Car flips into Phoenix yard
Early Sunday, a rollover crash sent a car into a Phoenix home's yard, and witnesses told police the occupants ran off before officers got there.
Tempe Rolls Out Fines as Photo Enforcement Program Enters Full Swing to Boost Road...
Tempe residents can expect to see an uptick in traffic fines starting today, as the city’s photo enforcement program, aimed at increasing safety on the roads, moves from its warning period into full enforcement mode. Anyone caught speeding or running a red light at one of the 14 high-risk intersections where cameras...
7 ‘dinnertime bandits’ are arrested
“Bulldogging” detectives did round-the-clock surveillance – watching an alleged gang of international crooks using an actual bulldog as cover while casing Tempe and Mesa homes. Chuckling at a May 28 press conference, Scottsdale Police Officer Aaron Bolin noted, “it was almost like a movie.”. Bolin was discussing...
Survey found seven homeless people in QC
It may surprise some Queen Creek residents that homeless people have been found in town. But on Jan. 27, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) volunteers interviewed seven unsheltered people in the town during their annual Point In Time (PIT) survey, although it provided no details about them. Whether they were...
Phoenix to study more safety improvements on deadly stretch of Indian School Road
PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix will spend up to $4 million to study and implement safety enhancements along Indian School Road between 39th and 91st avenues, which runs through west Phoenix and Maryvale. The vote was unanimous during last week’s city council meeting. A recent federal government study...
Grieving mom is grateful fentanyl seized, suspects charged
Regarding the Independent's article, Pair charged after fentanyl seizure in Phoenix, thanks for reporting this; it makes a difference to me.
AZ military police deploy to AK for security forces operations
PHOENIX — More than 50 military police attended a touching ceremony at the Arizona National Guard Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix on Sunday morning ahead of their deployment to Alaska. All will deploy to Fort Greely, Alaska, where they will augment and conduct Security Forces operations for about...
Apache Junction police officers dies after being shot in the face
Drive down Apache Boulevard, and you might miss it. But there’s a popular Mediterranean restaurant sitting in the middle of a strip mall, right across from Tempe Fire Department Station No.1. It’s been there for 40 years, offering a special place for food and community for people of all kinds.
Tempe Mediterranean restaurant building community through food for 40 years
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Drive down Apache Boulevard, and you might miss it. But there’s a popular Mediterranean restaurant sitting in the middle of a strip mall, right across from Tempe Fire Department Station No.1. It’s been there for 40 years, offering a special place for food and...
Scottsdale Mediterranean Market becomes first Blue Zones approved grocer in Arizona
Zata Mediterranean Market in Scottsdale was given the distinct honor of being named the first Blue Zones approved grocer in Arizona. According to a press release, the recognition is given to grocery