Backbone Fire forces evacuations for both Hunts Ranch and Strawberry

A man who encountered the suspect accused in a string of shootings in the West Valley considers himself lucky after a close call the night before the crime spree.

When Douglas Lovell raped Joyce Yost, he set in motion a sequence of events that would forever deprive Yost’s children and grandchildren of the opportunity to share their lives with her.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego signed a Juneteenth proclamation on Friday and said she will push for the city to follow the U.S. government in making it into an official holiday.

Authorities on Friday identified the suspect in a string of drive-by shootings in the West Valley that killed one and injured 12 a day earlier as 19-year-old Ashin Tricarico.

For a second consecutive day, a heat record has been eclipsed in Phoenix.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Friday establishing a $100 million fund for wildfire emergency response as burn season tears across the state.

Some evacuation orders were lifted Friday morning for the destructive Telegraph Fire, which is still burning south of Globe but is mostly contained, authorities said.

Arizona public health officials on Friday reported 364 new COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths from the disease.

A day program for young adults with developmental disabilities opened in Scottsdale on Wednesday.

A closure on a portion of Loop 101 in north Phoenix is the only freeway closure for Valley drivers this weekend.

Guidepoint, a global expert network, announced plans Thursday to expand their operations on the West Coast with a new office in Phoenix.

Tempe will launch its annual Park After Dark event series Saturday with thematic programming in recognition of Juneteenth.

A pair of Republican Arizona lawmakers who objected to a $1.9 billion tax cut in a $12.8 billion GOP budget deal were close Thursday to winning major concessions that would secure their support for the spending plan before the whole deal came to a halt over the tax cut's effects on city revenue.