Phoenix AZ

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

Maricopa County Animal Care and Control is breaking ground on Wednesday on a brand new animal shelter in the West Valley. The newest facility will be located at 10139 W. Northern Ave., near Loop 101 and Northern Avenue, in Glendale. According to Maricopa County, the facility will be a 94,000-square-foot...

Luna Grill will have at least three more locations open across the Phoenix area before the end of the year.

A man was cited for animal cruelty after Chandler police found his dog trapped inside an unlocked, non-running car outside the Chandler Fashion Center. The outdoor temperature was about 105 degrees, while a body camera temperature reading showed the inside of the vehicle reached 132 degrees. The dog was estimated...

Newly released 9-1-1 calls reveal the chaos inside Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Christmas night in 2024, when a family dispute escalated into violence. Three people were shot and a fourth person was stabbed near a restaurant on the third level of Terminal 4, though all four individuals survived their inj

The 31-year-old bull rider died in a motorcycle crash at a Mesa, Ariz., intersection that has seen three major collisions within one week