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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix drivers should prepare for another weekend of closures along State Route 51 as crews continue a major pavement rehabilitation project. The Arizona Department of Transportation will close SR 51 between Indian School Road and Glendale Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Northbound...

Twelve Perry High School seniors committed to military service during the school’s annual enlistment ceremony Thursday morning.

Tucked away on East Pierce Street in Phoenix, Welcome Diner is a tiny slice of Americana that feels frozen in the best possible way. Built around 1945, this pint-sized spot serves up comfort food with a Southern twist, all inside a snug retro setting that makes you feel like you just walked onto a classic movie set.

When Kahaone "Kaha" Kelau’s headaches escalated into seizures and strokes after he returned to Hawaii last year, his family went from doctor to doctor looking for answers. The eventual diagnosis was as rare as it was devastating: valley fever that had spread to his brain. The 21-year-old is now largely unable to speak or move, communicates with an eye-tracking device, and...

PHOENIX — Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday morning for a missing 17-year-old girl from Mesa. Aurelia Thibodeau was found safe, according to the Mesa Police Department. The SAFE Alert for Thibodeau was issued Wednesday night. At the time, she was last seen around 4 p.m. Monday on...

PHOENIX — A new report shows that eight Arizona hospitals are among hundreds nationwide facing potential closure or significant service reductions. The report from the nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen attributes the risk to a combination of thin profit margins and sweeping cuts to federal funding. Among the Arizona facilities that could be affected are Valleywise Health and HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center.

A state judge ruled this week that the Arizona Department of Water Resources illegally changed how it evaluates whether there’s enough groundwater to build new homes in parts of the Valley. The decision is a win for the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, which had sued. State law...

A woman in Phoenix, Arizona, apparently fed up with DoorDash drivers waiting at her door or even knocking on it to deliver food despite her contactless delivery preferences, decided to change her name to a male one. According to her, the problem was immediately solved. @pigeon_jen. #doordash. ♬ original sound...

Phoenix residents are about to pay more for trash pickup, and the increases won’t stop this summer.

Valley restaurants cited for cockroaches, bare-hand contact with seafood, unsafe food temperatures and improper handwashing.