3 men sentenced in Arizona for multi-million dollar scam against Amazon
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three Valley men have been sentenced for their roles in what prosecutors described as a “sophisticated fraud scheme” against an online shopping giant. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Mughith Faisal, 29, of Glendale, was sentenced on Feb. 5 to 18...
Teen girls from Queen Creek facility trafficked at ‘The Blade’ in Phoenix, records say
From Desert Lily Academy to "The Blade," a FOX 10 investigation reveals how some runaway reports at a local residential school are tied to sex trafficking. One trafficker was recently sentenced to 20 years for exploiting multiple girls from the academy.
USG Tempe urges University to protect student safety, limit ICE presence
Undergraduate Student Government Tempe signed a resolution introduced on Feb. 3 urging ASU not to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless legally mandated and to protect the interests of students threatened by immigration enforcement. Within the resolution, USGT asked the University to limit ICE's...
Father of Georgia school shooting suspect convicted of murder
Jurors took less than two hours to find Colin Gray guilty of all charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School.
Crash along eastbound I-10 near Sky Harbor claims life of Mesa resident, DPS says
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety has released new details on a fatal crash along the eastbound I-10 near Sky Harbor that occurred on Feb. 26. DPS said that around 3:45 a.m., a crash involving a gray passenger car and a silver pickup truck occurred. The crash happened at milepost 148.4 near Sky Harbor...
Suspected DUI driver hits, kills man standing behind car in central Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is dead, and criminal charges could be coming after he was hit and killed by a suspected impaired driver Monday night, police said. It happened in the area of Interstate 17 and Glenrosa Avenue, which is north of Indian School Road, just before 10 p.m.
One of the new Phoenix speed cameras has already been vandalized
Valley residents despise few things more than getting caught by a speed camera. Traffic enforcement cameras have a long, controversial history in Maricopa County. Once fairly common, they fell out of fashion after residents railed against feeling surveilled and being ticketed by third-party vendors and not actual...
Arizona AG employee ‘involved’ in death of Mesa mom of 7 killed on neighbor’s...
An employee with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, DuLance Morin, has been identified by police as the person involved in the death a Mesa mother of seven. Maria Ernestina Lewis, 32, died Saturday after being shot on her neighbor's doorstep; the shooter reportedly told the victim's husband the incident was an...
Ex-Attorney General lawyer pleads guilty to stealing, reselling mail
In November, former Arizona Attorney General’s Office division chief Vanessa Hickman was arrested for allegedly stealing and reselling misdelivered mail belonging to one of her neighbors. Last week, the 49-year-old Hickman pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Hickman — now referred to as Vanessa...
Laveen Woman Wanted In Murder Snapped Up By Arizona Gang Task Force
State Gang Task Force detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety arrested 27-year-old Parketta Allen of Laveen on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Phoenix. Allen was taken into custody without incident and later booked into the Maricopa County Jail, where AZDPS says she is being held on a $1.7 million cash-only...

















