Ground stop issued at Phoenix Sky Harbor due to monsoon storms
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Monsoon storms are causing travel problems for people in the Phoenix area on Friday morning. A ground stop was issued for departures at Phoenix Sky Harbor just before 11 a.m. and should last about half an hour. The West Valley got hit first with monsoon thunderstorms...
Phoenix data center water use could jump 900% in 6 years, study says
Quietly but quickly, Phoenix has become one of the nation’s hotspots for a booming economic and technological phenomenon of late-stage capitalism: data centers — the boxy, sprawling farms of wire and silicon going up everywhere around the Valley. Some of Arizona’s leaders have championed the economic benefits of...
From behind bars, Emily Pike’s father files negligence lawsuit against Mesa group home
The father of Emily Pike has filed a civil lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court against the Mesa group home that had the San Carlos Apache teen in its custody before she went missing and was murdered. The seven-page complaint alleges Sacred Journey Inc. staff were negligent and “failed to...
As summer ends, Maricopa County is on track to see fewer heat-related deaths than...
Payton Preslee has been homeless since 2010. He suffers from a number of health conditions, among them, vertigo. And for him, that’s the worst part about Phoenix’s extreme summer heat — it exacerbates symptoms like dizziness and lightheadedness. “My vertigo does not like it,” Preslee said.
Phoenix man sentenced to 18 years in prison for robbery, shooting in federal case
PHOENIX — A Phoenix man was sentenced on Monday to 18 years in prison for a robbery and shooting that occurred last year, officials announced. Junn Alan Quinto Coleman, 35, previously pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, a federal crime that prohibits affecting interstate commerce with an actual or attempted robbery,...
Tolleson Unified High School District tells lawmaker it will cost $26,000 for public records
A state lawmaker requested public records from a West Valley school district. The district says it’ll cost $26,000. Earlier this year, the Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix went under financial receivership. The nearby Tolleson Unified High School District bailed the Isaac district out through a complicated...
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes Possible from Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson for Today, September 26th
Arizona Weather Force has authorized and issued a Tornado Watch effective Friday, September 26th, 2025, for the following zones; which includes the most populated zones of Arizona.
Phoenix Couple Sentenced to 2.5 Years for $200,000 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
Attorney General Kris Mayes has successfully prosecuted Katherine Comesano and Gary Cartier, culprits behind a $200,000+ pandemic unemployment fraud scheme. The couple's deception came to an end when they were both handed 2.5-year prison sentences after pleading guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court. Mayes made it...
2 men found shot in Phoenix; investigation underway
PHOENIX - Two men were shot in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon, police say, and they're expected to survive. The Sept. 25 shooting happened at around 3 p.m. near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road. "When officers arrived, they located two adult males with at least one gunshot wound each. The men...
3 dead after Southern Avenue shooting
Phoenix police are investigating a shooting that left three men dead in a south Phoenix neighborhood. Officers responded about 9:10 p.m. Sept. 23 to a shooting reported near 24 th Street and
