Jensen Borkowski Arrested in Alarming DUI Crash near Scottsdale and Thomas Road [Scottsdale, AZ]
Jensen Borkowski Arrested in Alarming DUI Crash near Scottsdale and Thomas Road [Scottsdale, AZ]. 1 Person in Custody in Scottsdale Auto Accident near Scottsdale and Thomas Road SCOTTSDALE, AZ (August 4, 2025) – Saturday night, authorities arrested Jensen Borkowski after an alarming DUI crash near Scottsdale and...
Celebrity Theatre 2025 schedule: every show announced so far
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Pregnant teen fatally shot in AZ, cops say. Baby’s 36-year-old father arrested
A pregnant teen was shot to death in Arizona, and now two people have been arrested in her killing, including the much-older father of her unborn child, police said. The baby’s 36-year-old father was booked into jail on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a minor and murder, the Phoenix Police Department said in a...
Tempe advances plan for ‘middle housing’
A housing crunch has hit Tempe hard. To some extent, that’s a problem of its own devices. People want to live in the city. It has a major university, large corporate employers and a man-made lake with a multitude of recreational options downtown. It has a growing collection of dining and arts and culture options.
Murdered Phoenix woman was victim in prior DV incidents, court documents say
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman who was shot and killed inside her Phoenix home late last week was the victim of previous cases of domestic violence, a family member told investigators. Jonathan Llamas Cisneros, 47, is jailed in connection with the murder of 45-year-old Alma Victoria Suchilt. Police were...
Arizona schools make plans to keep kids indoors during extreme heat warnings
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Many students are heading back to school this week, presenting some challenges for educators looking to keep kids safe in the extreme heat. Most school districts in the Phoenix metro area have heat plans in place that outline the precautions to be taken when temperatures soar above 110...
Thief steals work truck, $70K in equipment from family-owned Phoenix business
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A local family-owned propane company is struggling after a thief stole $70,000 worth of valuable equipment, leaving the small business scrambling to maintain operations. On July 31, Phoenix Propane yard manager John Mohn reported that a thief stole one of the company’s two work trucks, along...
Gilbert still isn’t holding teen troublemakers accountable. That’s the problem | Letters
In addressing Joanna Allhands’ column on Gilbert teen violence, “ Gilbert is too busy pointing fingers to put parents like me at ease ,” Mayor Scott Anderson laid out the things Gilbert is doing to help make his town a safer place. While I applaud many of the positive events and initiatives to engage youth positively...
Man rescued from underneath multiple car axles at Phoenix business
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is hospitalized after a workplace accident in west Phoenix on Monday morning. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., Phoenix Fire technical rescue teams responded to a business on Madison Street in the area of 55th Avenue and Van Buren Street. There, they found a man in his 60s trapped under a stack of...
Police investigating after woman found shot to death in west Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead near a mall in west Phoenix on Friday morning. Phoenix police officers responded around 10 a.m. to reports of a dead body near 75th Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, south of Desert Sky Mall. Police found an unresponsive woman who was...