Mesa AZ

Arizona might be famous for cactus and canyons, but there is a whole crowd of desert eaters chasing something else entirely: hot, crispy fried catfish. All across the state, from small towns to busy city corners, cooks are frying up fish plates that draw people off the highway and out of their way.

A Consumers Energy lineman died while on the job, the company said Monday.

Across the Valley, Banner Health physicians are circling either “yes” or “no” on the mail ballots they received from the National Labor Relations Board. If a majority votes in favor of unionization, those workers will be able to collectively bargain for a company contract that meets their demands.

New data from the UK shows that hospitals are getting too hot for emergency room patients. Phoenix has a related problem. Emergency rooms are overcrowded when the city is extremely hot. Both show the medical challenges of global warming.

Data center developers are tweaking everything from their messaging to their designs while projects stall as backlash towards the facilities explodes across the Valley and the country.

From Phoenix police officers placed on leave, to a plea deal offered in a murder case, and a missing D-backs star, here are your top stories for August 18, 2026, on fox10phoenix.com. 1. Phoenix officers accused of not reporting use of force. Featured. 2. "She left this world far too...

Candace Napier has worked for nearly three decades at Banner Health. Napier says she was the first nurse practitioner hired back before it was even called Banner. But these days operations staff make most decisions, whereas clinicians used to have a bigger say. The culture there now, Napier said, is...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A hiker is fighting for her life Monday after emergency crews airlifted her off Camelback Mountain when her core body temperature skyrocketed to more than 104 degrees. The rescue unfolded around 11 a.m. Sunday after multiple 911 calls reported a hiker near the top of the...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A Mesa mother is facing child abuse charges for allegedly leaving her toddler in a sweltering garage and exposing him to dangerous drugs late last month. Police say on July 29, a neighbor called 911 and reported that Amy Shellhammer, 32, left her 2-year-old alone...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Over a dozen Arizona charter and public high schools just landed among the nation’s best, according to a new national report released Tuesday. U.S. News released its 2026-2027 Best High School rankings, compiling data from over 27,000 high schools nationwide. Of nearly 18,000 schools included,...