Man dies days after being hit by car near Tempe’s Arizona Mills mall
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Tempe police confirmed Friday that a man who was hit by a car near the Arizona Mills mall last month died days after the crash. Investigators said Andrew Jacob Peralez Gilbert, 23, died on Aug. 17. The crash happened near Darrow and Priest drives, just...
Amid ongoing financial pressures, popular family-owned cafe to close final location
PHOENIX — A popular cafe in south Phoenix closed its doors over the weekend, with their Coronado location to follow soon as the owner wants to thank the community for more than a decade in business. Tres Leches has been serving people’s sweet tooth and caffeine cravings for 12...
Man accused of pointing gun at driver leads police on chase, standoff in Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is in custody after police say he pointed a gun at a driver, then barricaded himself inside a Mesa apartment Friday afternoon. Mesa police said officers were called around 3 p.m. for reports of a person in a vehicle pointing a gun at another driver near the U.S. 60 freeway and Val Vista Driv
Construction Contractor Serving Arizona Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
FX Construction, LLC has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. The company operates as a general contractor in Chandler, Arizona. The bankruptcy filing details the company’s assets, liabilities, and financial position. FX Construction, LLC Files for Chapter 11. Court records on RK Consultants show that the company su
Rain chances climb as cool down begins across Phoenix area
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Look for sunny skies and a high of 106 degrees in the Valley this afternoon. While this is down several degrees from the past few days and the Extreme Heat Warning has ended, 106 is still 4 degrees above normal. Our cooling trend continues a bit...
Phoenix, Dallas, Houston and Atlanta see the federal rent ceiling drop October 1 while...
Two of the country’s largest rental markets got more room to charge under a federal rent ceiling this fall, while five others got less. Los Angeles and Chicago are among the metro areas where HUD’s newly published Fair Market Rents rose sharply for fiscal year 2027, effective October 1, 2026. Phoenix, Dallas, Houston,
Goodwill Appears to Be Planning New Store in Gilbert
Goodwill appears to be planning a new store near the southeast corner of Gilbert and Germann roads. According to East Valley NOW, the proposed location would sit next to Boot Barn. Goodwill has not announced an exact address, a construction timeline, or an opening date. Goodwill was founded in Boston...
Man sentenced to decades in prison for Thanksgiving 2021 shooting on Market Street
A jury has convicted a man of attempted murder and multiple felony charges for a Thanksgiving Day 2021 drive-by shooting on Market Street that hurt a passenger and targeted a vehicle carrying a pregnant woman.
Phoenix Pays $100K After Officer Handcuffed Wall Street Journal Reporter
Phoenix has agreed to pay up to $100,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a police encounter that began with a Wall Street Journal reporter trying to interview bank customers about interest rates and ended ... Read more
Man extradited back to Arizona over ex-girlfriend’s murder: U.S. Marshals
PHOENIX - Officials with the U.S. Marshals say a man who once lived in Arizona has been brought back to the state over a murder that happened in Phoenix decades prior. According to a statement released on Sept. 11, 65-year-old Abraham Rafael Pedroza-Garcia was caught by Mexican authorities in May 2026, a month after a

















