Zach Buchanan

News Editor

Zach Buchanan has been the news editor for the Phoenix New Times since April 2024. He's worked as a journalist in Phoenix for more than a decade, and is an alum of both The Athletic and the Arizona Republic. He's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and has taught as an associate professor at ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Latest Stories

Gunshots fired at Donald Trump: What Arizona politicians are saying

Crime

Gunshots fired at Donald Trump: What Arizona politicians are saying

By Zach Buchanan

The block is hot! NASA captures 160-degree sidewalks in Phoenix

Valley Life

The block is hot! NASA captures 160-degree sidewalks in Phoenix

By Zach Buchanan

Move over, shrooms: Americans are most curious about this psychedelic

Marijuana

Move over, shrooms: Americans are most curious about this psychedelic

By Zach Buchanan

Former election worker charged with felonies in 3 thefts

Crime

Former election worker charged with felonies in 3 thefts

By Zach Buchanan

After a blistering June, the Valley keeps breaking awful heat records

Health & Wellness

After a blistering June, the Valley keeps breaking awful heat records

By Zach Buchanan

Fourth of July festivities put the fire in fireworks across the Valley

Holidays

Fourth of July festivities put the fire in fireworks across the Valley

By Zach Buchanan

This Phoenix suburb was ranked the 5th wealthiest in America

Lists

This Phoenix suburb was ranked the 5th wealthiest in America

By Zach Buchanan

9 photos of the 2024 Gerber Baby, a Goodyear infant named Sonny

Photos

9 photos of the 2024 Gerber Baby, a Goodyear infant named Sonny

By Zach Buchanan