The overall crime rate in Queen Creek rose 7% last year over 2023, driven mainly by increases in simple assaults and petty theft, according to police reports to the state Department of Public Safety.

In all, the PIT survey found 9,734 people experiencing homelessness in the county that day, with 53% living on the street.

A section of Main Street in Ashland will be closed Tuesday as crews install a giant concrete culvert, a fix to a sinkhole ...