Motorcycle rider flees from police, crashes after collision in Phoenix
MESA, Ariz. — A man was injured after a crash in Phoenix, police said. According to Mesa police, this incident began with a failure to yield. During the incident, a motorcycle rider reportedly fled from officers. Police said officers decided not to pursue the rider. The suspect then later...
Help pups put best paw forward
Whether pet owners are encountering tough behavior issues or just need help with the basics, the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) offers a wide range of group classes and private lessons that will help dogs become an extraordinary companion. Maybe it’s the leash pulling that turns walks into tug-o-wars. Maybe it’s...
Firefighters contain blaze inside commercial building near downtown Phoenix
PHOENIX — Fire crews responded to a commercial structure fire Sunday afternoon near 19th Avenue and Jefferson Street in Phoenix. According to fire officials, crews were dispatched around 1:15 p.m. after reports of a fire inside a large commercial building. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke and flames coming f
United Foods International celebrates grand opening of manufacturing facility in Phoenix
United Foods International celebrated the grand opening of its new 126,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Phoenix on Thursday. The Japanese-based liquids producer’s new facility is located near the Loop 202 and Dobbins Road at the Envision Dobbins 202 West Industrial Park, strengthening Phoenix as a leading hub
6 displaced after RV fire breaks out behind Phoenix home
PHOENIX — Phoenix firefighters stopped a burning RV from spreading to a nearby home Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to the area of 59th Avenue and Indian School Road after reports of a house fire. When firefighters arrived,...
Arizona city on front lines of Colorado River crisis forced to find new water...
"Every single house in this Valley is too big to fail."
When water gets into your goggles
Challenges, challenges — why challenges? Could challenges be good for us? Often, when challenges come into our lives, overcoming them is what moves us forward. Challenges make us more capable, wiser and stronger in spirit and mind. Challenges, when met and overcome, raise our confidence and resolve. Consider this incredible, ridiculously difficult challenge swimmer Michael Phelps overcame in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The Word...
Watchdog gives ‘C’ to 3 of Mesa’s 4 hospitals
When it comes to patient safety, Dignity Health-Arizona General Hospital in Mesa earned an “A,” according to a nonprofit watchdog. Mesa’s other three hospitals – Banner Desert Medical Center, Banner Baywood Medical Center and HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center – got a“C.”. Both Banner...
Red Cross volunteers canvas North Phoenix mobile home park for heat safety
Red Cross volunteers went door to door in a north Phoenix mobile home park ahead of summer, sharing heat safety tips and connecting residents with resources.
Stuck in Scottsdale, alleged ‘bitcoin boy bandits’ dream of California return
As January was ending, two teenagers living on the outskirts of idyllic Pismo Beach – recently named “best small coastal town in America” by USA Today – took a long, overnight drive to Scottsdale. Three and a half months later, Skylar LaPaille and Jackson Sullivan are...

















