1 dead after altercation at Mesa party leads to shooting
MESA, Ariz. — A person is dead and another is injured after a fight in Mesa leads to a shooting, police said. According to Mesa PD, a shooting near US 60 and Gilbert Road occurred after a fight at a Mesa party overnight Sunday. Two people were shot during the incident, police said, with one dead and the other...
Woman accused of threatening Phoenix animal shelter employees, forcing evacuation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman accused of making terroristic threats toward Maricopa County animal shelter employees over the phone last summer was arrested this month. Katie Michelle Dickson, 37, reportedly made 18 separate calls to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) over the span of 40 minutes on June...
The Old-Fashioned Diner In Arizona That Secretly Serves The Best Breakfast In The State
Your GPS might question why you’re heading to Wickenburg at dawn, but your stomach knows exactly what it’s doing when you pull up to The Horseshoe Cafe. This unassuming diner sits in the heart of Arizona’s “Dude Ranch Capital,” looking like it could tell you stories about every cowboy who’s ever walked through its...
Voices of Arizona: A Gilbert woman solves her own medical case by joining health...
Elizabeth Lee of Gilbert spent decades navigating what she calls a broken and siloed health care system where she repeatedly encountered misdiagnoses and dismissive doctors. It took becoming a nurse for Lee to solve her own medical case, and she even discovered two extra sets of ribs. In her professional...
Man who fired at Chandler police after woman he tied up escaped hotel room...
PHOENIX — A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for firing at police officers answering a domestic violence call in Chandler, authorities announced Monday. Cody Long, 33, shot at officers with the Chandler Police Department in March 2024, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. His...
Mortgage rates drop to lowest level in nearly a year
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — If you’re looking to buy a home or refinance, mortgage rates are dropping to their lowest levels in nearly a year. Right now, a 30-year fixed rate is 6.35%, according to Freddie Mac, but is there a chance rates drop below 6% in the coming months?
Former Fiesta Mexicana site sold in Gilbert
An entity tracing to Frank Lam and Liang Zhou purchased the property that was site of the former Fiesta Mexicana restaurant on Aug. 21 for $3.3 million, according to commercial real estate site
West Chandler steak-and-seafood place to open mid-November
J. Alexander's starts hiring Monday, Sept. 15 for its first Arizona steak and seafood restaurant, set to open in west Chandler in mid-November, according to a news release. The chain,
Phoenix Police face 30% recruit dropout rate
When it comes to joining the Phoenix Police Department’s recruitment efforts, many are called but too many are dropping out. As Chief Matt Giordano and aides appeared at the Sept. 3 City Council Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee to discuss the department’s improving recruitment rate, Councilman Jim Waring...
Family still seeking justice one year after Phoenix mother’s body found
The family of Victoria Hahlen, a 26-year-old mother found murdered in Cave Creek, continues to seek answers in an unsolved homicide case with no arrests a year later.
