AZ attorney general seeks ‘death penalty’ for Phoenix-area smoke shops she says target kids
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes came out against the two Phoenix area smoke shops her office was suing, promising to run them out of business after she said they sold products to minors. The attorney general said that despite multiple citations, thousands in fines and warnings, New York Smoke Shop LLC and Pro...
Latest numbers of heat-related deaths in Phoenix raise concerns
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Valley health officials released new data on heat-related deaths on Tuesday that is raising some concerns as the summer heat ramps up. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, six people have died in the Phoenix area in connection to the heat since April. Five of those also...
Woman Found Dead with Gunshot Wound in West Phoenix Park, Homicide Detectives Seeking Answers
Tragedy struck a Phoenix community when a woman's body was found on the morning of July 5th in a west Phoenix park. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, the Phoenix Police responded to the scene near 55th Avenue and Osborn Road around 6 a.m., where they discovered an unresponsive adult female with an apparent gunshot wound....
New body scanners being used at Phoenix-area jails to detect drugs
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has new body scanners to find drugs inside people and officials say they are already spotting contraband. MCSO said on Tuesday it has received 10 LineV body scanners for its six jails in the Phoenix area. Officials said the new equipment will improve the...
Police: Phoenix man imprisoned girlfriend for weeks in shed, buried her in crawl space
A Phoenix man kept his girlfriend inside a crawl space for several days and in captivity in a shed for weeks, according to court documents. On the afternoon of July 2, the Phoenix Police Department responded to calls from a woman who reported the details of her assault, kidnapping and threats against her life while...
Train hits, kills Chandler woman in Flagstaff
A 22-year-old Chandler woman was walking along railroad tracks over the weekend in Flagstaff when she was struck by a train and killed, police said. Lily Tantillo died at the scene after she was
Suspect in custody after 2 shot in Laveen
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A person was taken into custody in downtown Phoenix after two people were shot overnight in Laveen Village. Police said the shooting happened late Monday night near 31st Avenue and Southern Avenue. Officers found two men who had been shot, and they were taken to the hospital with...
New report claims Arizona will always have a housing deficit
(The Center Square) — Arizona is on pace to never be able to close its housing deficit, a new report says. The Common Sense Institute released a report Tuesday stating that the state currently faces a housing deficit of 56,047 units as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. It gave Arizona a “D” grade for its...
Chandler boy, 8, wins big essay contest
An 8-year-old Chandler boy is Arizona’s first place winner in the National America 250 essay contest. Samarthya “Sam” Kumar, a rising fourth grader at Stanfield Elementary School, wrote an essay titled “What America Means to Me.”. Sam and his parents will have an all-expenses-paid trip to...
Phoenix man accused of assaulting woman, locking her in shed for weeks
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man is jailed on multiple charges after police say he repeatedly physically and sexually assaulted a woman, while keeping her locked in a backyard shed for two weeks. Timothy James Wood, 36, was booked last week on charges including kidnapping and several other felonies.
