Mesa Police Department gets $431,000 in federal funds for gunshot detectors
MESA — The Mesa Police Department received nearly half a million dollars in federal funding for technology upgrades to improve response times. The $431,000 came after U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., submitted a Community Project Funding request for gunshot detectors last year. “Public safety is the highest priority...
Mom of 7’s body found on neighbor’s doorstep, husband inside home with kids notices...
The body of an Arizona mother was found on her neighbor's doorstep, with her husband running outside to see her shot dead after noticing police lights through a window while inside with their seven kids. An agent with the state attorney general's office was "involved" in the shooting, according to police.
1 person in extremely critical condition after reports of explosions at north Phoenix house
PHOENIX — A person is in extremely critical condition after firefighters responded to reports of multiple explosions at a house in north Phoenix on Wednesday. The Phoenix Fire Department found flames and smoke coming from a home near Deer Valley Road and 35th Avenue around 8 a.m. No firefighters...
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...

















