Phoenix AZ

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — After being forced out of a Tempe park because of a new city ordinance, one Valley nonprofit is proving its mission is stronger than any setback. Each week, hundreds of people gather at University Presbyterian Church in Tempe, the new home of the Aris Foundation and its outreach program.

Arizona - A man was hiking in the Lookout Mountain Preserve in the state of Arizona on Saturday, but the hike came to a catastrophic end when he happened upon some potentially deadly animals. As the Phoenix Fire Department reports in a Facebook post, the hiker was suddenly attacked by bees near the summit of Lookout Mountain and suffered a staggering number of stings. "Technical...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Mesa firefighters jumped into action when a call came in to help an animal in need over the weekend. Around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Mesa Fire and Medical received a call about a horse in distress in a canal. Officials say the horse fell while trying to cross a metal grate bridge. While the rider was able to escape uninjured, the poor...

PHOENIX — The average price at the gas pump is continuing to rise across the Grand Canyon State. As of April 6, the average price per gallon for gasoline in Phoenix was $4.95, which is $1.34 higher than this same time last year, according to GasBuddy. The cheapest price...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is dead after being arrested following a bicycle stop Saturday night in Mesa. Just after 8:30 p.m., officers said they saw a man riding his bicycle in the road without a light near Dobson Road and University Drive. Police said the officers tried...

I thought I had Arizona figured out. I was wrong. There is an all-you-can-eat buffet in Phoenix that made me rethink everything I assumed about buffet dining, and I do not say that lightly. The plates were disappearing faster than I could fill mine, the room was packed with regulars...

Phoenix police officers found a man dead in the trunk of a vehicle after reports of a homicide, spokesperson Sgt. Rob Scherer said. On March 28, a Phoenix police officer received information about a homicide in the area of 24th and Van Buren streets, Scherer said. The officer was told that a man had been killed and then placed in the truck of a vehicle...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The global furniture giant IKEA is continuing to expand its footprint in the Valley as a new store makes its debut this week. The third Valley IKEA location will be opening on Wednesday, April 8, at the Village Square II shopping center, near Tatum Boulevard and Cactus Road. The new store will be right across the road from the redevelopment of the former...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Closing arguments are underway in a high-profile 2015 Scottsdale murder case Monday amid controversy involving the state’s DNA evidence. Defense and prosecution are making their final arguments to the jury in the Ian Mitcham trial. He is accused of brutally murdering Allison Feldman in her own home.

PHOENIX — A Chandler man has been indicted after a possible road rage incident where he allegedly intentionally rammed and killed a motorcyclist, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Gustavo Gavia Elias was arrested after the March 18 crash near Ray and Alma School roads in Chandler. The...