Domestic migration fueling Pinal population boom
To find Arizona's next boomtown, look beyond Maricopa County. The big picture: Of the 31,107 residents Arizona gained through domestic migration last year, 21,315 moved to Pinal County. By the numbers: That contributed to the 4.9% population boom that made Pinal the seventh fastest-growing county in the country. Marico
SAFE Alert canceled after missing 63-year-old Phoenix man was located
Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday morning after a missing 63-year-old Phoenix man was located. Mark Mendez was found safe and reunited with his family, according to the Phoenix Police Department. When the alert was issued Wednesday night, Mendez had last been seen walking in the area of 81st...
Woman accused in Phoenix-area bank robberies in 2024 now federally charged
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Federal prosecutors have charged a woman with multiple counts of bank robbery after four incidents within two months in 2024. A grand jury indicted Vanessa Thompson Tuesday. According to court documents, all of the robberies played out in a similar way. Prosecutors say Thompson walked up...
Video shows woman held underwater during violent Salt River confrontation
A woman says she feared for her life after another woman held her underwater during a violent confrontation at the Salt River over Memorial Day weekend.
Family of motorcycle crash victim seeks justice
The Burke family will hold a pool tournament and fundraiser that's open to the community to raise money towards the already existing $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward.
Before the Phoenix morgue arrest, friend says suspect was spiraling
A longtime friend of Fenris Lu says he was worried about Lu’s mental state before his arrest in a disturbing Phoenix medical examiner’s office case. Police say Lu broke into the facility, opened multiple body bags and sexually violated several bodies. Now, the friend is pointing to mental health and addiction as the ca
One person dead after being struck by vehicle in Arizona
ARIZONA — A major road in west Phoenix has reopened after a deadly pedestrian crash early Thursday morning, according to Arizona’s Family. First responders were called to the area near 27th Avenue and Ocotillo Road, just south of Glendale Avenue, around midnight. Detectives kept the road closed for several hours while
‘The Bitboys’ are California dreamin’ after bungled burglary in Scottsdale
Sixty years ago, after recounting the comically disastrous “Sloop John B” voyage, the Beach Boys crooned:. After another calamitous trip, two modern-day beach boys each are begging, “won’t you let me go home?”. Don’t do it, a victim of a bungled home invasion countered. Saying...
‘Super El Niño’ could make Arizona’s already brutal summers even worse, climate scientists warn
Experts say that Arizona this year is likely to see more of the record-breaking heat, deadly flooding and intense wildfires that have marked recent summers — and it could be even worse, thanks to the strong El Niño expected. “It has been one of the biggest weather stories we have seen,” Shel Winkley, a meteorologist [
Guest wins nearly $1.5M jackpot on $15 bet at Chandler-area casino
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A casino guest is nearly $1.5 million richer after winning big on a slot machine in the East Valley on Sunday night. A guest at Gila River Resorts & Casinos’ Lone Butte was playing the “Frankenstein” slot machine in the resort’s new Light & Wonder room when the jackpot was triggered on a $15 w

















