Phoenix AZ

Tucked inside a small shopping center in Mesa, Arizona, Aloha Kitchen has been serving up authentic Hawaiian plate lunches since the 1980s. With a 4.6-star rating from nearly 2,000 reviews, this casual spot has built a loyal following that keeps coming back for generous portions and island flavors that feel like a...

North Phoenix is staring down a retail and hotel boom, with Phoenix developer Vestar moving to snag two Arizona State Land Department parcels just east of Interstate 17. The pitch is big: a mixed use cluster of hotels, big box retail and a nearly 100,000 square foot fitness club directly across the freeway from...

PHOENIX - Phoenix Police are searching for a driver who they say crashed a car and fled the scene where a teenage boy died. Officers responded to the crash involving two vehicles near 60th Avenue and Indian School Road at around 1:36 a.m. on March 14. The passenger in the...

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Three people, including a child, were hurt in a crash involving a dump truck near Lake Pleasant on Monday morning. Just before noon, Peoria first responders were dispatched to the crash on State Route 74 near New River Road. Peoria police say multiple vehicles were involved in the collision,...

Unprecedented Heat Dome Forms Early (Image Credits: Unsplash) Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix — A massive heat dome is building over the Southwest, promising temperatures more typical of midsummer than mid-March. Meteorologists described the incoming event as unprecedented, with prolonged highs poised to...

Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, commander of the 62nd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, treats Luke Days Open House and Air Show like his baby — and he’s been nurturing it for a year. “It’s a humongous event,” says Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, who’s also...

PHOENIX — Phoenix tied a daily heat record on Sunday as a heat wave continues to warm up the Valley. The temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service uses for the city’s official readings, hit 92 degrees at 4:43 p.m. The previous record...

Tucked along East Baseline Road in Mesa, Arizona, the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet is one of the largest outdoor marketplaces in the entire Southwest. With over 1,500 vendors spread across a massive property, shoppers from all corners of Arizona make the trip just to see what treasures they can find.

Kyle Smith, a 26-year-old father of three from North Phoenix, has been missing since mid‑July, and his family says they are now bracing for the worst. Smith was last known to be alive while talking to his wife on his cell phone on July 14, 2025. Since then, relatives say months of silence have left his children...

It's something you can only see twice a year and one of those times is now. The "Cougar Shadow" has returned to the Superstition Mountains. Alicia Boe with Visit Mesa explains.