Pregame analysis and predictions of the Phoenix Suns vs. Washington Wizards NBA game to be played on December 29, 2025 on ESPN.

A man is dead after he was shot Sunday afternoon in central Phoenix. Phoenix police say they were called to the area near 7th Street and Bethany Home Road around 4:45 p.m. for a report of a person who had been shot.

The Phoenix area is blessed with visits from four professional golf tours and a strong roster of golf course for anyone to play.

Rain chances will increase to about 50% on New Year’s Day (Thursday) with highs in the upper 60s. Off-and-on light rain is possible Thursday night into Friday morning, with rain chances decreasing to about 40% by Friday afternoon and evening. Highs should stay near 70 for the weekend, with partly cloudy skies.

Despite being released on bond in August, a Laveen woman was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a store on Christmas Eve.

Four people were taken to hospitals after a shooting early Sunday morning near 1st Street and Washington Street in downtown Phoenix.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A suspected impaired driver was arrested after a freeway crash in east Phoenix last week. State troopers responded Dec. 23 to a crash involving a Toyota 4Runner and a Porsche blocking the Loop 202 Red Mountain near 32nd Street, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Semiconductor manufacturing facilities have dominated development news, but hospitality and the reuse of dead malls will grow in 2026.