Phoenix AZ

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona State Fair’s giant Ferris wheel may draw the eye, but the food is what visitors often remember the most!. “Food is love. Food is everything,” a fair representative, Brianda Martinez, said, describing how sharing something new to eat can bring people together and become part of a family tradition.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Six pets are safe after firefighters pulled them from a burning home in central Phoenix around noon Sunday. Firefighters were dispatched to the house fire near 37th Street and Van Buren Street and arrived to find smoke pouring from a small home, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.

MESA, Ariz. — The city of Mesa is considering stricter enforcement and higher fines for business owners who fail to maintain their properties. Mesa receives about 10,000 complaints from residents each calendar year about property maintenance, according to Angelica Guevara, the city's code compliance director. >> Download the 12News...

Several homes in a Scottsdale neighborhood were hit by gunfire early Sunday morning, according to Scottsdale Police Department officials.

Storms are expected to continue in the Valley throughout the morning Sunday before becoming more isolated in the afternoon and evening, weather officials said. Remnants of Tropical Cyclone Rachel hit metro Phoenix Saturday night and early Sunday morning but have since settled over south Nevada, according to the National Weather Service for Phoenix.

Chris Collins, the chef and founder of Common Ground Culinary, said that while his new concept — Cowboy Seafood — makes so much sense to him, other people have to see it to understand. While Phoenix has its share of competition-level barbecue joints and restaurants with elevated seafood,...

TEMPE — Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here. In Dante's Inferno, the phrase greets the protagonist at the gates of hell. Splayed across a 40-by-15-foot sign above Arizona State's student section, the seven-word declaration warns ASU's opponents of their fate. At least, it's supposed to. Ahead of the Sun Devils' final non-conference game against Hawaii, the assertion instead hung over Mountain America Stadium as an omen.

Over several weeks, dog breeder Lauren Ortiz documented on social media platforms her purebred cane corso Dolly’s pregnancy journey. A Sept. 12 video captured Ortiz helping deliver Dolly’s third litter of 10 puppies in a makeshift whelping room in her Gilbert home. People loved seeing her videos, said...

Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Saturday for a missing 73-year-old man last seen in Glendale. According to the Department of Public Safety, Albert Young was last seen near 55th Avenue and Camelback Road around 4 a.m. Saturday. Young is described as 5-foot-9, weighs 130 pounds and has grey hair...

Communities reliant on Lake Powell and Lake Mead face growing water risks, with smaller cities particularly at risk.