13 Arizona Bakeries Locals Say You Need To Hit First Thing In The Morning
Let me tell you a secret about my mornings here in Arizona. It used to be all about a quick grab-and-go breakfast, the kind you eat in the car. To the barista pouring my coffee, the cashier at the grocery store, the friendly dog-walker on my street-and I realized I was doing it all wrong.
Glendale firefighters help stranded woman after wheelchair’s battery dies
GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Glendale firefighters are being thanked for doing Something Good when they helped a woman in an electric wheelchair get home after her battery died and stranded her. Crews with Engine 150, led by Captain Schuitema, responded when a citizen reported seeing the stranded woman. First...
Truck flips on its side after crash near Loop 202 in Mesa
MESA, Ariz. — A two-vehicle crash is causing traffic restrictions near the Loop 202 in Mesa on Friday morning, according to the city's police department. A crash involving a small truck and a sedan vehicle is impacting southbound and eastbound traffic at the intersection of University Drive and Ellsworth Road.
Bojangles Setting its Sights on Avondale
Bojangles, the fried chicken and biscuit chain that’s known for its down-home Southern flavor, is opening a new Phoenix-area location. ABC15 Arizona reports that the chicken chain will soon break ground at 99th Avenue and Indian School Road in Avondale, with a target opening date of 2026. Operators LVP...
Tempe Police find body in construction site
The Tempe Police Department is saddened to share that a body has been recovered from a construction site near N. McClintock and Weber Drives. At this time, the individual has not
Op-ed: The time is now to speak out against the latest APS rate hike
In 1990, I moved to Phoenix and built a life here with my three children. For 44 years, I was proud to focus my career on advocating for disabled and deaf children, a mission I continue today as a volunteer. Now at 66, I am blessed with 11 wonderful grandchildren, and much of my time is spent making sure my family...
Large East Valley school district cutting 90 jobs, with more expected
PHOENIX – One of the largest public school districts in Arizona is cutting dozens of jobs as it works to close a $12 million budget deficit. The Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) Governing Board authorized the loss of about 90 positions during a meeting Wednesday night. It was part...
Indiana man arrested after beating alleged hotel intruder with lamp in Tempe
TEMPE, AZ — A 41-year-old Indiana man was arrested after allegedly beating a hotel guest with a metal lamp at a Tempe hotel, leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries, including brain damage and skull fractures. The Indiana man was arrested early Wednesday morning at Metro Tempe Extended Stay on...
Dreading what happens if ICE targets Phoenix
Eventually, after two dozen viewings, you whittled down the questions created by the Minneapolis video of an ICE agent killing 37-year-old Renee Good, to a single query. Not: Was this a murder in cold blood, or was it a federal agent acting in self-defense? Not: Could the ICE agent have stepped out of the way? Not:...
Neighbor describes living near Chandler “House of Horrors”
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A Chandler woman learned her sentencing Thursday morning for an animal abuse case that involved dead dogs found in her home’s freezer. April McLaughlin—who used the alias Sydney S. McKinley—received a 3.5-year prison sentence Thursday. Accounting for time already served, she will spend...

















