Community rallies to support the family of fallen Apache Junction officer
On Wednesday, East Valley community members, law enforcement, and businesses all came together to support multiple fundraisers for the family of an officer who was shot and killed.
Negative reviews burn wrong Caffe Boa after Gordon Ramsay show airs
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A longtime East Valley restaurant is getting peppered with negative reviews it doesn’t deserve. It’s part of a complicated story involving celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and two very different restaurants who share the same exact name. Gordon Ramsay’s “Secret Service” show aims to...
People Drive From All Over Arizona To This Tiny Cafe For Its Mouth-Watering French...
I’ve eaten French toast in diners across forty-two states, from Maine to California, and had resigned myself to the sad reality that most are simply bread with egg wash, indistinguishable from one greasy spoon to the next. Then I discovered Luci’s at the Orchard in Phoenix, Arizona—and suddenly I...
CBP is flying surveillance aircraft over Phoenix ICE operations
Customs and Border Protection has been flying surveillance aircraft over the Phoenix area in support of Homeland Security Investigations, a division of Immigration Customs Enforcement. But little is known about what type of aircraft is monitoring operations on the ground or what role it is playing, and the agency...
Mom pleads for change after Gilbert teen seriously hurt in motorbike crash
GILBERT, Ariz. — It has been two weeks since an East Valley teen was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car while riding a motorbike. 14-year-old Colten Cook has been fighting to recover, since the evening of Thursday, May 30th. The crash happened at the intersection...
Contact with hot pavement can cause life-threatening injuries, Arizona Burn Center warns
Officials are urging Arizonans to take precautions to avoid pavement burns this summer. Health care providers in the state have seen a steep uptick in these injuries over the last few years. The Arizona Burn Center – Valleywise Health saw a record 157 patients with severe contact burns last summer....
Arizona couple killed on livestream during visit to Las Vegas
Investigators say two Gilbert police officers shot and killed a man who showed them a gun after finding him slumped over inside a car on Wednesday. It happened on Guadalupe Road near Lindsay Road. No officers were hurt. Arizona schools chief says history book in Scottsdale is too 'woke'. Updated:...
Less than half of Phoenix’s entry-level jobs pay above living wage, study finds
Just under half of entry-level job advertisements on Indeed.com in Phoenix posted compensation above the living wage, according to a recent study.
Filiberto’s appears to close several Valley locations
Multiple Filiberto's restaurants have quietly closed their doors at several locations in the Valley. Customers say signs are up at restaurants in Phoenix, Avondale, Chandler, Gilbert, Peoria and Scottsdale. The company has not commented on the closures.
Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, AZ, Has Changed, But It’s Still Moving
There was a time when heading to Arizona Mills meant stepping into something that felt ahead of its time. Shiny tile floors, abstract graphic entrances, and neighborhoods inside a mall. People came to Rainforest Cafe and stayed for the kind of layout that made it hard to get lost. It...