Phoenix AZ

Arizona might be landlocked, but that has never stopped the state from serving up some seriously impressive seafood. People always laugh when I tell them I’m searching for the perfect oyster while surrounded by cacti, but their skepticism vanishes the moment they take one bite. I’ve spent months navigating...

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A Chandler man learned his fate for a shooting that left his uncle dead and two others hurt on Easter in 2022. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday that a judge sentenced Francisco Juan Acevedo, 35, to two consecutive life sentences plus additional prison time.

Axon executives doled out tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash to lawmakers who pushed through controversial legislation last year to pave the way for the company’s new headquarters in Scottsdale. In 2025, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers approved Senate Bill 1543, which effectively negated a citizen referendum...

Scottsdale could lose as much as 80 percent of its Colorado River water supply in the coming years, according to an expert who spoke at a community water forum Monday night.

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Newly released body camera footage from the Avondale Police Department is shedding light on the urgent response that led to the rescue of a 2-year-old girl abducted from her home earlier this year. The case, which prompted a statewide Amber Alert in February, ended with the...

Retail vacancy along Mill Avenue is about 12%, and owners say limited access and ongoing parking challenges have made it harder to keep customers. Alaina Kwan reports.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Raffaele’s Pizza off 19th Avenue and Glendale Avenue has been in the neighborhood since the 1970s. Its owner says they’re being forced to close up shop with a much larger development set to take its place. The shop sits in a strip mall behind...

A quiet Avondale neighborhood woke up to crime scene tape on Sunday after a woman was killed and a man wounded in a shooting inside a home, police said. According to ABC15 Arizona, officers were called out around 3:30 a.m. to a home near 99th Avenue and Indian School Road. Inside, they found two people with gunshot wounds. The woman was pronounced dead...

PHOENIX — Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Monday for a missing 69-year-old woman from Phoenix. Pauline Simmons was last seen on foot near 19th and Dunlap avenues on Thursday. Simmons is described as 5-foot-8 and 205 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen...

Empire Group of Companies, through its luxury urban infill division Aspirant Development, today announced the official rebranding of its highly anticipated Downtown Phoenix high-rise project from its working name, Astra, to Arro – a landmark mixed-use development poised to become the tallest building in Arizona upon completion. DEEPER DIVE:...