Landlord Lockout Boots Bar Smith, Monarch From Downtown Phoenix Hot Spot
Two of downtown Phoenix's best-known nightspots, Bar Smith and neighboring Monarch Theatre on Washington Street, suddenly went silent last Sunday after the building owners changed the locks. Regulars and promoters driving past the block found stages dark and a rooftop that usually hosted open-air DJs empty, with...
Former ASU triathlete honored in Tempe after hit-and-run death
On Sunday morning, canoes of all colors coasted along Tempe Town Lake’s calm waters, which glistened in the sun. If it had been any other day, or any other group of people, the backdrop set against North Shore Beach would have been easier to appreciate. But for the tight-knit community of cyclists who gathered in the...
PD: Body of missing Tempe man, Michael Bayne, found in Mesa
Tempe police say the body of missing 32-year-old Michael Bayne was found in Mesa Friday. Bayne was reported missing by friends and family earlier this week.
Car theft suspect arrested after being chased down to Mesa school
New video released on Friday shows Mesa police chasing a man suspected of stealing a car this week; the chase ended at an elementary school during dismissal.
Area man invents high-tech pet door
A pet door can often represent a compromise between convenience for the dog and a homeowner’s desire for security, energy efficiency and aesthetics. For Scottsdale inventor Martin Diamond, it became a three-year engineering problem that led to a start-up. Diamond is the founder and inventor behind Pawport, a new...
Ground Broken, New Cardinals Practice Facility On Target For 2028 Opening
For now, it is just desert, 217 acres of what's to come. But Thursday, as the Cardinals officially broke ground on what will be their new performance center and business offices with the McDowell Mountains looming in a picturesque background, it was about the vision of what the space will be.
‘Legally, we got justice. But emotionally, we will never have that’: Road rage turns...
PHOENIX — 48 seconds. That's the time it took to turn the Milligan family's life upside down. "He was the sun in our everyday life," Larry Milligan's son, Xavier Milligan, said. "He made our days." "He loved his kids like no other," said his daughter, Valerie Milligan. "When I...
ADOT nearing work on new $5B highway to relieve AZs busiest freeway
The design of the first phase of the long-awaited State Route 30 is nearing completion, with hopes of construction in 2027. The Arizona Department of Transportation recently unveiled the design for the $5 billion Interstate 10 reliever freeway in the West Valley. ADOT plans to build SR 30 from State Route 85 in...
Doorbell video in Guthrie case raises questions about surveillance, privacy
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A doorbell video recovered in the Nancy Guthrie case is raising questions about how much of daily life is captured on camera and who can access it. Data shows the average person is recorded between 70 and 300 times a week without realizing it. Security cameras, traffic cameras, and cameras on...
The Mystery of the Phoenix Tunnel
Have you ever wondered why there's a chain link fence next to the entrance of the Phoenix tunnel on I-10? Here's what it was SUPPOSED to be, and what happened next.

















