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Frankfurter, footlong, wiener, red hot: No matter what you call it, the humble hot dog is an iconic dish. After all, the food remains a staple of summer cookouts, a favorite of fairgoers, and a ballpark essential. Americans eat about 150 million of the summertime sausages on Independence Day alone,...

Federal health officials are warning people in the Phoenix metro and across the broader Southwest to be on alert, as dust storms and other wild weather can loft microscopic fungal spores into the air. Inhaling spores of Coccidioides can cause coccidioidomycosis, better known as Valley fever, a respiratory infection tha

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Raccoons are a fixture of Arizona life — raiding trash cans in Phoenix, denning in Scottsdale attics, and wandering through Tucson backyards with surprising regularity. When one shows up and starts causing damage, the instinct to deal with it

Fire crews have stopped the forward progress of the Rolling Fire, a new wildfire burning about 65 miles north of Phoenix. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office ordered people near Rolling Ridge Drive and Marble Canyon Way to leave immediately Thursday. The fire has burned about 6 acres so far. State fire officials said h

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A former Scottsdale Circle K manager has filed a formal response to a lawsuit over a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot, claiming the company enforced a policy requiring employees to purchase leftover lottery tickets and only challenged his ownership of the winning ticket after learning i

FRISCO, TX -- Michigan was calling and interrupting dinner. When the meal is in Arizona, specifically the trendy Fat Ox in Scottsdale, where menu highlights include 25-layer lasagna and boutique cuts of prime meat, there's a strong likelihood that it's a family gathering for Dillingham. A Valley native, Dillingham note

Longbow Golf Club in Mesa is under new ownership following its sale with two other golf courses in a $57-million deal. New Jersey-based Walden Group bought the Mesa course late last month in a package deal that also included Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club in Cave Creek and Power Ranch Golf Club in Gilbert, according to co

It’s never a fun time to receive a utility bill that’s a lot higher than you anticipated. That’s exactly what happened to one Phoenix homeowner. He opened his water bill last month and found a number he was sure had to be a mistake: $2,777. Cameron Green hadn’t seen a normal bill in quite a …

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With some members acknowledging residents’ concerns, Phoenix City Council last week approved a relatively routine matter for the planned 1-million-square-foot data center in Ahwatukee. Three residents urged the council on July 1 to withhold a vote on the abandonment of a 185-foot drainage easement and a 20-foot waterli