A citizen petition calls for changes to the Phoenix ethics commission
A citizen petition set to be considered on Wednesday calls for changes to the Phoenix ethics commission. Officials are recommending the Phoenix City Council send the petition to the commission when it meets next month. The petition alleges that the current system for handling ethics complaints is inequitable and...
Fatal Rollover Crash on Loop 303 in Phoenix Disrupts Traffic and Prompts Investigation
A tragic incident occurred early Monday morning on December 15, when a commercial vehicle was involved in a deadly rollover crash on Loop 303. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials confirmed that the accident happened at approximately 5:35 a.m. near milepost 134, just two miles east of Lake Pleasant Parkway...
Phoenix Zoo to hold public voting on baby giraffe
Hello, help us name the newborn female Masai giraffe! Choose your favorite: Cyra : means "sun" in Persian/Greek Tesni : means "warmth from the sun" in Welsh Binti :
Section of I-17 closed in central Phoenix after crash with serious injuries
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A section of a central Phoenix freeway is closed following a multiple-vehicle crash involving early Tuesday afternoon. The collision happened around 12:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 17 just north of the Camelback Road overpass. Video from the AZFamily news chopper showed the...
Phoenix Fire Department will continue using drones even with potential ban on some devices
The Phoenix Fire Department continues its usage of drone devices for its operations. Since the formal inception of the technology in 2022, the department has used the drones for fires, mountain rescues and more. The department also used a drone in its recent rescue of a hiker at Camelback Mountain...
Chandler’s data center vote triggers national progressive praise
A controversial City Council vote in Chandler, a typically quiet Phoenix suburb, is getting attention from some of the nation's most prominent progressive leaders. Why it matters: A proposed data center turned into a referendum on artificial intelligence — and former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who's now a lobbyist...
Pedestrian hit by car, killed in south Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is dead after being hit by a car in south Phoenix early Tuesday morning. First responders were called to the area of 24th Street and Broadway Road just after midnight for the reported pedestrian crash. Officers at the scene found a man with serious...
Kyrsten Sinema’s lobbying efforts fail as Phoenix suburb rejects AI data center proposal
Local residents raised water usage concerns, city council voted plan down.
Jury hears forensic, witness testimony in 2015 Scottsdale killing of Allison Feldman
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — After a lengthy Thanksgiving break of nearly two weeks, a high-profile murder trial resumed Monday as jurors returned to hear testimony in the 2015 killing of Allison Feldman. Prosecutors picked up the case against Ian Mitcham, the man accused of killing the Scottsdale woman in her...
Goodyear City Council votes to raise prices for water, sewer, and trash
The Goodyear City Council approved a nearly six-percent price hike for water, sewer, and trash at their meeting on Monday night.
