Arizona Hit by Series of Mexican Restaurants Closing
More than one chain has shut down restaurants in the state.
Man found shot inside south Phoenix home
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is hospitalized following an early morning shooting in south Phoenix. Police responded to a home in a neighborhood northeast of 40th Street and Baseline Road around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. When officers arrived, they were told someone inside the house had been shot and couldn’t get out.
Police identify pedestrian fatally struck by car in Phoenix
PHOENIX — Police on Wednesday released the identity of a man who died in a collision last week in Phoenix. Jose Franco, 49, died from injuries that were sustained from the accident, according to a Phoenix Police Department announcement. Details on accident that killed pedestrian. Around 12:30 a.m., police...
Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty in Arizona conspiracy to commit murder trial
After only a few hours of deliberation, the jury in Lori Vallow Daybell's conspiracy trial in Arizona has reached a verdict.
Babysitter arrested in connection to toddler’s death in Mesa in 2024
Mesa police arrested Christopher Watkins, 33, on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse after a three-year-old boy was found dead while under his care in 2024. Police responded to reports of a toddler who was not breathing near Roosevelt and Broadway roads in Mesa on Nov. 27, according to Maricopa County...
Longtime Tempe bar blasts ICE ‘jackboots’ after agents fill business’ parking lot
Danelle Plaza, home to a beloved but decaying arts and music venue in the center of Tempe, was used as a staging area for a Homeland Security operation on June 11. The staging was faced with outrage from owners of one of the longest-standing businesses in the plaza, the Yucca Tap Room. "ICE is staging in our parking...
Phoenix man identified after being run over on eastbound I-10 near Washington Street
A man killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on eastbound Interstate 10 near the Washington/Jefferson streets off-ramp has been identified. Lindbert Johnson, 60, was "a transient, with a last known address in Phoenix," said Raul Garcia with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The discovery of Johnson's...
Cockroaches and flies: The worst restaurant inspections in May
Along with old food and warm refrigerators, bugs were an issue at Phoenix restaurants in May. Flies and cockroaches, found both dead and alive, wormed their way into local kitchens. Staff became the issue at some spots, forgetting to or opting out of washing their hands. All of these issues...
People Drive From All Over Arizona To This Tiny Cafe For Its Mouth-Watering French...
I’ve eaten French toast in diners across forty-two states, from Maine to California, and had resigned myself to the sad reality that most are simply bread with egg wash, indistinguishable from one greasy spoon to the next. Then I discovered Luci’s at the Orchard in Phoenix, Arizona—and suddenly I...
CBP is flying surveillance aircraft over Phoenix ICE operations
Customs and Border Protection has been flying surveillance aircraft over the Phoenix area in support of Homeland Security Investigations, a division of Immigration Customs Enforcement. But little is known about what type of aircraft is monitoring operations on the ground or what role it is playing, and the agency...