Phoenix AZ

A resident’s behavior does not erase an employer’s duty to protect employees from workplace harassment. That is the principle behind a $250,000 settlement involving women who worked at an Arizona senior living community. The payment resolves a federal lawsuit, while the conduct described by the government remains an al

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) — An Arizona woman got drunk and fell asleep while her home filled with smoke, according to court documents. Her toddler was then found barely conscious inside. Kallien Heathman’s ex-boyfriend called police after he arrived at the Sierra Street home around 11 p.m. on Aug....

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Get ready for another hot one today; temperatures will warm up again to around 113 degrees! That is 8 degrees above average; we should be seeing highs around 105 this time of year. Because of the heat, we have issued a First Alert through Sunday. Temps on Sunday will be around 112, so be careful ou

A 51-year-old woman died early Saturday morning after a single-vehicle rollover crash near downtown Phoenix, authorities said. Phoenix Police responded to multiple reports of a collision around 4:30 a.m. in the area of 7th Avenue and Portland Street. Officers arrived to find a vehicle that had rolled over and crashed..

Officers later learned the smoke came from a burned pizza in the microwave. (Glendale Police Department/TMX)

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Low Key Piano Bar on Mill Avenue is closing its doors after 12 years, with this weekend marking the venue’s final performances. Fouad Melki, a musician who has performed at Low Key multiple nights a week for nearly a decade, said the closure carries a personal and financial toll.

A 52-year-old man who serviced Arizona Lottery machines for years is now facing three felony counts after investigators say he cornered a Phoenix gas station clerk and groped her while she was working alone, following her inside the store when she tried to get away. David William Reeves was arrested at his Peoria home

A German semiconductor firm is shuttering its manufacturing plant in Mesa and laying off 98 employees who work there. The company, Infineon Technologies America Corp., filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Arizona Department of Economic Security on August 3. A company spokesperson confirmed the

The Peoria Unified School District is prohibiting some well-known literature from lesson plans as the district implements new curriculum in accordance with Governing Board policies.

My friends always look at me like I’ve lost my mind when I suggest a weekend road trip to a spooky old graveyard. “Why can’t we go get brunch like normal people?” they ask. Well, because ghosts don’t serve avocado toast, Brenda! I’ve always been fascinated...