Chandler boy spends 19 days in ICU after tabletop fire pit explodes on family...
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A Chandler family’s vacation turned into a medical emergency after a tabletop fire pit they purchased online reportedly exploded, catching two children on fire and sending them to the hospital by air transport. The Petersen family was enjoying a night of roasting marshmallows at...
Sprouts to open new Valley store at massive company headquarters
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ASU Prep director arrested for alleged grand theft, says she meant to pay
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona State University Preparatory Academy managing director was arrested in Florida in April for reportedly walking out of a store with a shopping cart full of items she did not pay for, according to an arrest report. Amy McGrath was arrested April 4 in Orlando...
An Arizona adviser was indicted for forging records and draining clients’ retirement accounts.
A state grand jury in Arizona indicted Mesa investment professional Daniel Droeg on April 13, 2026, charging him with forging financial statements and stealing retirement funds from clients. Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the felony charges, which follow a separate regulatory action that had already stripped Dro
Dog dead, 3 displaced as fire engulfs mobile home in Apache Junction
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — A large fire engulfed a mobile home and left one pet dead in Apache Junction early Wednesday morning. Around 2:40 a.m., Superstition Fire and Medical crews were called to the fire at a mobile home near Roosevelt Street and Tomahawk Road. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy flame
Arizona monsoon storms knock out power for nearly 12,000
Visibility can drop quickly, and flooded roads are often more dangerous than they appear.
Scottsdale boutique offers one-of-a-kind, fun gifts from local vendors
The charming Dandelion Home + Gift shop is owned and operated by mother-daughter duo Lisa and Lexie Eskenazi.
Viral video shows Tempe cop ‘strike’ woman, PD says — bodycam released after police...
Tempe Police have launched an administrative investigation after video posted to social media showed an officer striking a woman during a late-night arrest on Mill Avenue. Court records show Eryn Kelise Bonner, 21, faces felony charges for aggravated assault on a first responder and resisting arrest after police say sh
Monsoon Mayhem: Flash Flood Warning Slams Cave Creek And North Phoenix Hills
Monsoon storms muscled into the hills north of Phoenix on Tuesday night, unloading on Cave Creek and nearby Camp Creek and triggering a fast-moving flash flood warning that had the North Valley on alert. Doppler radar and local gauges picked up heavy, localized rain in the higher terrain, with forecasters warning it co
2 women with long road to recovery after Phoenix apartment stabbing
Detectives found that a man showed up uninvited and started to stab a woman at an apartment complex near 16th and Colter streets. When another woman intervened, she was also stabbed.
