Scottsdale AZ

A Mesa man, who was arrested in Georgia after fleeing Arizona prior to his trial, has been sentenced to 15.75 years in prison after being convicted of drug and weapons charges. Calvin Coleman

The Colorado River’s Shocking 20-Year Decline The Colorado River’s Shocking 20-Year Decline (image credits: unsplash) The lifeline that has supported Arizona for over a century is dying before our eyes. Climate change has produced a megadrought that has reduced water in the Colorado River, and since 2000, the...

A woman suffered life-threatening injuring after a crash near 17th Avenue and Camelback Road on Sept. 11.

Email exchanges between the city’s administrative leader and Scottsdale’s mayor escalated in recent days – with City Manager Greg Caton stating Mayor Lisa Borowsky expressed “a lack of confidence in the Scottsdale Police Department.”. Borowsky challenged Caton’s characterization as “spurious.”. As the Progress...

MESA, Ariz. — It's the time of year when a rare phenomenon may be seen stretched out across the Superstition Mountains. The so-called "Cougar Shadow" occurs twice a year when the sun is angled in a specific position to generate a unique shadow resembling a crouching mountain lion. The shadow typically appears in...

Frank & Lupe’s Old Mexico, a stalwart Mexican restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, has quietly closed after 30 years in business. It's unclear when the restaurant served its last meals and margaritas. Yet the hallmarks of Frank & Lupe’s – the cursive sign atop the stucco building, the painted tiles depicting Frank...

Climate Heat Art Shade Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. When sculptor Bobby Zokaites moved to Phoenix in the summer of 2011, walking the half mile to classes at Arizona State University in triple-digit heat felt risky. He learned to find shade along his route — resting in a stoplight's sliver...

PHOENIX — A new study says the Colorado River is in worse shape than experts believed, and the West has less time to cut water use. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and other universities, including Arizona State University, found that even after years of conservation measures, people are still...

PHOENIX — A Phoenix woman says her dream trip to San Diego Comic-Con unfortunately turned into a travel nightmare. Kayla tells us she’s used FlixBus for traveling multiple times over the past eight or nine years. The company bills itself as a convenient and affordable bus option with over 8,000 destinations across...

TEMPE, AZ — Nearly 70 families at a Tempe elementary school will receive $200 per month for three years as part of a pilot project aimed at improving student outcomes. The Tempe Community Action Agency is leading what’s called the Puente Project, a universal basic income initiative. CEO Phillip Scharf told ABC15 an...