‘We still need to eat’: Unpaid FAA workers picket at Sky Harbor airport
PHOENIX — As the government shutdown causes flight cancellations and delays, the human cost of the fight underway in Washington is being felt directly by federal employees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. FAA workers, who are furloughed or required to work without pay, took to the sidewalks to...
Suspect identified after allegedly killing girlfriend in south Phoenix Friday
A man is in custody after police say he called 911 to report that he killed his girlfriend early Friday morning near downtown Phoenix.
Woman seriously hurt after shooting in Avondale; 1 detained
AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman is fighting for her life after being shot inside an apartment in Avondale on Saturday morning. Just before 6:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the Rio Santa Fe apartments, near Dysart Road and McDowell Road, for reports of a shooting. Police found...
BNSF weighs in after Maricopa County rejects new land use for $3.2B rail hub
Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors has run out of patience when it comes to railroad giant BNSF.
Teen arrested in connection to north Scottsdale Halloween party shooting
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left another person injured at a Halloween party in north Scottsdale on October 26.
Car transporting bees hits pedestrian, crashes into pole in Mesa
PHOENIX — A car transporting bees hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a pole on Saturday morning in the East Valley, authorities said. According to the Mesa Police Department, officers were dispatched to an accident at the intersection of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road just after 9 a.m.
Tempe Surpasses Valley Cities with 21% Drop in Violent Crime Rates in First Half...
In a notable turn of events, the city of Tempe has outpaced its neighbors in the Valley when it comes to slashing violent crime rates, per the latest figures from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Reporting a significant 21% drop in violent crime for the first half of 2025 compared to the same timeframe in...
Homeless resources drop in Phoenix
Brandy Baker watched the familiar tableau as other homeless people like herself lined up outside the Phoenix Key Campus downtown. A group huddled around a speaker as rap music blared. People walking down the sidewalk stepped over others using the cracked pavement as a bed. Baker has been living on...
Man who stored explosives in Colorado, practiced church bombings, sentenced
A 46-year-old Phoenix resident and Iraqi native received a maximum six-year prison sentence Friday on a hate crime charge for playing out plans to bomb Christian churches in three states.
Death toll in Hermosillo fire rises to 24
Another person has died from injuries sustained during a fire in Hermosillo last weekend — bringing the death toll to 24, including six children. The latest victim of the deadly fire at a store in the center of Hermosillo is 81-year-old Marco Segundo Reyes. Segundo Reyes was hospitalized in...

















