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Roka Akor has signed a lease for its second Arizona restaurant, trading its Scottsdale exclusivity for a spot in Gilbert's Northside at SanTan Village development. The contemporary Japanese restaurant, known for its robata grill, sushi program and Kobe beef, will occupy a 4,336-square-foot space with a 1,000-square-foot patio on South SanTan Parkway, with an opening slated for mid-2027.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A wrong-way driver is accused of hitting a Scottsdale bicycle officer with a car in Old Town early Saturday morning. It happened around 3 a.m. on Shoeman Lane near Scottsdale and Camelback roads, according to the Scottsdale Police Department. Police say when officers tried to...

PHOENIX (Court TV) — A woman who targeted a former reality TV contestant and other men in a pregnancy fraud scheme was sentenced Friday to 30 days in jail and seven years’ probation. Laura Owens, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices, and one count each of forgery and perjury after […] The post Woman who targeted ‘Bachelor’ in pregnancy fraud scheme is ‘master of manipulation’: Detective appeared first on Court TV .

Laura Owens, who pleaded guilty in Arizona in August to charges relating to fake pregnancy schemes against a former contestant on "The Bachelor" and another man, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police say a man attacked people and fired shots at a Scottsdale apartment last week for refusing to do cocaine with him. Scottsdale police said officers were called to an apartment complex around 10:40 a.m. on Oct. 15 for a reported assault. Police said when...

Phoenix police have released video from an officer-involved shooting that killed a 24-year-old man, whose family and community advocates now plan a vigil to raise awareness about crisis intervention.

Terry Black’s BBQ plans to enter Arizona with a restaurant at 3925 N. Brown Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale, according to an announcement from LevRose Commercial Real Estate. The brand purchased the property for $11.2 million. The approximately 0.74-acre site spans nine parcels and an entire city block, with about 10,409 square feet of existing buildings. An opening timeline and details about the restaurant’s design have not been announced.

TEMPE, Arizona — An artist and dancer, in the prime of her life, was shot and killed in the middle of the night. That’s what happened to Arizona ballerina Colleen Hoopes, whose maiden name was Buckley. May 20, 2022, her husband Christopher Hoopes was captured on body camera...

Luis Vasquez Jr., one of the officers charged, was back in court asking for permission to travel to California for a loved one's birthday celebration.

Phoenix City Council candidate Ed Hermes is also a partner at the largest law firm in the state, and if elected, he'd have to navigate significant conflict of interest concerns. Why it matters: Hermes' firm, Snell & Wilmer, regularly has business involving the city — including lawsuits against it — and Hermes wouldn't be able to participate as a councilmember in anything involving his employer. State of play: Hermes is considered the frontrunner in a crowded race to represent District 4 — he's r