Gilbert AZ

PHOENIX — The Department of Veterans Affairs quietly tried to change how it rates disabled veterans, basing benefits on how well their medications work instead of how bad their conditions really are. Public outrage forced the agency to rescind that rule, and many vets think the danger is over,...

Anyone cruising past Scottsdale Fashion Square lately has seen it: cranes swinging, concrete pouring and a once‑empty corner of Old Town finally waking up. That long‑vacant lot at the north end of the district is turning into Hazel and Azure, a pair of luxury apartment buildings from national developer ZOM Living....

A suspect was taken into custody at a Mesa home in connection to the New Year's shooting death of a Globe teen, officials announced on Wednesday.

GLOBE, AZ — A suspect in the shooting death of a Globe teenager on New Year's Day has been arrested. The Gila County Sheriff's Office announced DeShawn Tarango was taken into custody on Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Task Force at a home in Mesa. Last month, an arrest...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A Valley man has been arrested after being accused of stalking his ex-wife and causing nearly $100,000 in property damage. Jaime Rodriguez, 44, is facing four counts of stalking and four counts of endangerment. Officers believe Rodriguez may have used a slingshot to break 20 windows at a...

MESA — The Mesa Police Department received nearly half a million dollars in federal funding for technology upgrades to improve response times. The $431,000 came after U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., submitted a Community Project Funding request for gunshot detectors last year. “Public safety is the highest priority...

The body of an Arizona mother was found on her neighbor's doorstep, with her husband running outside to see her shot dead after noticing police lights through a window while inside with their seven kids. An agent with the state attorney general's office was "involved" in the shooting, according to police.

PHOENIX — A person is in extremely critical condition after firefighters responded to reports of multiple explosions at a house in north Phoenix on Wednesday. The Phoenix Fire Department found flames and smoke coming from a home near Deer Valley Road and 35th Avenue around 8 a.m. No firefighters...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three Valley men have been sentenced for their roles in what prosecutors described as a “sophisticated fraud scheme” against an online shopping giant. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Mughith Faisal, 29, of Glendale, was sentenced on Feb. 5 to 18...

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ (AZFamily) — One person was hurt after an accidental fire broke out inside a department store in Pinal County early Wednesday morning. It happened at a Walmart Supercenter along Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley. According to Rural Metro Fire, work was being done on...