Phoenix AZ

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol halted a water hose hauler in the Mesa area for no commercial driver’s license (CDL) and more. On July 11, 2026, troopers with the AZDPS Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicle Unit stopped a pickup truck transporting water hoses on AZ-202 near Brown Road. The dr

DPS said the engine compartment of a Kia Sorrento caught fire and quickly spread to the brush off Interstate 17 near Black Canyon City.

Active weather is ramping up across Arizona as a flood advisory is issued for Mohave County until 5:30 p.m., with storm chances increasing on Wednesday. Increased monsoon moisture will bring cooler weather to Phoenix, dropping high temperatures to 97 degrees by Friday.

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car early Tuesday morning near Tolleson, authorities said. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a driver reporting a collision shortly after 2:30 a.m. Deputies responded to the crash site on Buckeye Road, east of 107th Avenue, and...

The green fields of the Ak-Chin Indian Community stretch across the desert floor south of Phoenix, thick with alfalfa and grain that shimmer under the desert sun. It is a portrait of agricultural abundance that looks exactly as it did a decade ago. Yet just across a narrow dirt road...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A 17-year-old from Pennsylvania traveled to Arizona to take her senior photos during a monsoon storm, spending about eight hours chasing a haboob with storm chaser and photographer Mike Olbinski on Sunday. “I don’t know how to ever top this,” said Olbinski. “I’m pretty sure that...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — At least five people were seriously injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Scottsdale. Police responded to the reported six-vehicle crash around 4:45 p.m. at Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard. Two people were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and two others have serious..

The family-owned Latino grocery chain, based in California, made its Valley debut in January 2026 with a store in Glendale. Now, the company is preparing to enter the Phoenix market.

Arizona has experienced four consecutive days of monsoon weather including wind, dust, rain, lightning, and power outages. A severe storm cell dropped 1.38 inches of rain in a targeted pocket north of Sky Harbor International Airport, causing a massive tree to collapse onto a family home. The Gimenez family remains...

Compared to the roar of their gas-guzzling predecessors, electric vehicles pass by with a whispery hum. So perhaps it was fitting that Scottsdale leaders passed an EV maker’s request without a murmur of protest. As part of the July 1 "consent agenda," Scottsdale City Council quietly approved a plan...