Mesa author overcame loss and created a world
For over three decades, Mesa resident M.S.V. Walker built a life in Arizona — raising a family, working nearly two decades as a webmaster at Boeing and falling in love with the rugged beauty of the Superstition Mountains. But it wasn’t until after a profound personal loss that she...
One person dead following vehicle crash on I-17 in Arizona
ARIZONA — Officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety are investigating a deadly crash that occurred early Thursday morning along Interstate 17 in Phoenix. Authorities said the crash happened in the northbound lanes near Union Hills Drive. Initial reports indicate a collision in the area resulted in injuries, and one person was pronounced dead at the scene. […] The post One person dead following vehicle...
US 93 reopens west of Phoenix after serious crash
WICKENBURG, AZ (AZFamily) — A crash closed a busy highway west of the Valley for several hours. Details about the crash remain limited. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reported the crash around 5 p.m. on Wednesday at U.S. 93 in Wickenburg. Both directions of US 93 were closed...
Moldy fruit, worker hygiene issues cited at Phoenix-area restaurants
Health inspectors found a worker blowing their nose and not washing up, and moldy fruit at some Valley eateries in this week's Dirty Dining report.
Feds arrest man accused of scamming Phoenix woman
The FBI arrested a suspected scammer at Sky Harbor Airport who was trying to board a flight to Florida.
‘I was so scared,’ Teen attacked on way home from Phoenix high school speaks...
A Phoenix teen is recovering after an assault allegedly involving other high school students as she walked home from the light rail last week.
Man arrested after allegedly entering apartment unlawfully and shooting the resident’s dog
PHOENIX — A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into an apartment and shooting the resident's dog, Phoenix police said. The dog was rushed to a veterinarian, but its condition was not immediately known. Officers responded Tuesday to a call in which a man reported that someone...
Bell Road Shake-Up as Aldi and Hundreds of Apartments Head to North Phoenix
Sunbelt is pressing ahead with a long-planned mixed-use campus at Bell Road and 19th Avenue in North Phoenix, with apartments and a new Aldi grocery store pitched as the main draws. Under the Bell 17 concept, roughly 82–93 acres of assembled parcels in the Deer Valley corridor would be turned into housing, office, industrial and retail space. If it comes together...
Gilbert gun store owner accused of straw-purchasing military-grade rifles
PHOENIX — The owner of a Gilbert gun store was indicted on eight federal counts, accused of helping customers lie on firearms paperwork and failing to report large cash transactions, prosecutors said. Gilbert resident Esteban Yanez, 34, was indicted April 8 in U.S. District Court in Phoenix. Yanez owns...
Apache Junction PD says man killed in police shooting pointed BB gun at officers
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — Apache Junction police have released body-camera video showing the moments leading up to a deadly officer-involved shooting in February. The newly released video shows the man raising what appeared to be a handgun toward officers. Police later found the weapon was actually a BB gun.

















