Phoenix AZ

It was cramped and outdated, but for some people, saying goodbye to the old eight-story Valleywise Health Medical Center − often known as "County" to locals and "The Copa" to employees − wasn't easy. A bright green wrecking ball took several swings before smashing a hole in the shuttered central Phoenix hospital June...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to nine days in prison and three years of supervised release for pointing a laser at Air Force planes in 2021. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 56-year-old Glenwood Arthur Bringle of Bagdad, Arizona, entered a plea deal back in February that included...

Forget “Welcome to the Jungle.” It’s time to welcome the jungle to Phoenix. On June 21, Jungle Boys, the Valley’s newest dispensary, Jungle Boys, opened at Seventh Street and Fairmount Avenue, just south of Indian School Road. The dispensary chain has five stores in California — it was founded in Los Angeles — and 14...

While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. Medicaid fraud harms far more than just the patients bilked out of that taxpayer-funded aid. Just ask Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office has been conducting an investigation into a sober-living homes scandal...

In Arizona, we are witnessing a dangerous pattern that cycles people between eviction, homelessness, and incarceration. It’s a system we call the Eviction-to-Prison Pipeline — and it’s tightening across the state through city ordinances, ballot propositions, and court decisions that make it a crime to be poor instead...

On June 26, 1990, Phoenix posted the highest temperature ever recorded in America’s hottest big city — 122 degrees — and no one who lived through it has forgotten. Those who endured that brutally hot day wear it like a badge of honor, sometimes literally with “I Survived 122 Degrees” commemorative T-shirts. As...

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is cranking up efforts to crack down on illegal fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July. The city’s police and fire departments have formed a joint task force to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks. “In 2023, the Phoenix Fire Department...

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 26 (KNN) – Phoenix police officers and firefighters were called to the Dignity Health urgent care center on Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee for reports… Read more "Phoenix Man Shot by Known Suspect While Inside Vehicle"

PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - The city of Phoenix is taking accountability in the death of a 2-year-old boy in the form of a $2 million settlement. The boy’s parents say he died because of negligence on the part of first responders. Before his death, 2-year-old Abraham Clugston was a...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Interstate 10 freeway is back open after it was partially closed during rush hour in west Phoenix because of a deadly crash on Wednesday. It happened just before 5 p.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway near 79th Avenue. According to the Department of Public Safety, the car rolled over and...