“The house that saved my life”: A presidential hopeful’s secret Arizona sanctuary
Whitelaw Reid’s Desert Recovery at Phoenix’s Rosson House. When North Africa failed to fix his lungs in 1894, Whitelaw Reid turned to Phoenix. The New York Tribune owner and former Vice Presidential candidate needed warm, dry air. Mayor Rosson’s Victorian mansion fit the bill perfectly. Reid and his...
Mesa woman says fiancé detained in ICE raid has legal status
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A pregnant Mesa woman is seeking legal help after her fiancé was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a weekend raid, despite her claims that he was in the country legally. Marion Ramirez said her fiancé, Michael Albronoz, was stopped by ICE...
Arizona Boy With Autism Finds Voice at Age 8 Thanks to Breakthrough Drug
Phoenix, Arizona — Nathaniel Schumann, a nonverbal autistic boy, began speaking in full sentences at age 8 after taking leucovorin, a drug that has shown promise in children with cerebral folate deficiency. For years, Nathaniel had understood everything but struggled to communicate, leaving his parents frustrated and...
Tempe residents face insurance hurdles, language barriers amid microburst recovery
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — One week after a microburst caused major damage around Tempe, city officials say nearly 600 damage assessments have been completed, with more hopefully on the way and 335 tons of debris from the storm has been cleared. At Chaparral Village on Baseline Road, the signs...
Tempe Terrors: No way to mask city’s spooky history
Tempe, as legend goes, is full of haunted places, and Halloween is the perfect time of year to explore the city’s spookiest of the spooky. Settled during the second half of the 1800s, Tempe is home to a variety of century-plus-old buildings with stories to tell of inexplicable happenings and ghostly apparitions.
Part of Tempe industrial center damaged by microburst to be torn down
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Part of an East Valley industrial center will need to be demolished after last week’s strong storm. A contractor told Arizona’s Family on Monday that part of the industrial center near Kyrene and Baseline roads will have to be torn down after it was badly damaged by a microburst a week ago.
Tip on GoFundMe leads to murder suspect’s arrest 8 years after deadly stabbing
PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - An arrest in a deadly stabbing that happened eight years ago came after someone recognized the suspect through a GoFundMe campaign and reached out to the victim’s family. Phoenix police held a news conference Monday regarding the arrest of 34-year-old Michael Anthony Arredondo for the...
Homicide investigation: Man dies after fight outside Scottsdale bar
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man has died following a fight outside a Scottsdale bar earlier this month, and police are investigating the case as a homicide. It happened around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, outside Pattie’s First Avenue Lounge, on 1st Avenue near Scottsdale Road. According to Scottsdale police,...
Missing persons event in metro Phoenix has led to 43 resolutions for families over...
A DNA sampling event hosted by local law enforcement agencies in the West Valley has led to 43 resolutions for families with missing loved ones over a five-year period. On Saturday, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and other agencies hosted Missing in Arizona, which connects families with missing loved ones to...
WATCH: Data shows rent prices continue to fall in the Valley
The Valley's real estate market may be frozen, but the rental market is seeing steady and consistent price drops. That is, as long as renters are looking for apartments and not single family homes.

















