Lyons purchased the gun legally in April 2024 from a widow whose husband had previously owned it legally. Then, police say Lyons sold it to Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, on April 8, 2024, not knowing Kitagawa was a convicted felon.

The detectives determined that Kitagawa then sold the ghost gun to Litton on April 10 at a motel in Chandler, Arizona, which is a violation of Arizona law because it’s illegal for Kitagawa to possess a firearm as a convicted felon.

The gun used to critically injure two elementary school students in Butte County was a modified weapon — also known as a ghost gun — the shooter bought from a felon in Arizona, officials said Tuesday.

The high temperature in Phoenix on Jan. 21 will be about 62 degrees. A Freeze Warning is in effect for the Valley beginning Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. 70-degree temps are back in the forecast for Phoenix by the weekend.

Here's a breakdown of The Arizona Republic's Top 10 boys basketball players from Jan. 13-20, including MLK Day. Vote in our poll for top overall.

Glendale posted the biggest decline in median rent with a nearly 4.7% drop during 2024, according to rental listing and research firm Zumper.

Motorists heading from the East Valley to Phoenix and points west will have to get creative this weekend due to disruptive freeway closures.

The Arizona Department of Transportation announced major weekend traffic closures for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.

Fans of Costco's $1.50 hot dog and soda combo will see a change this summer. Here's what shoppers need to know before they hit the food court.

Turf Paradise, Arizona’s first sports franchise, is celebrating nearly seven decades in Phoenix. It will be offering a full card of live, local horse racing on Friday, January 24, and Saturday, January 25. General admission is $5, general parking is free, and gates open at 11 a.m.

As Arizona legislators experiment with how to solve the Grand Canyon State’s housing issues, the rental market remains expensive for many tenants. Still, rent prices haven’t increased evenly across the board,

The 34-23 victory over Notre Dame at the College Football Playoff championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta was especially sweet for ODNR, which counts a former Buckeye among its leadership.