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Arizona has given the world many great things, but a bookstore this good might just be its finest achievement. The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale is the kind of place that makes you genuinely rethink your priorities. Let’s start with the name. The Poisoned Pen. Say it out loud...

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A 2-year-old was pulled from the water after firefighters responded to a reported drowning in Chandler Sunday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., first responders were called to a home near Arizona Avenue and Elliot Road on reports of a child drowning in an unknown body of water.

A longtime Tempe coffee shop has closed its doors, ending a 24-year run that made it a familiar gathering place for local residents. Gold Bar Espresso served its final customers…

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in northern Phoenix early Sunday morning. Around 5:30 a.m., first responders were called to the crash involving a motorcyclist and another vehicle on Cactus Road, near its overpass on State Route 51. Authorities arrived and found a motorcyclist seriously...

An iconic Scottsdale restaurant has closed its doors after three decades, bringing an end to a longtime destination for Mexican and Southwestern food. The restaurant’s farewell marks the loss of…

A great Mexican meal can ruin every mediocre taco you eat afterward. Once you find the kind of salsa, tortillas, and slow-cooked fillings that actually stick in your memory, the bar gets much higher. Arizona makes that problem easy to have. Across the state, certain restaurants have built serious followings...

Allen Page, 64, was arrested on second-degree murder and vulnerable adult abuse charges following the death of his 84-year-old mother. Chandler police say Mary Elenz died at a care facility after being found unresponsive in a trash-filled room with open sores and maggots. Elenz's granddaughter says the family trusted h

PHOENIX - A 39-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car early Saturday morning in north Phoenix, according to police. Phoenix Police and Fire Department crews responded to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian near 33rd Drive and Deer Valley Road, just east of 35th Avenue, at about 4 a.m. First responders foun

Federal agents arrested 62-year-old Phoenix resident Jonathan Ballew for his role in an $8 million kickback scheme targeting an Ohio public school. Ballew allegedly used four shell companies to send fake invoices for non-existent educational services, splitting over $4 million in illicit payouts with the school's opera

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Flagstaff Police have released additional details regarding a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision Flagscanner reported on as the incident was unfolding Friday night. According to the Flagstaff Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 7:49 p.m. on September 4 to the 1300 block of So