Phoenix study looks at future of the controversial reverse lanes
Phoenix officials held a virtual meeting to discuss the future of the controversial reverse lanes on 7th Street and 7th Avenue. Melrose District sits along 7th Avenue, and business owners there say traffic and crashes deter customers. While a 2021 study recommended keeping the lanes, a new study was approved...
‘I’m not jumping in after you’: Drowning man ignored by cops as he begged...
An Arizona mother has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the City of Tempe that accused local cops of ignoring her son's cries for help as he "drowned to death in front of them," according to the suit. The post 'I'm not jumping in after you': Drowning man ignored by cops as he begged for help and died in front of them, lawsuit says...
Popular taco chain exiting Arizona at an alarming pace
Arizona diners have one less taco stop after a fast-growing restaurant chain quietly closed another location. The latest shutdown comes as several national brands rethink expansion plans and trim underperforming…
VCSO inmates find stolen lawn equipment during litter patrol
VCSO inmates find stolen lawn equipment during litter patrol.
Marijuana workers at midtown Phoenix Curaleaf ratify union contract
Workers at a midtown marijuana dispensary say they’ve ratified a union contract with the company Curaleaf, which is publicly traded in Canada. Curaleaf has 16 stores in Arizona. Employees at its midtown Phoenix location voted to unionize about four years ago, which was around when Brandon Richardson became a budtender there.
HonorHealth Completes $170 Million Deer Valley Medical Center Expansion, Adds Beds and OR Capacity
Launched in 2023, the effort includes a new patient care pavilion, added inpatient beds, expanded surgical capacity and upgrades to campus arrival and support services. | Photo Credit: HonorHealth. HonorHealth has completed a $170 million renovation and expansion at HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center in north Phoenix. The hospital expanded...
Family outraged after father, 89, left on assisted living floor for 22 hours
An 89-year-old man spent more than 22 hours naked and alone on the floor of a Gilbert assisted living facility without staff ever finding him in need of help.
Phoenix man sentenced to death for murdering estranged wife and two kids
PHOENIX — A man convicted of killing his estranged wife and two children on Christmas Day in 2017 has been sentenced to death. A judge made the decision in a Maricopa County court on Thursday. “This defendant was supposed to protect his family; instead, he made a deliberate choice...
Woman accused of intentionally hitting man with SUV, killing him in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman is jailed after Phoenix police say she intentionally hit a pedestrian last weekend, killing him. Mikela Antresa Bahe, 30, is facing charges in connection with the death of 52-year-old Norris L. Taft. Just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, police and fire crews...
Charges dropped against person of interest in missing Isabella Comas case
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The man once considered a person of interest in the case of a missing Avondale woman, Isabella Comas, is no longer facing charges. Prosecutors dropped the charges of criminal damage and auto theft against Tommy Rodriguez. “It was determined that additional investigation was needed for this...

















