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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man was arrested after allegedly trying to bring drugs through security at Sky Harbor Airport, according to Maricopa County prosecutors. Hayden Cole Hidalgo, 32, made his first court appearance Saturday night. Prosecutors allege Hidalgo had 70 grams of ketamine and 10 grams of cocaine while...

A man wearing a Marvin the Martian hat pulled a gun on a convenience store clerk and made off with cash, and now authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. Police are searching for the suspect, whose distinctive headwear may be the key detail that helps investigators track him down.

Phoenix police said Saturday night that 85-year-old Julio Nieves-Hernandez had been located and would be reunited with his family, ending the department’s public search. In its update, police said: “Julio has been located and will be reunited with family.”. Before the recovery, police had asked the public to...

A 29-year-old man in Iowa fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and the mother of their two children, triggering a nationwide manhunt. Three days later he was arrested in Gilbert, thanks to its Police Department’s use of automatic license plate reader cameras, where the information is shared with other law enforcement agencie

If you have a spacious low-desert yard in Phoenix or Tucson and want a shade tree that belongs here, velvet mesquite is worth a serious look. It is native to central and southern Arizona, handles blistering summer heat, and can grow large enough to shade a patio or outdoor living area.

Phoenix has changed a lot since the end of World War II. Freeways arrived, towers rose downtown, and new neighborhoods spread across the valley. Yet one tiny building on a quiet residential street has kept doing the same simple job since 1945, which is feeding people well. It is so small that seats can be hard to find,

A drug-trafficking ring accused of working on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel used Phoenix as a pickup point to funnel fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine into Wichita, Kansas, federal authorities say, and the operation has now collapsed under the weight of fifteen guilty pleas. The case describes couriers who drove fro

Right in the heart of one of Arizona’s busiest cities, thousands of bats live inside a concrete flood tunnel and pour out into the sky each evening like smoke rising from a chimney. Most people driving by have no idea it exists, yet a short walk along a canal drops you right in front of the show.

PHOENIX, AZ — A Phoenix girl who first noticed empty diaper shelves at a food bank when she was 8 has now helped deliver a major boost for local families. Four years after starting a diaper donation drive, Sloan’s fifth collection brought in nearly 30,000 diapers for Nourish Phoenix.

Arizona’s reputation as a destination for outstanding Mexican food is getting some national recognition. Ten Arizona restaurants earned spots on Yelp’s list of the Top 100 Mexican food spots in the U.S. and Canada, with destinations in Phoenix, Tucson, Gilbert and Sedona making the cut. The list was...