Phoenix AZ

A preliminary outlook on Phoenix’s short-term and long-term fiscal future provoked an attack on police spending from a City Council member. Picking up where she left off last year – when she cast the sole vote against the city’s 2025-26 budget – South Phoenix Councilwoman Anna Hernandez vowed to press again for deep...

PHOENIX — An unknown man damaged several vehicles with paintballs at a north Phoenix mosque on Saturday morning, according to the city's police department. Around 2:30 a.m., police said that a man parked his vehicle at the entrance of the Islamic Center of North Phoenix near I-17 and Thunderbird Road. He then fired...

PHOENIX — A hiker was hospitalized after being rescued from Piestewa Peak in Phoenix on Sunday morning. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, rescue crews responded to a call at Piestewa Peak around 7:30 a.m. for reports of an overheated hiker. Upon arrival, crews found a woman about a...

Some restaurants feed you. Others give you a full-on experience you talk about for years. And this place manages to do both with a confident tip of its cowboy hat. From a live longhorn at the entrance to a slide that drops you right to your dinner table, this Western-themed steakhouse is the kind of place that turns...

PHOENIX — A man was tied up, hit with a gun, and robbed at his Phoenix home late Saturday night, according to police. Phoenix Police Department detectives are investigating an armed robbery at a home near 26th Avenue and Montebello Avenue. Officers responded to the area around 10:30 p.m....

A booming Scottsdale church is transmuting a space where office workers once prayed for raises into a house of worship. In fitting fashion, after buying a massive commercial property near Shea Boulevard and the Loop 101, Trinity Church’s celebratory video featured a clip from “The Office.”. Unlike the...

The best adventures don’t require passports or plane tickets, just a willingness to dig through other people’s castoffs until you find gold. The Salvation Army Thrift Outlet in Phoenix, Arizona turns shopping into an expedition where the destination is incredible deals and the journey involves pushing a cart through...

MESA, Ariz. — A boy in Mesa showed up for his neighbor after a long hospital stay due to cancer treatment, and in return, his neighbor surprised him with a brand new skateboard, according to a City of Mesa Facebook post. Cristian lives across the street from Thomas, who...

Smokey is a 4-year-old, neutered sweetheart with a classic black-and-tan coat and the kindest brown eyes. Originally coming in as a stray, he was briefly adopted—but fate brought him back, and now he’s patiently waiting for the family who will give him the love and home he deserves.

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — The woman accused of abducting a toddler from an Avondale home last month, triggering a statewide Amber Alert, has been indicted on two felony charges. A grand jury on Wednesday indicted 23-year-old Marina Noriega on charges of custodial interference and second-degree burglary, Maricopa...