Tempe AZ

A new brush fire led to a partial closure of a state highway east of the Valley. It’s estimated at approximately two acres, and crews from the U.S. Forest Service and the Fort McDowell Fire Department responded.

PHOENIX - An 85-year-old Phoenix man was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison for the fatal shooting of his son-in-law during a domestic dispute last summer. Robert Angelo Feola received a shorter prison sentence than typical on July 1 after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter and domestic violen

PHOENIX - The City of Phoenix is asking for a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by ex-officer Dusten Mullen, who showed up to an anti-ICE student protest armed and masked, while off-duty. The backstory:. We have reported on the controversy surrounding Mullen in recent months. The controversy stems...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Sun State Pools, a Scottsdale-based pool company, has had its contractor's license revoked, leaving customers with unfinished projects after paying thousands of dollars. The Arizona Registrar of Contractors says it has received 85 complaints from homeowners and subcontractors against Sun State Pools si

Court paperwork says a certified caregiver at a Phoenix group home for people with disabilities is accused of gagging a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy with a washcloth, tying socks around his face.

A man from Afghanistan who has unlawfully lived in Phoenix for years was sentenced to almost two years in prison, authorities announced Monday. A judge sentenced 30-year-old Syed Haider Najib to 22 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Prosecutors said the...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Scottsdale man was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after a jury found he helped run a years-long investment fraud scheme that cost investors tens of millions of dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said Michael Shawn Stewart, 63,...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A Mesa father is accused of leaving his disabled adult son in the bathtub for weeks, who was described as “extremely emaciated” and with severe wounds. Melvin Shimkus, 52, was booked on one count of vulnerable adult abuse. WARNING: Details of this story...

TEMPE, Ariz. - A murder suspect is back in Arizona after being extradited from Texas to face charges in a deadly shooting that occurred in downtown Tempe this spring. Michael Bloodworth, 21, is currently being held on a $1 million bond following his initial court appearance. The backstory:. Bloodworth, along...

Phoenix Rack & Axle, Inc. has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Phoenix-based automotive remanufacturer has been in business for nearly 22 years. The filings show the company’s gross revenue has declined significantly since 2024. In addition, its liabilities currently outweigh its total assets