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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — While some Valley businesses closed their doors Friday to join the ‘Ice Out’ movement, one Phoenix coffee shop opted to keep its doors open and donate a big portion of its earnings to Zipps employees who are out of a job after Monday’s immigration raids.

Federal Agents Conduct Raid on Zipps Sports Grills Amid Immigration Violations. Federal agents took decisive action earlier this week at multiple Zipps Sports Grill locations across Phoenix, following allegations of employing undocumented workers. The operation stemmed from a tip received nearly a year ago,...

A Phoenix-area lawsuit claims real photos of young Arizona women were stolen and turned into explicit AI content for profit. Attorneys for the three women, who didn’t want to be identified for privacy reasons, said the operation taught others how to create “AI influencers” and sell subscriptions while trying to avoid...

Laila Champagne Garcia was last seen at Red Mountain High School in Mesa on Jan. 26

A driver in Phoenix, Arizona, spotted something small and white wobbling on the edge of a freeway ramp. As they got closer, their heart sank. It was a tiny kitten, completely alone, dangerously balanced above the busy highway. Worried the little one could get hurt, or worse, the driver didn’t...

PHOENIX — A man was hit and killed by a vehicle while allegedly lying in a roadway in Phoenix on Friday, authorities said. According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers responded around 6:45 p.m. to the area of 23rd and Grand avenues for reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a car.

One of the Zipps Sports Grill employees facing federal charges related to using fraudulent documents to land a job had no criminal history nor any previous contact with immigration authorities, according to testimony his lawyer gave at a brief Jan. 30 hearing. Edwin Flores-Rosales, clad in an orange jumpsuit,...

The city adopted Vision Zero in 2022 with the goal of eliminating all traffic deaths by 2050. Phoenix has one of the highest rates of traffic deaths among major U.S. cities.

Desert Mountain High School sophomore Ethan Riddle said he and a friend came up with a challenge: Who could create the world’s smallest language?. “What I came up with, I thought would be pretty cool,” said Ethan, who is 15. “I could publish a book on this.”

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A student walkout protesting ICE in Chandler turned tense Friday afternoon and a girl ended up getting arrested for allegedly throwing a water bottle at a masked man. Officers said they were there to keep an eye on student safety near Hamilton High School when,...