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Jan 4, 2025 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil
PHOENIX — The City of Apache Junction and Salt River Project (SRP) are teaming to remove/replace trees that are positioned too close to power lines. SRP’s “Right Tree, Right Place” program addresses these trees because they are considered a threat to critical infrastructure. Starting Monday (Jan. 6), SRP will begin removing trees adjacent to Apache Junction’s city hall complex along E. Superstition Boulevard and N. Idaho Road. It will also remove some trees on W.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil
PHOENIX — Police are investigating a home invasion in south Phoenix that resulted in the death of a suspect. On Dec. 16, police responded to a report of a shooting in a neighborhood near the intersection of Southern and 51st avenues. According to police, multiple suspects forced their way into a home there and then exchanged gunfire with a person within the residence. One of the suspects, Carlos Pardo Espericueta, 28, was shot. He was transported to a nearby hospital and died there on Dec. 27.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil
PHOENIX — The House of Creed, a luxury perfume boutique that features original fragrances, is scheduled to open a location in Scottsdale in January. The boutique will be located inside the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall and feature Italian marble, white faux leather lining in drawers, white plaster tiles, brass fluting and walnut paneling that brings a warmth to the overall design. It also will feature a storytelling wall and a small lounge to host appointments and consultations with clients.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil
PHOENIX — A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a man from Tolleson, charging him with, among other things, making death threats against President-elect Donald Trump. Per the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, the complaint alleges that Manuel Tamayo-Torres threatened to kill Trump on a social media post and that he also threatened to “do violence” to members of his own family.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil
PHOENIX — According to an economic impact study, WestWorld, Scottsdale’s largest indoor/outdoor events venue, contributed $163.6 million to Arizona’s gross domestic product. The results of the study show how WestWorld of Scottsdale attracts high-spending visitors to the area.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
arizonasports.com | Dave Neil
Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo is Nick Saban’s favorite college football player. Saban, who posted a 297-71-1 record in 28 seasons as a college football coach, made this proclamation on national television Saturday morning just a few hours before ASU and Arizona played the annual Territorial Cup game in Tucson. “You know, that Cam Skattebo guy, that’s got to be my favorite player in college football,” Saban said during ESPN’s College Gameday. “This guy, he’s rugged, tough.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil |Bailey Leasure
PHOENIX — Sammy Hagar is scheduled to headline the second annual “Rock the Block” concert at the Barrett-Jackson car auction early next year. Sammy Hagar and Friends will fill WestWorld of Scottsdale with classic rock music on Jan. 17. Tickets for the concert will go on sale online this Friday. What are Sammy Hagar’s ties to Scottsdale car show? Hagar, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen in 2007, also is a car enthusiast.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil |Payne Moses
PHOENIX – The Thanksgiving holiday creates intense congestion at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as travelers make their way into and out of the Valley for the long weekend. The airport’s roadways will be jammed starting Wednesday through the weekend. Here are some tips for those who will be visiting the airport during this time:Pick up or drop off passengers on either end of the airport at the 24th or 44th streets PHX Sky Train Stations. Do not circle the terminals.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil |Mignon Gould
PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office has a new home. The Recorder’s Office recording services and voter registration windows recently were relocated to the second floor of the County Administration Building, which is located at 301 W. Jefferson St. in Phoenix. Until Nov. 18, the Recorder’s Office was located just across the street from the new location in the South Courthouse Building.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
ktar.com | Dave Neil |Mignon A. Gould
PHOENIX — A teenager was in critical condition after reportedly being shot in south Phoenix early Saturday. According to abc15.com, Phoenix police were called to an area near the intersection of 7th Street and Southern Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. to investigate a reported shooting at a house party in the area. When police arrived, they found a teenage boy who had been shot. The boy, whom police did not immediately identify, was taken to a nearby hospital.
