Phoenix AZ

PHOENIX – Peoria Unified School District confirmed that Amy Beck, a teacher at Coyote Hills Elementary School and the mother of TikTok star and actor Noah Beck, has been placed on administrative leave while the district investigates videos circulating online. “Mrs. Beck is currently on administrative leave pending an...

Other than the record-breaking heatwave in March, we’ve enjoyed a relatively temperate spring here in the Valley. However, it’s time to start thinking about the heat. Local farmers markets are shifting their hours earlier to escape their parking lot homes before the pavement starts to sizzle. Some are taking a pause for the summer, while others are moving indoors.

In early March 2025, Scottsdale police Sgt. Zack Fielding shot and killed 42-year-old Joseph Santos as Santos sat in his car. Though Scottsdale police neglected to mention it in their press release about the shooting at the time, no weapon was found on Santos, who was alleged to have brandished a pistol after committing a hit-and-run earlier that evening.

It’s free, it’s brutal, and it’s in the city. Right in the middle of Phoenix, a 2,704-foot mountain rises out of the Sonoran Desert like something that wandered in from another era. Two trails climb it. Both are rated extremely difficult. Neither has shade. And on a...

ProteinHouse has opened a new restaurant on High Street in north Phoenix, expanding the fast-casual brand’s presence in the Valley. The new location is at 5310 E. High St., Suite 107, and marks the company’s latest Arizona expansion, according to a press release. The 2,477-square-foot space includes seating...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Have you received a text message or email stating that you owe court fines or traffic violation fees? You’re not alone, and Maricopa County Superior Court officials say dozens of people showed up on Wednesday to pay fines that weren’t real. Officials are warning...

“Colleagues knew him as a steady presence, a trusted teammate, and a cop’s cop,” the Arizona Department of Public Safety said after Kelly Sullivan's death

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale kindergarten teacher was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of accessing "child sex abuse material" on his electronic devices, officials said. Diego Franco Ontamucha, a teacher at Pueblo Elementary School, was arrested by Scottsdale police at his East Valley residence and is now facing a charge of exploitation of a minor.

Phoenix Police Sergeant Dusten Mullen is suing the city, the police chief, and a councilwoman, claiming retaliation and due process violations. Mullen, who attended a January student protest armed and masked, is currently on leave following a controversy involving Mullen's alleged behavior during that protest. A pre-termination hearing is scheduled...

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