Tempe AZ

With wildfire fears, air-quality complaints and neighborhood frustrations continuing to grow, Phoenix officials are moving to dramatically tighten the city’s fireworks rules. They plan to expand no-fireworks zones around mountain preserves and city parks and give police broader authority to seize illegal fireworks and

CAVE CREEK, AZ (AZFamily) — A highway north of Phoenix is closed Sunday morning following a violent overnight crash. Just before 11 p.m., first responders were called to the two-car crash near Carefree Highway and 12th Street. Authorities arrived and found a pickup truck and a sedan on fire,...

A pajama-party-gone-wrong at a Scottsdale Airbnb turned into a nightmare for Old Town neighbors. A flurry of gunfire after midnight May 6 led to one suspect hospitalized – after responding officers shot him. No other injuries were reported and the Scottsdale Police Department made five arrests “in connection with...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A deadly crash shut down a major road in north Phoenix early Sunday morning. Details are extremely limited. Just before 2 a.m., first responders were called to the crash near 12th Street and Bell Road. Arizona’s Family crews at the scene saw two severely damaged vehicles...

A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Interstate 10 in Phoenix following him either falling off an overpass or walking across the freeway late Saturday night, according to authorities. Officers assisted the Arizona Department of Public Safety near the 12th Street overpass on eastbound I-10 after...

Drivers traveling between Phoenix and Maricopa this weekend should brace for delays along State Route 347. The intersection of SR 347 and Riggs Road will close intermittently in all directions on Sunday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The brief closures, which could last up to 15 minutes each...

A prosecutor alleged that he “intentionally chose the location to stab her so that he would do the most damage”

Traffic rushed past on a busy freeway in Phoenix when one driver noticed something unusual near the edge of an exit ramp. At first, it looked like a small piece of debris wobbling dangerously close to the roadway. But as they got closer, they realized it was something far more heartbreaking—a tiny white kitten, complet

Tucked along North Alma School Road in Chandler, Arizona, Chase’s Diner might not look like much from the outside, but step through the door and you’ll feel like you’ve traveled back in time. With its 1950s-style decor, chrome accents, and red leather seats, this family-owned gem has quietly become one of the most belo

A Phoenix man is facing charges after allegedly firing a laser pointer at a police helicopter this week. Lauro Pena Vazquez was arrested overnight after allegedly aiming a green laser at a Phoenix Air Unit that was flying around 29th Street and Virginia Avenue at 11 p.m. Thursday. Officers in...