Caught on cam: Security guard allegedly beat concert-goer in Downtown Phoenix
PHOENIX - A disturbing video is circulating on social media that appears to show a concert-goer being beaten by several security guards. The incident happened last weekend at the "One Big Party Fest" near downtown Phoenix. Witness Perspective:. Cross Kristoff was working on stage, helping some of the bands at...
Arizonans lose access to food benefits
PHOENIX — Arizonans who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the first of the month did not receive their food benefits for November. The Arizona Department of Economic Security stated that it recognizes the urgency in restoring these benefits, but the federal funds remain...
These 2025 Arizona deaths still have people looking for answers
Arizona has seen several deaths in 2025 that have left the public — and in some cases, police — looking for answers. One involves a yoga teacher whose body was discovered weeks after he was last seen leaving his apartment to go on a blind date. In another, an unidentified security guard is seen on cell phone video...
4 Arizona employers announced mass layoffs in October 2025
A handful of employers in Arizona announced mass layoffs in October, though some will likely come back once the government shutdown ends. Nationally, Amazon announced that it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs around the country, but did not file any notices specific to Arizona. Amazon executives cited artificial...
Día de los Muertos festivals canceled due to ICE concerns
MESA, Ariz. (CRONKITE NEWS, KYMA) - Several U.S. Día de los Muertos events have been canceled due to safety concerns related to recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, including the festivals in Decatur, Alabama, and Long Beach, California. Music, sugar skulls and masks. These are a few...
Error sends water bills skyrocketing for elderly Phoenix mobile homeowners
Residents at the Villa Carmel 55+ community noticed their water bills jumped from the teens to hundreds of dollars just over the course of a few months.
Man identified in shooting involving Mesa police; officer released from hospital
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities identified a man accused of shooting at police in Mesa earlier this week and released an update on an officer who was injured in the incident. Just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Mesa Police first responded to a trespassing call near Ray and Sossaman...
300-Unit Affordable Community Planned in Apache Junction
Roers Companies has requested a conditional use permit to allow development of a 300-unit affordable housing multifamily community near the SEC of Idaho Road and the alignment for Scenic Street. The 14-gross-acre Roers 88 North is part of a larger area owned by Bela Flor Communities. Bela Flor is planning...
One person seriously hurt, another flees scene of crash on I-17 in north Phoenix
One person is seriously hurt after a reported rollover crash on I-17 near Dixileta Drive in north Phoenix, according to DPS officials.
Mesa lures Hadrian’s ‘factory of the future’ with job creation incentives
Hadrian’s new factory in Mesa is projected to create hundreds of jobs. The city and state may pay the weapons manufacturer to fill them with locals. Mesa City Council voted Oct. 20 to sign a development agreement with the company to reimburse $750 for the first 100 employees it hires that live in town, after the...

















