Phoenix AZ

A report from a consumer advocacy organization warns that hundreds of hospitals across the country are at risk of closure or reduced services — including eight in Arizona. A prominent teaching hospital in Phoenix, as well as the closest hospital to Arizona State University’s Tempe campus are two on the list.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Northern Arizona family is holding onto hope after a gas explosion left a man with burns across half of his body. James Gowenlock is in a Phoenix burn unit fighting through severe injuries after what his family says was a gas explosion at a jobsite. His sister, Sarah McGee, said he is known in the Prescott community as a loving uncle...

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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.

The Phoenix City Council plans to take action on proposed changes that would reduce speed limits across city streets at Wednesday’s meeting. The latest change would affect 13 streets across the city, including a stretch of Osborn Road between 40th and 56th streets that would be reduced from a 30 mph speed limit to 25 mph.

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.