Mesa AZ

When I first moved to the desert, I thought the only thing hotter than the weather would be the pizza ovens, but I was soon proven wrong. Arizona’s burger scene is a delicious surprise, packed with everything from classic cheeseburgers to daring, farm‑to‑table creations that make my taste buds do a happy dance.

A Feb. 14 deadline looms for what hardly is a sweetheart deal for Scottsdale and other Valley cities. At a Feb. 3 press conference, Gov. Katie Hobbs said Arizona is “at an impasse” in negotiations to replace an expiring, multi-state deal on Colorado water. Even so, she added,...

Glenn Polyak thought he was out of options when his Stage 4 melanoma spread to his brain, until he became only the second Banner Health patient to receive an innovative new cell therapy treatment.

PHOENIX – A carjacking suspect was arrested after a high-speed chase across the Valley last week, authorities said. On Tuesday, the Mesa Police Department released body camera and helicopter footage of the chase and arrest. The incident started around 4:30 p.m. Friday with officers responding to a disturbance call...

APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a mobile home in Apache Junction early Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the reported fire just before 5 a.m. in the Palo Verde Hills Mobile Park near Superstition Boulevard and Goldfield Road.

PHOENIX – Authorities on Tuesday released the name of a woman injured in a shooting involving Phoenix Police officers last week. Valarie Marie Corona, 39, was booked into jail on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and prohibited weapons possession after being released from a hospital. Authorities said officers...

Residents will have access to over 100 Bird scooters, over 1,000 bike parking spots, and free rides on the metro. Arizona neighborhood bans cars for all residents — but offers a thought-provoking deal in return first appeared on The Cool Down .

A first-alarm debris fire at a trash transfer station near 51st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road in west Phoenix sent a thick plume of smoke over nearby neighborhoods Tuesday, prompting a sizable response from firefighters and caution alerts for anyone in the area. The Phoenix Fire Department reported that crews...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — The Scottsdale intersection at McDowell Road and 74th Street is closed in all directions due to a Monday morning crash, according to Scottsdale police. Police said one person has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Scottsdale Fire Department said the woman with...

It’s been over a month since the Phoenix City Council voted to adopt a revised ordinance that would ban particular medical care in public parks, and, as it soon comes into effect, local leaders and healthcare professionals continue sounding the alarm of the potential health risks this can pose for vulnerable...