Scottsdale AZ

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A driver was hospitalized after allegedly fleeing police and crashing in Mesa early Saturday morning. Just after 2 a.m., officers tried to stop a vehicle near Alma School Road and Southern Avenue before the driver reportedly sped away, according to the Mesa Police Department. Officers...

If you’re looking for a new gig in 2026, a new report says the best place to be is . . . not quite in Phoenix. Four cities AROUND Phoenix made the Top 30 in “Wallet Hub’s” new ranking. Phoenix itself ranked 72nd. (???) They looked...

A man was arrested this week after police say he walked into a Tempe community center and physically assaulted several older adults. Police say the attacks were racially motivated. When 62-year-old Derek Kirven walked into the Escalante Multi-Generational Center on Wednesday, he was asked to leave twice after it was...

A Mesa Public Schools security guard says administrators prevented him from calling police about a reported gun on campus during a February 2025 incident at Mesa High School.

Young children's share of the population dropped across major U.S. metros over the past two decades, census data shows, with Phoenix seeing a steeper drop than most. Why it matters: Kids' population trends can reflect cities' ability to attract, retain and support families. But larger nationwide factors are also at...

We’re not even ten days into the New Year, and the country is already experiencing some of the most turbulent times ever. After what happened in Minneapolis, people are angry, scared, and just trying to make sense of what is going on. However, there are some individuals out there who are taking the fight to the...

Search efforts intensified as dive teams from multiple agencies scoured McKellips Lake in Scottsdale for 91-year-old Apolonio Romero, a Tempe man with dementia who has been missing since Jan. 2.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police are working with owners to crime-proof their properties in a busy part of central Phoenix, and the effort is paying off. The city has identified five focus areas along 19th Avenue where police are working with property owners to tackle crime. Officials say a big piece of this effort...

A Valley woman says she was caught in the middle of an elaborate scam, nearly paying more than $1,000 as a security deposit to someone she believed was a real estate agent to rent a home in Scottsdale. It turned out the home was never for rent.

The City of Phoenix is looking to rein in loose shopping carts cluttering up neighborhoods and busy sidewalks across the city.