Phoenix AZ

West Phoenix residents are clamoring for the light rail. They’ve waited nearly a decade for a voter-approved rail extension between downtown and the Maryvale community to come to fruition. With Valley Metro’s newest line for south Phoenix commuters opening in June, Maryvale residents believe it’s now their turn. “Lay...

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — A former Gilbert town councilman delivered bombshell allegations, saying that for more than a decade, police intentionally falsified crime stats and town leaders knowingly misled the public to save face. For years, Gilbert ranked as one of America’s safest cities based on the FBI’s Uniform...

More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were held captive inside 10 internment camps nationwide during World War II – including two in Arizona, built on Indian reservations by the U.S. War Relocation Authority without tribal consent. On Arizona’s western border, the Colorado River Indian Tribes has made a point to...

PHOENIX — A SAFE Alert was issued Thursday afternoon for a missing 77-year-old woman last seen in Phoenix, authorities said. Teresa Estrada was last seen near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road around 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). She is 5 feet, 1...

DPS troopers responded to the crash involving a motorcycle on the Red Mountain Loop 202 near Priest Drive around 1 a.m. on Thursday.

PHOENIX -- It probably comes as no surprise, but once again the fastest-growing communities in Arizona are on the far outskirts of the two major metropolitan areas. It is true that of the

The Goodyear Police Department will lead the investigation into Thursday morning's officer-involved shooting in Surprise.

PHOENIX (CN) — Eight federal jurors found Arizona State University and former Athletic Director Ray Anderson not liable for retaliating against an employee soon after he reported assaults and sexual harassment by a donor. “Very simply, I’m pleased with the jury’s verdict," Anderson said Thursday outside the...

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors overhauled its zoning ordinance at a meeting Wednesday. One major update is a change in how the county defines a data center. Board Chair Thomas Galvin says the modernized ordinance was about six months in the making. Multiple municipalities — such as Phoenix —...

Southbound lanes of Interstate 17 are shut down just north of the Interstate 10 Stack. Details of injuries are unknown at this time.