Why This Arizona Burger Has Locals Swearing It’s The Best In The West
Let me paint a picture: It’s 102 degrees in Phoenix, my throat is drier than a cactus in a drought, and I take my first bite of a Lucky’s Burger. Suddenly, I’m not just eating a sandwich-I’m experiencing a culinary heist. The patty, searing hot and...
New details on deadly AZ helicopter crash; man hurt in Phoenix road-rage shooting l...
From new details on the investigation into a helicopter crash outside the Valley that left a man and his three nieces dead to a suspected road-rage shooting in Phoenix that sent one person to the hospital, here's a look at some of your top headlines for the morning of January 6.
He was at Jan. 6. The Phoenix Police Department hired him anyway
In the sweltering summer of 2022, the Phoenix Police Department was almost a year into a Department of Justice civil rights investigation when it found itself facing a different kind of crisis: staffing. About 20 officers were leaving the department every month, said senior police officials, and recruitment was...
ICE raid snagged four day laborers at Phoenix Home Depot on Sunday
Four day laborers were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside a central Phoenix Home Depot on Sunday morning, according to several immigration activists. The raid comes after reports of increased ICE activity in the metro area. According to Sal Reza, a longtime immigration activist, the...
Sheriff: Report of ‘explosives’ in East Valley was a hoax
QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Authorities say reports of explosives in the East Valley turned out to be a hoax, officials said. On Monday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said they were on the scene of a possible bomb threat near Recker Road and San Tan Boulevard. Mesa police received...
City of Phoenix plans MLK Day closures
On Monday, Jan. 19, the city of Phoenix observes the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday with some city services affected. Solid Waste Collection: Residential trash and recycling collection will
2 Mesa High administrators accused of mandatory reporting failures
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Two Mesa High School administrators face charges for allegedly failing to follow mandatory reporting requirements after a violent incident on campus last February. The Mesa Police Department confirmed on Monday that it has submitted misdemeanor charges against Principal Kirk Thomas and Athletic...
Certain standards need to be met to hang slackline in canyon
A Phoenix hiking store owner explains who would install a slackline across a canyon and the standards they would have to meet. The in-depth look into the criteria comes days after investigators said a helicopter hit a recreational slackline south of Superior on Friday, leading to a crash that killed all four on...
Man hurt in apparent road rage shooting near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road
PHOENIX — A man is hurt after he was reportedly shot in a road rage incident in west Phoenix on Monday night. Phoenix police say just before 8 p.m., they were called to the area along 67th Avenue just south of Thomas Road for a shots fired call. When...
Jodi Arias addresses murder case, claims lost evidence, for first time in years
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Is there a chance the infamous Jodi Arias trial could be retried based on missing evidence and misconduct?. For the first time in a long time, Jodi Arias is addressing this herself. She was convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008 after stabbing and...

















