Phoenix AZ

Valley firefighters were busy Saturday morning, responding to two separate mountain rescues in Scottsdale and Phoenix. Just after 11 a.m., Scottsdale and Phoenix Fire technical rescue crews were called to a trail near 23000 North 128th Street after a 30-year-old hiker reportedly suffered a seizure about a mile in....

Phoenix historic districts like Willo face major changes under new state housing law allowing duplexes and multi-family homes in single-family zones.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman is fighting for her life, and a man is also in the hospital after a driver hit them with a car on Friday night in central Phoenix. It happened in the area of 27th and Glendale avenues just after 8 p.m. Officers said they’ve...

PHOENIX — As the government shutdown causes flight cancellations and delays, the human cost of the fight underway in Washington is being felt directly by federal employees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. FAA workers, who are furloughed or required to work without pay, took to the sidewalks to...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man learned his punishment on Friday for targeting Christian churches with fake bombs in what was later determined to be hate crimes. The Department of Justice said 46-year-old Zimnako Salah was sentenced to six years in prison. In September 2023, he left a backpack...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Two people were hospitalized after bees got loose inside a car and caused a crash in Mesa on Saturday morning. First responders were dispatched to the area of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road on reports of a car driving into a pole. Authorities say the...

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman is fighting for her life after being shot inside an apartment in Avondale on Saturday morning. Just before 6:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the Rio Santa Fe apartments, near Dysart Road and McDowell Road, for reports of a shooting. Police found...

PHOENIX — A car transporting bees hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a pole on Saturday morning in the East Valley, authorities said. According to the Mesa Police Department, officers were dispatched to an accident at the intersection of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road just after 9 a.m.

In a notable turn of events, the city of Tempe has outpaced its neighbors in the Valley when it comes to slashing violent crime rates, per the latest figures from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Reporting a significant 21% drop in violent crime for the first half of 2025 compared to the same timeframe in...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — The US 60 has reopened after a crash that closed the roadway for multiple hours for early morning travelers in the East Valley on Saturday morning. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the crash was reported around 6 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of US 60 between Mesa and Stapley...