Phoenix AZ

PHOENIX — Police on Wednesday released the identity of a man who died in a collision last week in Phoenix. Jose Franco, 49, died from injuries that were sustained from the accident, according to a Phoenix Police Department announcement. Details on accident that killed pedestrian. Around 12:30 a.m., police...

Mesa police arrested Christopher Watkins, 33, on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse after a three-year-old boy was found dead while under his care in 2024. Police responded to reports of a toddler who was not breathing near Roosevelt and Broadway roads in Mesa on Nov. 27, according to Maricopa County...

Danelle Plaza, home to a beloved but decaying arts and music venue in the center of Tempe, was used as a staging area for a Homeland Security operation on June 11. The staging was faced with outrage from owners of one of the longest-standing businesses in the plaza, the Yucca Tap Room. "ICE is staging in our parking...

PHOENIX — A man is in custody after he allegedly set his ex-girlfriend's house on fire with her and their children inside. Court paperwork shows that on May 24, the victim reported that her ex-boyfriend and her children's father had broken into her home and used a lighter to ignite the blankets on her bed.

A man killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on eastbound Interstate 10 near the Washington/Jefferson streets off-ramp has been identified. Lindbert Johnson, 60, was "a transient, with a last known address in Phoenix," said Raul Garcia with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The discovery of Johnson's...

Along with old food and warm refrigerators, bugs were an issue at Phoenix restaurants in May. Flies and cockroaches, found both dead and alive, wormed their way into local kitchens. Staff became the issue at some spots, forgetting to or opting out of washing their hands. All of these issues...

A roadside worker is recovering after a cement truck swerved into a crew working along U.S. 60 in the East Valley, sending him to the trauma unit with serious injuries.

On Wednesday, East Valley community members, law enforcement, and businesses all came together to support multiple fundraisers for the family of an officer who was shot and killed.

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A longtime East Valley restaurant is getting peppered with negative reviews it doesn’t deserve. It’s part of a complicated story involving celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and two very different restaurants who share the same exact name. Gordon Ramsay’s “Secret Service” show aims to...

A woman has filed a complaint to sue the United States Marshals Service (USMS) after a case of mistaken identity when she was arrested at her Phoenix home last year. Three Phoenix-area sisters said they never got their full refund from Booking.com after canceling a trip to Italy. Jo Ann, Deb and Linda Minor couldn't...