Arizona Pizza Shop Manager Who Killed Employee Over Workplace Crush Wrote in Diary ‘I...
An Arizona pizza slinger will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a coworker he thought was moving in on his crush. Tyler Ross McGuire will never walk freely again, after the 31-year-old pizza shop manager received his mandatory life sentence earlier this month for the premeditated 2023 ambush killing...
2 men accused of punching, shoving Scottsdale police during Zipps raid
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Two men are facing charges after investigators said they attacked police during this week’s Homeland Security Investigations raid at the Zipps near Old Town Scottsdale, part of a 15-location operation. According to police, 38-year-old Matthew Edward Drake and Phoenix Michael Jefferson...
Man sentenced to prison for trying to smuggle drugs on flight out of Sky...
PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced on Jan. 29 that a 39-year-old man has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle drugs during a flight. According to the Jan. 29 statement, Jason Kai was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a count of Conspiracy to Commit Sale or...
The Arizona All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Locals Say Everyone Should Try At Least Once
Buffets are everywhere, but finding one that makes your taste buds do a happy dance? That’s rare in Arizona. But locals in Phoenix have a secret spot that checks all those boxes and then some. Harbor Seafood Super Buffet at 10030 N Metro Pkwy E has earned its reputation as the one all-you-can-eat experience everyone...
Multi-room nightlife destination Pablo’s coming to Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix is poised to welcome a bold new nightlife hotspot as construction officially gets underway on Pablo’s, the highly anticipated, multi-room destination from hospitality collective Saguaro Nights Entertainment Group. A 9,000-square-foot historic building at McKinley Street and First Avenue is now being...
Rise in accidents involving pedestrians leads Phoenix to update jaywalking ordinance
As part of a plan to reduce fatal collisions, a new Phoenix ordinance allows police officers to issue a civil traffic offense on first contact with jaywalking violations they observe. The city is amending City Code 36-128 in order to address the uptick in pedestrian accidents over the last five...
Herd mentality: Why new steakhouses are taking over Phoenix
When he was young, S. Barrett Rinzler’s family made their living running a grocery store and raising cattle in Dayton, Ohio. He fondly remembers stock shows at the farm and his dad bringing home steaks for dinner. “It gave me an affinity for beef,” Rinzler says. The restaurants...
Watch out for new speed cameras along these Phoenix roadways
Starting Feb. 23, Big Brother will once again be training its eye on certain Valley roadways. Speed cameras have long been the bane of many Valley drivers’ existence, and several communities have ditched them in recent years. Phoenix did that as well, but reversed course last year when the city council appropriated...
Investigations Underway in NCSO Deputy-Involved Shooting
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that both criminal and administrative investigations are underway following the Dec. 13 deputy-involved shooting death of Kevin Peloso. Deputies involved remain on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigations. Kevin Peloso, 54, of Fernley,...
Valley eatery named the nation’s most romantic restaurant
Where you choose for dinner impacts the tone of the entire night. When romance is on the table, six Arizona restaurants set the mood better than most, including one Scottsdale fine dining destination that took the No. 1 spot in a list ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers. In Yelp’s nationwide...

















