Phoenix rental market improving, but eviction filings reaching near-record level in 2025
PHOENIX – Despite falling rent prices and a rising supply of apartments, metro Phoenix landlords have been filing eviction cases at a near-record level in 2025. Rental owners are on pace to submit about 84,000 eviction filings for the year, according to Maricopa County Justice Courts data through November.
Waymo and DoorDash now offering grocery and meal delivery to Phoenix-area homes
Starting Wednesday, Waymo is now delivering groceries and meal orders to Phoenix-area homes through a collaboration with DoorDash. The autonomous ride company announced the partnership earlier this fall. DoorDash customers within Waymo's 315 square mile service area may have a Waymo vehicle assigned to their next...
‘It’s devastating’: Horseback rider details car crash that killed horse in Laveen
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Laveen woman is recovering in the hospital after she and her horse were struck by a car Saturday night, killing the animal she describes as a part of her family. Ireya Thomas was riding her 17-year-old Tennessee Walker named Allie near 35th Avenue and Dobbins...
ASU’s Muslim Women Find Community and Belonging while Calling for more Inclusive Support
PHOENIX – Many Muslim women at Arizona State University say they feel safe showing their faith on campus, yet still choose to keep certain practices private to avoid stares or questions. Muslim women say they rarely face direct discrimination, but many describe subtle assumptions, visible minority status and growing...
Affordable Arizona housing in apartments made of shipping containers
“Stacks on Polk” is a 19-unit apartment complex in Phoenix made entirely of shipping containers manufactured in Mexico. The units are available for rent starting at $1,250 a month. To help keep the units as affordable as possible, the modules were fabricated in Tudo Capital’s factory in Hermosillo, Mexico,...
PVUSD superintendent faces termination after prior allegations are brought
The new superintendent of Paradise Valley Unified School District has 10 days starting Wednesday to appeal a decision by the Board to adopt charges against him; otherwise, he faces termination.
Phoenix liquor store employee allegedly attacked with pepper spray by thief
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Trevor’s Liquor is asking for the community’s help in finding a suspect after an alleged thief pepper-sprayed an employee. On Nov. 25, around 3:00 p.m., a Trevor’s Liquor employee was attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix. The suspect left the scene with...
Man Wanted by Mesa Police Found Dead After U.S. 60 Standoff
GILA COUNTY — Traffic on U.S. 60 near Gold Canyon was brought to a standstill for hours last Tuesday as law enforcement responded to a standoff involving a Mesa fugitive who later died of what police say appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Traffic shut down in both...
Bustling Phoenix suburb named biggest ‘boomtown’ in Arizona
When the millennium began, Queen Creek was a tiny rural outpost of about 4,000 people on the edge of the Phoenix metro area. Visiting it was a hike, and once you were there, it hardly felt like you were in the Valley at all. Indeed, part of Queen Creek sits in Pinal County.
Phoenix Community Breathes Sigh of Relief as Missing Macaw Atlas Found Safe Near Home
Relief swept through a north Phoenix neighborhood as a missing Scarlet Macaw named Atlas was found safe just a short distance from home. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, the bird, which is free-flight trained and microchipped, took flight on Monday, around 2:30 p.m. near 43rd Avenue and Cactus Road. The...

















