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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 17, 2019Chandler managers plead guilty after resident dies without air conditioning
Lolita and Joseph Somera managed and operated the Happy Homes Assisted Living Facility in Chandler where the air conditioning had been out for two days.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 17, 2019Phoenix-based real estate developer acquires industrial land in Goodyear
ViaWest Group plans to develop the land into three separate industrial buildings in Goodyear. The project will total 410,000 square feet.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 2019Offices at Chandler Viridian grow as 1-year anniversary approaches
Offices at Chandler Viridian will be adding another company to the facility while a current tenant plans to expand within it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 2019Glendale Glitters getting set to illuminate the holiday season
PHOENIX – Once Thanksgiving festivities conclude, the holiday season officially begins and it kicks off with Arizona’s largest free holiday light display known for the past 26 years as Glendale Glitters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 2019Man dead following officer-involved shooting in Mesa
According to authorities, A 27-year-old man has died after an officer-involved shooting in Mesa on Saturday morning near Alma School Road and the Loop 202.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 20192 Arizona nonprofits recognized by Bank of America for performance
St. Vincent de Paul and United Food Bank each received a $200,000 grant in recognition of the nonprofits' community contributions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Child dies after getting hit by school bus in Goodyear
A 13-year-old boy died after getting hit by a school bus in Goodyear near Western Sky Middle School, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Phoenix HS football coach suspended over alleged student behavior
A Phoenix high school football coach was suspended as authorities looked into allegations about “inappropriate behavior” among students in the boys’ locker room.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Surprise opens permanent facility for disposing cooking oil
The city of Surprise is offering residents a way to not only avoid clogging their drains with oil, but to also have it recycled into other products.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Phoenix Breakfast Club restaurant fires employee for racial slur on order
A downtown Phoenix restaurant reversed course and fired a server who’d used a racial slur on a food order submitted to a black coworker last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 201914-year-old pedestrian, bicyclist killed in separate incidents on Valley roads
A 14-year-old pedestrian and a bicyclist were killed in separate car collisions on Valley roads Friday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Drivers on I-17 in north Phoenix to be slowed by weekend freeway work
Drivers on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix and the new stretch of the Loop 202 in the East Valley will be disrupted by road restrictions this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Maricopa County parks to waive fee for National Take a Hike Day
PHOENIX- Maricopa County Parks and Recreation is waiving the $7 per vehicle day-use entry fee on Sunday at all of its nine parks in honor of National Take A Hike Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2019Phoenix Sky Harbor tops ranking of country’s best large airports
Thanks in part to improved Wi-Fi speed, Phoenix Sky Harbor was named the country's best large airport of 2019 by the Wall Street Journal.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Agents seize nearly $9M worth of cocaine from truck at Arizona border
A man tried to cross the Mexican border into Arizona last week with nearly $9 million worth of cocaine in his vehicle, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Downtown Chandler’s iconic Tumbleweed Tree will be up soon
A holiday tradition going on its 63rd year in downtown Chandler is now under construction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Glendale police arrest suspect linked to kidnapping, armed robberies
Glendale police said they arrested a suspect in a recent crime spree that included an alleged attack on young woman and three armed robberies.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Body found floating in lake at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix
A body of an adult male was found floating in a Phoenix park lake Thursday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019US Reps. Biggs, Lesko leave impeachment hearing unimpressed
The first public hearing of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's phone call to the Ukraine was historic, yes, but two U.S. representatives from Arizona were not impressed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Former Mesa police chief Batista agrees not to talk about resignation
A settlement reached between Mesa and former police chief Ramon Batista will pay him six months'salary and prevent him from explaining why he resigned.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Maricopa County schedules hearing for assessor to appeal suspension
Embattled Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen will get a chance to appeal a suspension from his elected position next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 14, 2019Cheddar’s bringing American cuisine to Goodyear, hiring 160 employees
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen will host the grand opening of its Goodyear location on Dec. 9 and plans to hire 160 employees to fill the staff.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 13, 2019Peoria police arrests man who allegedly sexually assaulted woman
The Peoria Police Department has arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on Wednesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 13, 2019ASU Gammage to offer $25 ticket lottery for Blue Man Group
ASU Gammage will offer a lottery for discounted tickets to the Blue Man Group shows this weekend. Fans can enter the lottery for up to two $25 tickets.