These 2025 Arizona deaths still have people looking for answers
Arizona has seen several deaths in 2025 that have left the public — and in some cases, police — looking for answers. One involves a yoga teacher whose body was discovered weeks after he was last seen leaving his apartment to go on a blind date. In another, an unidentified security guard is seen on cell phone video...
4 Arizona employers announced mass layoffs in October 2025
A handful of employers in Arizona announced mass layoffs in October, though some will likely come back once the government shutdown ends. Nationally, Amazon announced that it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs around the country, but did not file any notices specific to Arizona. Amazon executives cited artificial...
Día de los Muertos festivals canceled due to ICE concerns
MESA, Ariz. (CRONKITE NEWS, KYMA) - Several U.S. Día de los Muertos events have been canceled due to safety concerns related to recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, including the festivals in Decatur, Alabama, and Long Beach, California. Music, sugar skulls and masks. These are a few...
Phoenix to pay family $5.25M after police car hits toddler
The family of a child who was severely injured after being struck by a Phoenix police vehicle in 2023 will receive a $5 million settlement from the city. Phoenix leaders voted unanimously on Oct. 29 to settle the civil case that Arlene Garcia Rosales filed against the city and Officer Samantha Sewell. Rosales accused...
Mesa lures Hadrian’s ‘factory of the future’ with job creation incentives
Hadrian’s new factory in Mesa is projected to create hundreds of jobs. The city and state may pay the weapons manufacturer to fill them with locals. Mesa City Council voted Oct. 20 to sign a development agreement with the company to reimburse $750 for the first 100 employees it hires that live in town, after the...
2 men found dead inside truck at Glendale strip mall have both been identified...
Police confirmed the identities of the two men whose lifeless bodies were found in a strip mall parking lot in Glendale. Nicholas Shane Jacott, 39, and Tomas L. Moreno, 32, were identified by Glendale police as the men found dead Oct. 19 in a vehicle in the area of 51st and Peoria avenues. Police said the men's...
3 hospitalized, driver arrested after off-road vehicle crashes in Mesa neighborhood
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Three people were hospitalized after a crash that police believe was the product of impairment on Saturday morning. At about 12:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to a neighborhood near Signal Butte Road and Guadalupe Road for reports of a crash, according to the Mesa Police Department.
‘None of us are OK with that’: Video shows security guards beating young man...
PHOENIX — A violent incident caught on camera at a downtown Phoenix concert has sparked outrage online after video surfaced showing several security guards repeatedly punching a young man before carrying him out of the venue. The altercation happened Saturday night during One Big Party, a Halloween-themed music...
11 Hidden Italian Restaurants In Arizona That Only Locals Know About
When you think scorching heat and saguaro cacti, you probably don’t envision a tiny, dimly lit trattoria serving the best carbonara outside of Naples. But look closer! The Arizona desert holds culinary secrets the tourists rarely find. These 11 hidden spots prove that true Italian passion can flourish anywhere,...
Area shut down after body found in south Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A major road is closed after a body was found in south Phoenix on Saturday morning. Just after 9:04 am, first responders were dispatched to the area of 23rd Avenue and Baseline Road regarding a dead body, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Authorities say they...

















