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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — It started as an ordinary shopping trip on Monday, but according to two Valley teens, what happened inside Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall left them shaken — and a family member's account of the encounter has since spread across social media, raising concerns about teen safety in public spaces.

Tony Stark would feel right at home in Joe Ramirez’s workspace. The 55-year-old Queen Creek resident’s two-car garage feels like the testbed of a mad genius. Or, at least, a mad genius cosplayer. Along one wall are stacks of colorful EVA foam mats. The opposite side is lined...

PHOENIX — A bin store selling overstock and returned items from major retailers has opened its first Arizona location in north Phoenix, offering shoppers deeply discounted prices on toys, home goods, electronics, and more. MetroMerch, located near Interstate 17 and Peoria Avenue, soft-opened in December and is now cele

When a Scottsdale homeowner reported loud crashes and the unmistakable sound of boxes being shoved around in the attic, they probably expected the usual suspects: roof rats, maybe a wayward squirrel. They did not expect a bobcat and her cubs running what appeared to be a fully operational nursery above...

TEMPE, Ariz. - Anne Terry is grateful to be alive. "She saved my life, she really did," Terry said. "Stephen and I, my husband, went to the canal for a run. On the way back, close to the golf course, I went face down and had a heart attack," Terry said.

ARIZONA — A traffic stop in Apache Junction led to the discovery of a large-scale drug operation and the seizure of significant quantities of illegal narcotics, according to the Apache Junction Police Department. Police said the investigation began during a traffic stop near Broadway Avenue and Meridian Road when K-9 T

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Investigators are trying to figure out whether a standoff that led to four arrests sparked a house fire hours later in Tempe early Tuesday morning. Mesa police said officers were looking for Michael Devin Dietz Ruiz, 29, on multiple felony warrants and after he took off from police around 6 p.m.

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A suspect has been arrested for the overdose death of a man who was caring for two children at a Prescott motel last year, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say the man overdosed and died in March of 2025. Over the last year,...

Some East Valley cities may join the growing number of municipalities nationwide filing antitrust suits against the country’s three predominant fire truck manufacturers, accusing them of colluding to drive up prices of much-needed safety apparatuses. Phoenix is sitting on the sidelines. Fire truck prices have doubled i

If your daily crawl through downtown Phoenix on I-10 feels like a part-time job, state officials say they want to hear from you. A new study and online survey are now live to gather public input on potential upgrades between the Deck Park Tunnel and the I-10/I-17 "Split" near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, w