EPA begins uranium mine cleanup near Four Corners
The Environmental Protection Agency has begun the cleanup of uranium mine waste in the Lukachukai Mountains near Four Corners on the Navajo Nation. The $13 million effort is part of a Superfund site in Cove, Ariz., at the Mesa V complex that includes three former mines. “Removing mine waste at...
Phoenix Police Issue Silver Alert for Missing 57-Year-Old Joseph Guaragna as Public Urged to...
The Phoenix Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for 57-year-old Joseph “Joe” Karlos Guaragna, who went missing earlier this week. According to police, he was last seen around 5:00 p.m. on Monday near 31st Drive and Butler Avenue in Phoenix. The alert notes that Joe has a medical condition that makes him...
Wings and taco shop closes in downtown Chandler
Ghett'Yo Tacos and Wings has closed its downtown Chandler location, next to The Perch Brewery, after eight years. It was the last of at least three "Ghett Yo" brand eateries in
Hours-long standoff ends at Mesa residence after domestic violence call
Police took a man into custody after an hours-long standoff in east Mesa that included the suspect firing gunshots at authorities, according to eyewitnesses. The suspect had remained inside an apartment at a complex near University Drive and Greenfield Road. Police said they had received an emergency call about a...
Micro Center in Phoenix: A look inside the new ‘tech-heaven’
People started lining up outside the new Micro Center Phoenix store on Tuesday night. And the crowd only grew from there. By Wednesday morning, hundreds of local geeks packed the sidewalk outside the 35,000-square-foot tech store for its first VIP access day. Employees were blown away by the turnout, but are...
All victims have been identified in Hermosillo fire that killed 23
All of the victims of a fire that killed 23 people in Hermosillo last weekend have now been identified, as residents call for justice and transparency from investigators. Authorities on Tuesday said that they had identified the last two victims of Saturday’s explosion at a discount store in the busy city center.
Bodycam shows fiery crash at Phoenix Sky Harbor after high-speed chase
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Newly released video captures a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy trying to stop a driver clocked at over 120 mph on Loop 202, sparking a high-speed chase that was terminated before the suspect crashed at Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor. The sheriff’s office said one...
‘Your dad should beat you’: Cops told 16-year-old boy he had ‘no rights’ and...
The family of an Arizona teenager has filed a lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department after its officers allegedly broke his wrist and busted open his chin while telling him his dad should beat him. Attorneys representing Sergio Nino III filed a lawsuit against the agency and three of its...
3 suspects in brutal ASU attack plead not guilty
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Three suspects, including a prosecutor’s son, accused of brutally attacking a teen at Arizona State University’s Tempe campus made their first court appearance on Wednesday morning. Justin Otis, 18, Jayden Smith, 19, and Donnell Young, 18, all pleaded not guilty during their initial...
Records: Excessive speeds, severe DUI alleged in deadly Gilbert ride share crash
In a probable cause document from police, it stated his BAC was .287, more than three times the legal limit. Records say officers also saw two open single-serve bottles of alcohol in the car.
