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Early in my newspaper career, I awakened at 3 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving and drove to the Quaker Bridge Mall outside Trenton. There, I interviewed a pair of 20-somethings in lawn chairs camped at the front of a line waiting for the stores to open — in six hours.

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, one of the oldest and most prolific wineries in the state, closed its Old Town Scottsdale tasting room earlier this month. The venue poured its last flights on June 7, four years after opening on a busy stretch of Marshall Way. The tasting room boasted a cozy...

Authorities on Thursday released the identity of the man whose body was found at South Mountain Park and Preserve in Phoenix earlier this week. Michael Jules Goldberg, 78, died after apparently suffering from a medical event, the Phoenix Police Department announced. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office will ma

Inspectors found major health code violations at several Valley restaurants this week. Sushi Ave in Gilbert was cited for live roaches in a food prep area and lettuce touching raw chicken. Tabla Indian Restaurant in Phoenix had six violations, including workers handling food and dishes without proper handwashing. Clove

A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role as an enforcer in a transnational drug trafficking organization that brought fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine into Pennsylvania and across the country. According to the Department of Justice, 30-year-old Carlos Zamora was one of two defen

As AI is rewriting the playbook for early-career roles and the unemployment rate remains elevated among recent graduates, Scottsdale finishes as the sixth-best mid-sized U.S. city for 2026 grads to launch a career, vaulting three spots since last year in CoworkingCafe’s annual study on the top cities for grads. In Ariz

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Cleanup crews pulled thousands of pounds of trash from the Salt River following a busy weekend, including an item that has environmental officials concerned. Volunteers and state workers recovered 2,500 pounds of trash during the recent cleanup. Among the debris: 39 phones, three umbrellas, one ham

Parenting has never exactly been a low-stress hobby, but in some parts of America, the daily juggle feels less like family life and more like a full-contact sport. Between daycare bills, school pressures, high grocery prices, work commutes, screen-time battles, sleep deprivation, and the quiet panic of trying to hold e

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is warning about dangerous narcotics after three recent trafficking cases ended with prison sentences or probation. The first case involves Julian Magana, who was sentenced to 9.25 years in prison Friday after selling 10,000 pills laced with a synthetic opioid ca

A man is under arrest after investigators say he stalked a young north Phoenix woman following a date.