An ICE holding facility in Phoenix is racking up 911 calls for medical emergencies
While we aren’t seeing headlines about immigration agents swarming U.S. cities right now, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still detaining and deporting record numbers of people. And, right in the middle of Phoenix, there is a temporary holding facility where detainees are being held much longer than they...
Police search for gunman after argument leads to deadly shooting at Phoenix home
PHOENIX - An argument between two women led to a deadly shooting at a West Phoenix home on Tuesday morning. Two women were involved in a verbal fight at a home near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road at around 5:45 a.m. on Sept. 8. During the fight, Phoenix Police said two men tried to calm things down.
62-year-old man dies after crashing e-bike into back of tractor-trailer in Phoenix
A 62-year-old man died Monday afternoon after crashing his electric bicycle into the back of a tractor-trailer in Phoenix, authorities said. The truck was parked near 19th Avenue and Mountain View Road, between Dunlap and Peoria avenues, when it was hit by an e-bike about 3:30 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Depa
Arizona women say ICE agents pepper sprayed them, knocked out a tooth during protests
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three Arizona women have taken legal action against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, saying they were attacked by ICE agents during two separate protests earlier this year. Both incidents were captured on video. Incident at Zipps on Greenway. The first incident happened in January outside.
Man found dead inside car in Avondale neighborhood
AVONDALE, Ariz. - A suspicious vehicle investigation led to the discovery of a man found dead inside a car on Wednesday morning in an Avondale neighborhood. Avondale police say officers on Sept. 9 were called to 112th and Weir avenues for reports of a suspicious vehicle. Once at the scene, officers found a man inside a
Phoenix woman who sold meth on the dark web could face up to life...
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix woman pleaded guilty to sending methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other drugs in the mail across the U.S. by operating a dark web account, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. In Aug. 2025, Brejea Wrigley, 30, took over a meth distribution operation on the dark web and used...
Phoenix man sentenced for violent Peoria carjacking
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison after a violent carjacking in Peoria in 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona. Adonijah Ortega, 23, was sentenced on Sept. 3 to 171 months (14.25 years) in prison.
Mesa considers utility rate increases for 2027
MESA, AZ — Mesa city leaders are considering utility rate increases for customers that could add about $144 per year to household bills, according to city officials. The Mesa Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee first heard the proposals Thursday, though the rates are still subject to change before reaching customer
Fennemore and Gallagher & Kennedy will combine as Fennemore in landmark merger
Fennemore, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Am Law 200 firms, and Gallagher & Kennedy (G&K), an Arizona-based business law firm with decades of experience serving businesses, organizations and individuals throughout Arizona and New Mexico, will merge effective Dec. 1, 2026. : Sold-out crowd celebrates winners of the
This Tempe Burger Icon Turns Mesquite-Grilled Perfection Into A Decades-Long Tradition
Smell it before you see it. A block away from a certain Tempe burger joint, the scent of mesquite smoke curls through the air and practically drags you toward the door. Behind that scent sits a little Old West-looking building surrounded by tall city buildings, where cooks have been flame-grilling burgers over hot coal

















