Bill banning rate increases alarms municipalities, including Mesa
A House bill imposing a four-year pause on municipal and county increases of fees, taxes and utility rates beyond their current levies is being touted as a boon for taxpayers and disastrous by local governments. Mesa Rep. Justin Olson’s HB 4030 also would block new tax classifications and tax-base expansion...
Teen stabbed at Scottsdale In-N-Out during fight, police say
A fight between teenagers at an In-N-Out on Feb. 20 escalated to a stabbing that left one juvenile hurt, according to the Scottsdale Police Department. The fight occurred at a fast-food restaurant near Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, according to Officer Aaron Bolin, a spokesperson for the...
Speed cameras are back in Phoenix, here’s what drivers need to know
Starting Monday, the City of Phoenix will activate photo safety enforcement cameras for the first time since 2019 as part of a more than $10 million street-safety push approved by the city council.
Pop N’ Bottles Liquor Lot Turns Into Crime Scene On Buckeye Road
A Saturday night shooting turned a central Phoenix drive-thru liquor store into a homicide scene, leaving one man dead and a busy Buckeye Road intersection once again behind police tape. Phoenix police say officers were called just before 9:45 p.m. to reports of several shots fired near 16th Avenue and...
Motorcyclist dies after hitting curb in south Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a curb in south Phoenix on Saturday afternoon. Just after 5 p.m., first responders were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash near 7th Avenue and Elwood Street, according to the Phoenix Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man,...
Phoenix Zoo Plans Sahuarita Conservation Park
The Phoenix Zoo is moving ahead with plans for a sprawling conservation park on the western edge of Sahuarita, a project that could bring safari-style enclosures and major breeding programs to southern Arizona. The idea is to shift some endangered-species work out of the zoo’s tight Papago Park footprint and into a...
Phoenix Public Works Department recommends raising garbage collection fees by 50%
Phoenix residents may soon have to pay more to have their garbage collected. The city’s Public Works Department says the only alternative is a reduction in services. The agency, which serves over 400,000 customers, recommended increasing monthly fees people would need to pay for collecting garbage over the course of...
Missing 3-Year-Old Girl from Arizona Found, Suspect in Custody
Kehlani Rogers went missing from her home on Friday, Feb. 20
Tile Drenching Is the Bathroom Upgrade Everyone’s Talking About
Designers share the top nine secrets to flawlessly execute this beautiful, high-impact trend.
It’s official: Gilbert water rates rising April 1
Gilbert citizens already struggling to keep up with utility bills will get yet another blow to their pocketbooks April 1, after the Town Council last week voted narrowly in favor of a 25% increase in water rates. The increase is the last part of a three-year phased cash and bond...
