Phoenix AZ

Phoenix residents looking to cut back on their water usage — and bills — can benefit from several city programs built to encourage water efficiency. Why it matters: With looming cuts to the city's share of Colorado River water, the city could institute drought surcharges on water bills, making household water savings a

Country Thunder Arizona has unveiled what I can only imagine is its first headline teaser, and country music fans are excitedly trying to crack the code. North America’s largest country music festival brand has something exciting in store for Florence, Arizona when Country Thunder comes to town next year. The highly-an

Phoenix has spent decades preparing for the type of Colorado River cutbacks it will face starting next year, but making up for them will still require lots of sacrifice and investment. Why it matters: The city doesn't yet know exactly how much water it will lose from the dwindling river , and Phoenix is pursuing severa

A Peoria husband and wife were arrested on suspicion of child abuse last week, more than a year after two girls showing signs of prolonged abuse were removed from their home, authorities said. Jose Antonio Carrillo Ayala, 49, the children’s biological father, was booked into jail Thursday on two counts...

The Phoenix Police Department is proposing to tackle a backlog of public records requests with more staff and higher fees. City documents say Phoenix police have roughly 40,000 pending public records requests, all of which require review and redactions. While traffic crash reports are often done in days, it can...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Maricopa County health officials last week confirmed another case of measles, bringing the county’s total to 28 cases this year — the highest count recorded in the area in three decades. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health on Thursday announced the latest exposure...

A father accused of involving his 10-year-old son in a burglary at the Mesa Arts Center has been indicted and remains in custody on a $40,000 bond, prosecutors announced Monday. According to the Mesa Police Department, 31-year-old Jean Zintz forced open a locked door and stole about $7,350 worth of...

Volunteers in Phoenix gave free vehicle inspections to help identify vehicle light issues on Saturday. More than a dozen community members showed up to have their brake lights, tail lights and license plate lights checked, and replaced if necessary. Volunteers with Puente, an Arizona-based human rights group who works

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Location: 3112 N. Central Ave., on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Earll Drive in midtown Phoenix. Description: Cowboy Seafood, the long-awaited surf-and-smoke restaurant in central Phoenix, is inching closer to opening. Common Ground Culinary, which is behind the new dining concept and a handful of other po