Mesa AZ

PHOENIX - A demonstration of a balloon bursting into flames highlights just one of the dangers that could happen if a Mylar balloon is not handled properly. "When you release a Mylar balloon, you might just think it goes into the air, pops, and nothing happens, but a lot of times they get caught up in our electrical sy

Have you ever driven down a dusty highway, passed dozens of chain restaurants, and wondered if something extraordinary might be hiding just around the next bend?. That sense of possibility kept pulling me deeper into Arizona’s backroads one summer. I was consistently rewarded with discoveries that defied my expectation

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A masked man used a sledgehammer to break into a Tempe trading card shop this week and stole about $7,000 worth of Pokémon cards, according to the store’s owner. Security cameras captured the suspect shattering the front door of Skyluxx Grinds before entering...

Crust Simply Italian, a Valley-based Italian restaurant with multiple locations around the Valley, will significantly grow its footprint in the Phoenix area in 2026.

When you think of states known for barbecue, Arizona probably doesn’t come to mind. Sure, we have a few talented pitmasters producing mouthwatering smoked meats, but Arizona’s budding barbecue scene has nothing on Texas, Kansas City, Memphis and the Carolinas. Yet, on a recent list of the best barbecue spots in the nat

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Jen Hamilton is known by millions online for weaving humor into valuable advice for expectant parents and nurses. On Friday, the delivery nurse who’s now a New York Times best-selling author is speaking to students at the Arizona College of Nursing’s Tempe campus.

PHOENIX — A woman was injured after being thrown from a vehicle in central Phoenix overnight, according to the city's police department. Around midnight, officers were called to a fight near 19th Avenue and Grant Street. Upon arrival, police found a woman with a leg injury, police said. The...

A second person has been arrested in a “phantom hacker” scam that cost a 78-year-old Phoenix woman hundreds of thousands of dollars.

At the winner of this week's grocery poll category, smiling employees ask shoppers how their day is going and if they have any weekend plans. Roving staff intervene if a customer seems confused in the grocery store's busy aisles. A greeter acknowledges people who walk in the door. In April, we asked readers to vote for

Price cuts remain common in some markets, led by Phoenix, where nearly a third of listings (29%) carried a price reduction last month.