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Climate Heat Art Shade Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. When sculptor Bobby Zokaites moved to Phoenix in the summer of 2011, walking the half mile to classes at Arizona State University in triple-digit heat felt risky. He learned to find shade along his route — resting in a stoplight's sliver...

PHOENIX — A new study says the Colorado River is in worse shape than experts believed, and the West has less time to cut water use. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and other universities, including Arizona State University, found that even after years of conservation measures, people are still...

Some news stories say one thing, but lead us in another direction entirely. An example? Two Phoenix police officers were wounded by gunfire while serving a search warrant last week. The pair will recover, thank goodness. But that’s not what I haven’t been able to shake for days.

PHOENIX — A Phoenix woman says her dream trip to San Diego Comic-Con unfortunately turned into a travel nightmare. Kayla tells us she’s used FlixBus for traveling multiple times over the past eight or nine years. The company bills itself as a convenient and affordable bus option with over 8,000 destinations across...

TEMPE, AZ — Nearly 70 families at a Tempe elementary school will receive $200 per month for three years as part of a pilot project aimed at improving student outcomes. The Tempe Community Action Agency is leading what’s called the Puente Project, a universal basic income initiative. CEO Phillip Scharf told ABC15 an...

No, Mexican independence is not celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. Mexicans commemorate their real independence from Spain the night of Sept. 15 with El Grito, followed by a parade and delicious food on Sept. 16. El Grito, short for El Grito de Dolores, was the “cry/shout” that launched Mexico’s fight...

Just after midnight on Aug. 31, two Phoenix police officers stopped a Latino man for a bike light infraction in south Phoenix. The interaction culminated in one officer shooting and killing the man. The victim, 36-year-old Efrain Hidalgo, was the sixth person killed by Phoenix police this year. A seventh...

In a striking reminder of the opioid epidemic's lethal grip, Maricopa County officials have leveled serious charges against Freddie Avila, alleged to be a fentanyl dealer implicated in a fatal overdose. According to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Avila stands indicted under Arizona's "Sale of Lethal Fentanyl"...

PHOENIX — A 71-year-old man sustained fatal injuries Thursday morning after he was hit by car in west Phoenix. The deadly incident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. near 83rd Avenue and Indian School Road, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Armando Felix was walking on private property when a...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — It has been 24 years since the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. To honor and remember the tragic day in our nation’s history, people from all over the Valley gathered at the Tempe Healing Field on Thursday.