Police officer shoots, kills man wielding ax outside Valley restaurant
A man died at a hospital after he was shot by a police officer Tuesday morning outside a Phoenix restaurant. Officers from the Desert Horizon Precinct arrived at about 4:05 a.m. Aug. 19 in
Mesa mom discovers her 4-year-old daughter’s identity has been stolen
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — What began as a routine application for disability services turned into a nightmare for one Mesa mom. Jessica, who asked that her last name not be used, was in the process of applying for Arizona Long Term Care Services (ALTCS) for her 4-year-old autistic daughter when she discovered her...
Not making the grade: Behind a Gilbert restaurant’s shocking health inspections
Stellar 66 opened near Baseline Road and Ash Street in April 2024. Enticing videos of Peking duck lit aflame tableside made the rounds on social media. In June, a health inspector found one major violation in the restaurant's kitchen. The number of issues grew during subsequent inspections, with five priority...
No charges yet in Tempe High teacher’s death
Carlos Roman allegedly was intoxicated when he got behind the wheel of his 2012 Chevrolet Malibu last Dec. 7 and killed a Tempe High School math teacher in a head-on wrong-way collision on the Red Mountain Loop 202 Freeway. Eight months later, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said it is still...
Phoenix Family Seeks Answers in Teen’s Unsolved Road Rage Killing
Brittany Guitterez-Bugarin, 18, was killed in a road rage incident on Interstate 10 near 83rd Avenue two years ago. The Arizona Department of Public Safety has not yet identified a suspect. Her family has reached out to the media to ask for information that could assist in the investigation, according to ABC15.
South Phoenix Community Seeks Answers as Police Investigate Fatal Shooting of Gabino Martinez Jr.
A shooting in south Phoenix has abruptly ended the life of 41-year-old Gabino Martinez Jr. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, police were called to a residence near 7th and Southern Avenues early Friday morning and arrived just before 3:45 a.m. to find the man deceased on the ground. Detective work...
A woman sat for a week and a half dead in her Ahwatukee backyard....
PHOENIX — An Ahwatukee couple says they have run out of options trying to escape a foul odor that has plagued their neighborhood for years—and most recently intensified after their neighbor was found dead in her backyard. Al and Michelle Daub moved to their Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood four...
‘Act of betrayal’: Husband stabs newlywed wife to death in Home Depot parking lot...
An Arizona husband will spend nearly two decades in prison after he stabbed his recently-married wife to death after the two got into a quarrel about an annulment. The post 'Act of betrayal': Husband stabs newlywed wife to death in Home Depot parking lot after argument over annulment first appeared on Law & Crime .
Charro Steak North could be litmus test for expanding Tucson steakhouse to Gilbert
After weeks of renovating the interior, including adding a Joe Pagac mural of charros — two men and a woman — galloping into a storm, the family of Tucson’s iconic El Charro Mexican restaurant opened the second outpost of their popular downtown Charro Steak & del Rey.
$650 Million Astra Tower Project in Phoenix Postpones Groundbreaking to 2026
PHOENIX, Ariz. (August 18, 2025) – Plans to build Arizona’s tallest building are officially on hold. Aspirant Development, the Scottsdale-based firm behind the $650 million Astra Tower project in downtown Phoenix, has delayed its groundbreaking until late 2026, citing the need to finalize financing. Originally slated...