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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 8, 2019More than 200K expected for Fountain Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts
More than 200,000 people are expected to attend a festival this weekend that has been a mainstay in Fountain Hills.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 8, 2019Here’s a map of this weekend’s Veterans Day events in the Valley
If you're looking for a way to honor Veterans Day this weekend, there are plenty of opportunities available in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Tempe Union school bus crashes, travels about 2,000 feet into desert
A Tempe Union High School District bus that crashed on the Loop 202 traveled about 2,000 feet south of the highway and ended up in the desert.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019
Maricopa County official in adoption case requests hearing on suspension
Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen requested a hearing over his suspension following his arrest in a human smuggling case involving adoptions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Authorities locate teen whose belongings were found in Mesa park
Authorities in the East Valley said Thursday a teenage girl who didn’t return from school the night before was found in Phoenix and was heading home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Armed robbery suspect in custody after barricading in Mesa residence
Mesa police responding to an armed robbery call Thursday said a suspect was in custody after he barricaded himself inside a residence.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Energy drink maker to open enormous production facility in Phoenix
An energy drink company is getting closer to opening a huge manufacturing and distribution plant in Phoenix before the end of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Chandler Fire awarded $34K for child car-seat inspections, training
The Chandler Fire Department has been awarded more than $34,000 to continue its child car seat inspections and training programs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Buckeye inmate who walked off work site south of Phoenix back in custody
A Buckeye inmate who walked away from his off-site work crew in Casa Grande on Wednesday night has been found, the Arizona Department of Corrections said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Councilwoman Betty Guardado appointed Phoenix vice mayor
Phoenix has a new vice mayor. City Councilwoman Betty Guardado of District 5 was appointed to the role at the group's Nov. 6 meeting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Arizona driver sentenced to 24 years for fatal I-17 wrong-way crash
An Arizona man whose wrong-way driving on Interstate 17 caused the deaths of four people has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
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CRONKITE NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Lawyers leery of ICE’s court date notices for DACA recipients
Lawyers in Arizona and southern Nevada said they have started receiving notices that Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to set new court dates for their DACA-protected clients.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Police say man admitted he painted swastika graffiti in Scottsdale
A homeless man has confessed to painting five swastikas on streets and walls in Scottsdale last month, authorities said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Brat Haus shutters new Phoenix location and boozy doughnut shop
Brat Haus has shut down its months-old Phoenix location as well as the doughnut shop it operated next door near 16th Street and Bethany Home Road.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019MCSO holding memorial Friday for fallen detention officer
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will hold a memorial service Friday for a detention officer who was fatally attacked by an inmate last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Phoenix police investigating school district head’s interaction with officer
Phoenix police said Tuesday they are investigating after a school district superintendent told City Council an officer "verbally assaulted" her.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Here’s what we know about the killings of 9 Americans in Mexico
The deadly ambush of nine U.S. citizens, including six children, in rural northern Mexico this week has left a family devastated and leaders on both sides of the border pointing to drug cartels.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Head coach of Phoenix high school involved in football scandal resigns
The head football coach at a Phoenix high school involved in a leaked information scandal has stepped down, the school said Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Suspect arrested in Mexico seemingly not involved in Americans’ deaths
A criminal investigation agency in Mexico said a suspect they had taken into custody apparently was not connected to the ambush killings of nine Americans.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Disinfecting your phone could decrease chance of catching sickness
If you’re trying to decrease your chance of getting sick, you may want to disinfect the device you carry around.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Tempe to host open house before new fire station opens
The city of Tempe on Saturday is hosting an open house to celebrate the completion of a new fire station.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Mountainside Fitness to open 4 Valley locations in next 2 years
Mountainside Fitness will add four new locations by 2021, the company announced Tuesday in a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Glendale votes against giving city council members hefty raises
Glendale voters said no to a proposition that would have given the mayor and the rest of the city council hefty raises.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Tucson voters overwhelmingly say no to sanctuary city proposition
Tucson voters have overwhelmingly decided against a proposition that would have made it the state's first sanctuary city.