Phoenix AZ

It was a regular morning at the Arizona Humane Society’s Sunnyslope Campus in Phoenix. The staff was just beginning their day, not expecting anything unusual. But then, something heartbreaking appeared at their front door. A plain plastic bin, left in the early hours. When they opened the lid, their...

After a meet and confer ordered by U.S. District Court on June 6, City of Tempe officials agreed not to require its special-events permit for meals for the homeless in city parks. The agreement was made in exchange for Ron Tapscott, Austin Davis and Jane Parker, who conducted charitable food-sharing...

PHOENIX — Two men, one a Mexican national and the other from California, were arrested on Monday for conspiracy of distributing more than 45 kilograms of fentanyl, authorities said in a Friday press release. Californian Jose Angel Gonzalez-Carrillo, 46, and Mexican Ethyel Aldahyr Ontiveros-Flores, 25, had reportedly...

“Bulldogging” detectives did round-the-clock surveillance – watching an alleged gang of international crooks using an actual bulldog as cover while casing Tempe and Mesa homes. Chuckling at a May 28 press conference, Scottsdale Police Officer Aaron Bolin noted, “it was almost like a movie.”. Bolin was discussing...

PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix will spend up to $4 million to study and implement safety enhancements along Indian School Road between 39th and 91st avenues, which runs through west Phoenix and Maryvale. The vote was unanimous during last week’s city council meeting. A recent federal government study...

Regarding the Independent's article, Pair charged after fentanyl seizure in Phoenix, thanks for reporting this; it makes a difference to me. 

A man is in the hospital after he was hit by a Phoenix police car while attempting to flee officers near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road in west Phoenix Saturday afternoon.

PHOENIX — More than 50 military police attended a touching ceremony at the Arizona National Guard Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix on Sunday morning ahead of their deployment to Alaska. All will deploy to Fort Greely, Alaska, where they will augment and conduct Security Forces operations for about...

Drive down Apache Boulevard, and you might miss it. But there’s a popular Mediterranean restaurant sitting in the middle of a strip mall, right across from Tempe Fire Department Station No.1. It’s been there for 40 years, offering a special place for food and community for people of all kinds.

Regarding the Independent's article, Pair charged after fentanyl seizure in Phoenix, thanks for reporting this; it makes a difference to me.