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No, Mexican independence is not celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. Mexicans commemorate their real independence from Spain the night of Sept. 15 with El Grito, followed by a parade and delicious food on Sept. 16. El Grito, short for El Grito de Dolores, was the “cry/shout” that launched Mexico’s fight...

Scottsdale Unified School District just had another five schools, including its first high school, become Scottsdale Blue Zones Project approved. Coronado High School and Mountainside Middle

PHOENIX — A 71-year-old man sustained fatal injuries Thursday morning after he was hit by car in west Phoenix. The deadly incident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. near 83rd Avenue and Indian School Road, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Armando Felix was walking on private property when a...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — It has been 24 years since the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. To honor and remember the tragic day in our nation’s history, people from all over the Valley gathered at the Tempe Healing Field on Thursday.

PHOENIX — An 18-year-old man was killed and two others were shot in the West Valley on Thursday night. Dilan Allende, 18, was pronounced dead from at least one gunshot wound suffered near the intersection of 69th Avenue and Butler Drive, according to the Glendale Police Department. Police are...

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - An 18-year-old man was hospitalized following a fight, according to Yuma County Sheriff's Office (YCSO). At about 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, deputies were called about a critically injured person in the area of S. Mrytle Avenue near Kiwanis Park. Deputies found an 18-year-old man...

PHOENIX — Police released bodycam footage of an officer-involved shooting that left a 36-year-old man dead in south Phoenix on Aug. 31. Warning: The video posted in the link by the Phoenix Police Department contains graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised. Footage shows the man, Efrain Hidalgo, resisting arrest...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man has learned his fate after being convicted of trafficking drugs in the East Valley. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Friday that Calvin Coleman was sentenced to 15.75 years in prison on several charges related to drug trafficking. Coleman was indicted in December...

Two men were injured following a double shooting near 67th Avenue and Olive Avenue on Sept. 11 during what appeared to be an attempted robbery.

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person has died after being hit by at least one vehicle on Interstate 10 near Tempe overnight, leading to the freeway being closed early Friday morning. Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to the pedestrian-involved crash just before 1 a.m. on I-10...