Changes in the Law for Spousal Support in Arizona Over the Years
Marriage can be a tricky business. Sharing your life with someone in such an intimate and consistent way is both beautiful and frustrating, often simultaneously. Maintaining such a relationship over a period of years is one thing, but it becomes another entirely once legal ramifications and paperwork are involved. As...
Residents push back on Mesa PD’s 16-year-long agreement with ICE
Concerned Mesa residents voiced opposition to the Mesa Police Department’s long-standing agreement to work with Immigration Customs Enforcement at Mesa City Council meetings for months. The 287(g) agreement between ICE and Mesa police has been a recurring citizen comment topic since June of 2025. Mesa residents have...
6 kids hurt, woman in critical condition after bus crash in Phoenix
Six students were hurt, and a woman was in critical condition, after a school bus with dozens of children aboard crashed with a car amid rainy conditions in Phoenix, fire officials said. Phoenix Fire crews were sent around 9:30 a.m. to the crash near 16th Street and Glendale Avenue, according to an email from Phoenix...
11 Arizona Bakeries Locals Swear You Need To Hit First Thing In The Morning
Arizona mornings hit different when you start them right, especially if you’re chasing something warm, flaky, and fresh from the oven. There’s nothing quite like the smell of just-baked bread, sugar-glazed donuts, or pastries so good they’ll make you forget you pressed snooze three times. Ask any local and they’ll...
Fiery rollover crash knocks out power to Glendale neighborhood
GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A fiery, rollover crash knocked out power to hundreds of homes in a Glendale neighborhood on Monday night. It happened at 49th and Peoria avenues around 7 p.m. Dustin Moscato witnessed what happened and told Arizona’s Family that a driver hit an electrical pole, flipped...
Man killed in shooting near Westgate in Glendale
GLENDALE, Ariz. — One person is dead following a shooting at an apartment near Westgate in Glendale on Sunday night. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Detectives were working traffic control around 6 p.m. on Sunday in the area of...
San Tan Valley man sentenced in Queen Creek drunk-driving death of child
A 34-year-old San Tan Valley man has been sentenced in the 2024 drunk-driving death of a young girl in Queen Creek. Jason A. Sanchez was sentenced to 20 years in the Arizona Department of
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown is sold in historic deal
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group announced today the sale of the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, a premier 1,003-room convention center hotel in the heart of Arizona’s capital city, marking one of the largest hotel sales in Arizona’s history. The sale price and other terms and conditions were not disclosed. The hotel was...
Another Mesa Police leader under internal investigation
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Mesa city officials confirmed on Monday that another top commanding officer is under investigation in the police department. Commander Diana Clevenger is the focus of an internal investigation. It’s unclear what she’s being investigated for, and the city isn’t providing any additional details.
Dozens of students stung by bees during fire drill outside Queen Creek school
QUEEN CREEK, AZ (AZFamily) — Dozens of students are being evaluated after they were stung by a swarm of bees outside an East Valley school. School officials say Queen Creek Junior School students were outside practicing a fire drill shortly before 2 p.m. when about 40 people were stung. In addition to students, some...
