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Metro Phoenix’s data center boom just punched the accelerator again, with two huge projects moving through the pipeline on opposite sides of the Valley. Out by Luke Air Force Base, Takanock is pitching Project Baccara, a power-heavy complex with its own natural-gas plant. Across town in Mesa, NTT Global Data Centers...

“Adopt Resolution No. 13584 amending the City of Scottsdale Rules of Council Procedure.”. Sounds about as exciting as watching a cactus grow, right?. The item at the Jan. 13 City Council meeting was presented by Interim City Attorney Luis Santaella and City Clerk Ben Lane – the duo behind contentious rule changes in...

Neighborhood groups accuse the Mexican consul in Phoenix of joining a publicity campaign by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The consul says there is no such thing. The beef is laid out in a recent letter to the Mexican Consul from Neighborhood Defense Committees. Members say the consul appears...

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Police say a woman is dead after she and her husband were found shot inside an East Valley home Tuesday afternoon. Details are limited, but Gilbert PD officers were called to the area of Riggs and Higley roads around 3 p.m. According to Officer Travis Sheppard, a woman called 911 to report...

A suspect wanted for multiple felony crimes was apprehended during a barricade situation in a Mesa neighborhood on Saturday morning, according to the city’s police department. Police stated that around 10 p.m. on Friday, a woman was reportedly assaulted by her 25-year-old son at a home near University Drive...

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’s concerned that potential confrontations between residents and ICE officers could turn deadly because of an Arizona gun law. The so-called 'Stand Your Ground' law “makes Arizona very, very different from almost every other state where this (ICE) buildup is...

PHOENIX — A man was injured in a hatchet attack in Avondale on Saturday morning, authorities said. The Avondale Police Department said the incident took place shortly before 6 a.m. in the area of Pacific Drive and First Street. Officers who arrived to the scene for a welfare check...

PHOENIX, Arizona — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is fast-tracking its massive Arizona expansion following a historic trade agreement that paves the way for at least $250 billion in new U.S. technology investments. The trade deal, finalized earlier this month, slashes reciprocal tariffs on Taiwanese...

Facing an estimated budget shortfall of $7.8 million, Higley Unified School District is exploring its options for its 2026-27 budget. At the district’s Jan. 13 governing board meeting, Superintendent David Loutzenheiser presented three budget reduction scenarios that rely largely on staff reductions through attrition...

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Police say a man shot and killed his girlfriend while drunk at a Gilbert home this week. On Monday, shortly before 1 a.m., Gilbert police received a 911 call from the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Judah Chesley. The 911 dispatcher asked for the address of the emergency, and Chesley...