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Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia, Brazil, and with its roots Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions, particularly Angola and the Congo.

The event occurred at the Gateway Apartments near McClintock Drive and University Avenue, according to Tempe Police Sgt.

Dr. Peter Nathan Steinmetz, a brain scientist with Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, was arrested on Friday for mishandling his AR15 in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Two women and a man have been accused of public sexual indecency after an alleged romp in a Peoria apartment's hot tub.

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision in which he and another driver reportedly ran the stop sign at 16th Street and Cloud Road in north Phoenix on Sunday.

A 20-year-old man was shot and sustained non-life threatening injuries outside a grocery store near North 17th Drive and Glendale Avenue.

An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev.

PHOENIX - Intravenous lines were placed correctly during the execution of an Arizona inmate whose death with lethal drugs took more than 90 minutes, a medical examiner said Monday.

How metro Phoenix streets got their names Higley, Mill, Power - ever wonder how metro Phoenix streets got their names? We'll tell you Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1rL3S7O When it comes to the history of Southeast Valley street names, the journey back through time can be a winding road itself.

There a plenty of reasons to love Phoenix in the summer , many of which begin and end at the pool.

Many people are waking up to find downed trees, power lines and more, and there's a chance for more dicey weather today.

The monster cloud, about 3,000-feet-high and 30-miles-wide, moved through Phoenix about 5.30pm bringing violent thunderstorms and driving winds.

A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of setting fire to two kiosks in a Phoenix mall Sunday morning.

A 21-year-old man is facing several charges after he allegedly set two fires inside a west Valley mall Sunday morning.

A stretch of a metropolitan Phoenix interstate is open following an overnight rollover crash involving a semi.

KPHO-TV reports that the incident happened Saturday afternoon at the La Esquina Market at the corner of Alta Vista Road and South Montezuma Street in south Phoenix.

The storm delivered heavy rain, hail and strong wind that down trees and power poles in the area of 40th Street and Greenway Road.

These burglars learned the hard way when they discovered the house they were robbing belonged to a former world heavyweight champion Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

A fast-moving fire forced a man and his grandson out of a Glendale home Saturday afternoon.

As UFC on FOX 12 wound down on Saturday night, UFC officials announced that the next Fight Night on FOX would take place on Dec. 13 in Phoenix, Ariz., as previously rumored.