Keith Urban is confirmed to headline the 2026 Boots in the Park festival at Gilbert Regional Park in Gilbert, AZ, on Saturday, March 21, 2026, featuring support from Dustin Lynch, Mitchell Tenpenny, Mackenzie Carpenter, and Bryan Martin. The traveling “Boots in the Park” festival previously shared that the fest...
Chandler Unified selects next district superintendent
CHANDLER, Ariz. — One of the Valley's largest school districts has selected its next superintendent. Anna Battle, the deputy superintendent for Roosevelt School District, was selected by the Chandler Unified School District Board this week to assume the role of superintendent after Frank Narducci retires at the end...
Herd mentality: Why new steakhouses are taking over Phoenix
When he was young, S. Barrett Rinzler’s family made their living running a grocery store and raising cattle in Dayton, Ohio. He fondly remembers stock shows at the farm and his dad bringing home steaks for dinner. “It gave me an affinity for beef,” Rinzler says. The restaurants...

















