Scottsdale AZ

Police in Chandler say a simmering feud exploded into deadly road rage when Gustavo Elias, 29, deliberately rammed his Chevrolet Tahoe into a motorcycle ridden by 21-year-old expectant father Dezjon Hamilton. A probable cause affidavit alleges Elias admitted to consuming 12 beers and cocaine before the crash, and...

A 45-year-old Mesa man is behind bars after police say he ran an unlicensed contracting operation that drained more than $100,000 from homeowners across the Valley. Victims told investigators they were hit with surprise charges, stuck with half-finished or sloppy repair jobs, and in some cases watched subcontractors...

MESA, Ariz. — A minor car collision in Mesa last month escalated into violence and has resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old man in Las Vegas. Joseph Sellers was booked into the Maricopa County jail last week for offenses allegedly committed on Feb. 20 near 40th Street and Broadway Road.

A cause of death was declared for a man whose body was recovered from Tempe Town Lake almost two months ago. James Aleksandrs Carson, 24, was retrieved by divers on the south end of the lake the morning of Feb. 2, according to Tempe police. The reason Carson entered the lake was not known, police said at the time ....

There’s something about the arrival of spring that invites a reset – lighter days, brighter flavors, and a renewed appetite for dining out somewhere that feels more elevated. At STK Steakhouse in Old Town Scottsdale, that seasonal shift is arriving in delicious fashion with the debut of its new spring menu.

PEORIA, Ariz. — An underweight dog was recently found alone in a Peoria field and tied to a tree. The Peoria Police Department said officers were dispatched on the morning of March 12 for reports of a dog tethered to a tree. Upon arrival, officers found a dog that appeared malnourished but was alert.

Flight schools warn the $20 per landing charge will increase student costs and trigger business closures.

That dreaded red light at Beale Street, where Las Vegas-to-Phoenix traffic grinds to a halt west of Kingman, is finally getting a serious work-around. The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the middle of building a new freeway-to-freeway interchange that will let drivers bypass the stoplight entirely....

GILBERT, Ariz. — A South Gilbert neighborhood has been swarming with insects for as long as they can remember. Midge flies, or gnats, swarm homes in the cooler months, and mosquitoes come out in droves in the warmer months. “This year it’s been really, really bad," Danielle Crawford, a...

Five East Valley restaurants landed on this week’s Dirty Dining list after county health inspectors reported problem meat handling and sloppy chemical storage that officials say could raise the risk of contamination. The violations, spread across Gilbert, Chandler and Mesa, triggered extra scrutiny and follow-up...