Food Network celebrity to open Phoenix wine bar with signature collection
Nik Fields, known as the Chic Chef, is set to open a wine bar and tasting room in Phoenix. The restaurateur and sommelier is also launching a collection of signature wines. Fields previously owned the Tempe-based wine bar Chic Chef 77, which earned praise on Forbes magazine’s best travel destinations roundup in 2023....
3 Arizona women claim photos were stolen to make AI explicit content
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...
Arizona Girl, 16, Missing After She Never Returned Home from School
Laila Champagne Garcia was last seen at Red Mountain High School in Mesa on Jan. 26
Arizona Driver Notices Odd Little ‘Speck’ On Highway And Pulls Over Immediately
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...
Pedestrian dead after hit by vehicle while allegedly lying in roadway in Phoenix
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.
Zipps employee recounts how he got fake documents for work
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,...
Phoenix adopts zero-traffic death plan; early results show mixed impact
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.
Don’t blab, just Bab: Scottsdale teen invents new language
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.”
Girl arrested after anti-ICE student walkout in Chandler turns tense
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,...
2 students arrested for allegedly throwing objects at police during anti-ICE walkout in Mesa
PHOENIX — Two junior high students who allegedly threw items at police during school walkouts while protesting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Mesa were arrested on Friday, authorities said. Their school, Poston Junior High, was one of many around the Valley that participated in walkouts on Friday....
